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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chesty Tessmacher (ranked 5830 p4p, 3365 weight class) and Jase Atchinson (ranked 507 p4p, 365 weight class). Chesty Tessmacher could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jase Atchinson's chin.
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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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chesty Tessmacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jase Atchinson!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Atchinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tessmacher misses with the combination.
Atchinson throws a nice looking combination but Tessmacher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tessmacher throws a big shot that misses.
Tessmacher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atchinson's hands.
Tessmacher misses with an uppercut. Atchinson saw that one coming.
Tessmacher has managed to clinch.
Tessmacher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tessmacher misses with a two punch combination.
Atchinson misses with a wild combination.
Atchinson throws a hook but Tessmacher blocks it.
It looked like Tessmacher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Atchinson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tessmacher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tessmacher has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Atchinson to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Atchinson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Atchinson receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tessmacher tries to circle away but Atchinson has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atchinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Tessmacher.
Tessmacher lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Jase Atchinson has been cut.
Atchinson prevents Tessmacher from breaking the clinch.
Tessmacher is trying to break the clinch but Atchinson is controlling him.
Tessmacher manages to break the clinch.
Tessmacher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atchinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atchinson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Atchinson takes one on the button.
Tessmacher wants to clinch up but Atchinson keeps it at a distance.
Atchinson tries to bum rush Tessmacher with a series of wild strikes but Tessmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Tessmacher lands.
Tessmacher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Atchinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tessmacher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tessmacher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Atchinson on the side of the head.
Atchinson drives through and clinches with Tessmacher against the cage.
Tessmacher has had enough of the clinch but Atchinson keeps him there for the moment.
Tessmacher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Atchinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tessmacher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tessmacher tries for a takedown but Atchinson circles away easily
and Atchinson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Tessmacher catches Atchinson right on the button with a cross.
Tessmacher wants to clinch up but Atchinson keeps it at a distance.
Tessmacher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Atchinson tries to clinch there but Tessmacher circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Tessmacher.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tessmacher.
Tessmacher slips under a jab from Atchinson.
Tessmacher tries to clinch up but Atchinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Atchinson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atchinson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tessmacher with a hook.
Tessmacher lands a two punch combo.
Tessmacher throws a series of strikes that have Atchinson backpedaling.
Tessmacher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Atchinson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tessmacher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atchinson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tessmacher scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chesty Tessmacher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tessmacher tries to clinch but Atchinson is having none of it.
Tessmacher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Atchinson ducks right into an uppercut from Tessmacher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessmacher's corner calls for a 1-2. Tessmacher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tessmacher darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tessmacher works over Atchinson's head and body with a nice combination.
 Atchinson is rocked!
Tessmacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atchinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tessmacher finish him?
Atchinson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tessmacher. Tessmacher obviously looking to wear him down.
Tessmacher walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Atchinson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tessmacher swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Atchinson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chesty Tessmacher!
Chesty Tessmacher bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 3618 p4p, 3307 weight class) and Boniface Randriamaholison (ranked 397 p4p, 359 weight class). Randriamaholison has chosen Careless Whisper (Remastered) as his entrance music. Boniface Randriamaholison is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Boniface Randriamaholison!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Randriamaholison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Randriamaholison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crusher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Randriamaholison moves in looking to clinch but Crusher pushes him off.
Randriamaholison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusher was well out of range. Poor timing from Randriamaholison.
Crusher attempts a counter takedown but Randriamaholison avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randriamaholison misses with a left hand
and Crusher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Randriamaholison's guard.
Randriamaholison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crusher is controlling him.
Randriamaholison can't keep his opponent in guard - Crusher advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Randriamaholison doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crusher .
Crusher is nestled in close to Randriamaholison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crusher wants to pass the guard but Randriamaholison is defending well.
Crusher wants to control but Randriamaholison is keeping him busy.
Crusher is thwarting Randriamaholison's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crusher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crusher wants to take a breather but Randriamaholison is having none of it.
Crusher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crusher throwing shots but Randriamaholison is blocking nicely.
Randriamaholison trying to hold on to Crusher 's head to control him but Crusher postures up.
Crusher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crusher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crusher is looking for a kimura here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher stops Randriamaholison from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crusher tries to pass to full mount but Randriamaholison defends it.
Crusher wants to control but Randriamaholison is keeping him busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randriamaholison looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusher is just out of range.
Crusher feinted with a counter takedown.
Randriamaholison misses with a jab to the body
and Crusher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crusher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from Crusher there.
Randriamaholison on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crusher trying to control the action but Randriamaholison is working from the bottom.
Crusher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randriamaholison's head.
Randriamaholison is refusing to be controlled, as Crusher sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Crusher there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusher wants to take a breather but Randriamaholison is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Crusher dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut.
Crusher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch up but Crusher circles away and keeps his distance.
Randriamaholison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusher .
Randriamaholison misses with a wild body shot.
Crusher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Randriamaholison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Randriamaholison.
Randriamaholison scores with a punch to the head.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randriamaholison clinches with his opponent.
Randriamaholison swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crusher jumps guard but Randriamaholison turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Randriamaholison is pressed up against the cage. Crusher has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Randriamaholison down to the mat. Randriamaholison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Randriamaholison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Randriamaholison throws a body punch but Crusher moves out of range.
Randriamaholison tests Crusher 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Randriamaholison looks to land a left hand but Crusher moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison throws a hook but Crusher blocks it.
Crusher avoids the body shot from Randriamaholison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randriamaholison. Crusher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Randriamaholison sprawls and moves away.
Randriamaholison misses with an uppercut.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Randriamaholison throws an off balance right hand
and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Randriamaholison!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusher wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Randriamaholison, who protects the arm well.
Crusher tries to advance to mount but Randriamaholison denies him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Randriamaholison has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crusher scores with punches from side control.
Crusher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Randriamaholison dodges the ground and pound from Crusher .
Randriamaholison is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crusher working the strikes but Randriamaholison uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crusher is trying to control. Randriamaholison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Randriamaholison is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crusher scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crusher trying to mount his opponent but Randriamaholison defends it.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crusher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crusher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Randriamaholison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crusher .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boniface Randriamaholison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Randriamaholison tries to clinch but Crusher moves away
and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Randriamaholison has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Stormcrow Centre. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Randriamaholison has hold of Crusher 's hands but Crusher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crusher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randriamaholison's head.
Crusher looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Randriamaholison keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Randriamaholison's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher stops Randriamaholison from getting back to his feet.
Jack Crusher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crusher throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Randriamaholison blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crusher .
Crusher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crusher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crusher throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Randriamaholison to regain full guard.
Crusher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Randriamaholison can do to turn this around?
Crusher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Randriamaholison is retaining full guard.
Crusher postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher trying to control the position from guard on top but Randriamaholison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crusher prevents Randriamaholison from getting back to his feet.
Crusher throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Randriamaholison just misses with a punch to the body.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Randriamaholison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Randriamaholison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randriamaholison digs a good hook to Crusher 's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randriamaholison. Crusher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Randriamaholison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Randriamaholison tries to clinch but Crusher is having none of it.
Crusher slips under a jab from Randriamaholison.
Crusher is looking to counter the offense by Randriamaholison and move into the clinch.
Randriamaholison fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Randriamaholison. Crusher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crusher takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randriamaholison swings widly with a right hand
and Crusher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crusher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crusher throws a big right hand that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusher tries to free his leg and advance position but Randriamaholison is retaining full guard.
Randriamaholison preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crusher trying to control but Randriamaholison is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Crusher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crusher 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Crusher !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aries Lagana (ranked 2342 p4p, 3011 weight class) and Mackin Hooez (ranked 196 p4p, 238 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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aries Lagana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mackin Hooez!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ron Honeybunn and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagana just misses with a punch to the body.
Lagana misses with a looping right.
Donk. Lagana catches Hooez right on the button with a cross.
Hooez drives through with a takedown into Lagana's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lagana wants to get back to his feet but Hooez passes into half guard.
Well, if Hooez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lagana is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hooez seems to be working for a kimura but Lagana defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lagana is defending against the submission attempts here by Hooez.
Hooez is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hooez is thwarting Lagana's attempts to control the position.
Well, if Hooez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hooez is looking to advance position but Lagana won't allow it.
Hooez passes the guard and advances to mount!
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.
Hooez controlling the pace for now.
Hooez is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lagana is surviving well by controlling Hooez's body position as best he can.
Hooez quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Hooez but it's paid off an Lagana is forced to tap! Nice work by Hooez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mackin Hooez!
Mackin Hooez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Griffin (ranked 2121 p4p, 2907 weight class) and Taistelu Jaska (ranked 318 p4p, 422 weight class). Jaska has chosen Taistelu Jaska Theme from youtube as his entrance music. Matthew Griffin 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taistelu Jaska!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaska misses with a kick to the body.
Jaska drives through and clinches with Griffin against the cage.
Jaska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jaska backwards.
Jaska throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Griffins head.
Jaska manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaska scores with a push kick.
Jaska tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Griffin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaska has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Jaska.
Jaska stalling the fight.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jaska has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jaska stalling in the clinch.
Jaska has Griffin pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaska is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Taistelu Jaska.
Jaska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
 It looks like Matthew Griffin has been cut.
Griffin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaska.
Griffin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaska blocks a leg kick.
Griffin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Griffin punishes Jaska's body with a nice straight punch.
Griffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Jaska sprawls well. He's pushed Griffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jaska scores with a nice body kick.
Jaska feints and as Griffin raises his hands in defense, Jaska changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Griffin is trying to push Jaska away but Jaska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaska slowing the pace effectively.
Jaska unloads a knee to the mid-section. Griffin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Griffin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaska dives in for a single leg takedown but Griffin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Griffin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Jaska.
Jaska scores with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Griffin.
Jaska lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Griffin tries to work over Jaska's front leg with a kick but Jaska checks it.
Jaska lands a high kick!
Jaska takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Griffin throws a nice looking combination but Jaska bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska misses with a head kick.
It looked like Griffin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jaska.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Jaska counters with a left and a right that hurts Griffin! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Jaska jumps into full mount!
 Griffin is rocked!
Matthew Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Jaska looking to finish with strikes here!
Jaska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jaska landing shots from mount.
Griffin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jaska is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Griffin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Griffin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jaska tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jaska looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jaska.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaska has control of Griffin's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Griffin regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jaska thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Jaska there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Jaska looking to ground and pound but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin wants to try and get back to his feet.
Griffin wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jaska.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
Jaska looking to ground and pound but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Jaska sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Griffin tries to buck Jaska off but he can't manage it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taistelu Jaska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jaska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Jaska moves out of range of the strikes.
Jaska is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jaska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Griffin clinches up against the cage.
Jaska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaska scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Jaska is controlling the position.
Jaska trying to stall but Griffin improves his position.
A short left from Jaska.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taistelu Jaska seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses.
Jaska avoids the body shot from Griffin.
Jaska digs a good hook to Griffin's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin blocks a head kick by Jaska.
Matthew Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaska misses with a head kick.
Jaska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Griffin has been working on his balance at Gumburcules Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Jaska.
Griffin clinches.
Griffin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jaska.
Griffin tries to break the clinch but Jaska is controlling the position.
Jaska is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Griffin tries to pull guard but Jaska forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Griffin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaska was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Jaska scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Griffin has one foot on Jaska's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthew Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jaska, pushing him back against the cage.
Griffin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaska to keep the fight standing.
Griffin is trying to push Jaska away but Jaska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaska throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Griffin blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Jaska.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin moves into the clinch.
Jaska has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaska has Griffin pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jaska.
Jaska looking to slow down the pace here.
Taistelu Jaska seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaska keeps control of Griffin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaska stalling against the cage.
Jaska drops down looking for an ankle pick but Griffin pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaska looks to score with a jab to the body but Griffin is just out of range.
Jaska throws the kick towards the body but Griffin avoids it.
Griffin is looking for a counter combo.
Jaska doesn't manage to clinch there - Griffin circles away.
Jaska shoots in looking for a takedown but Griffin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jaska's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Matthew Griffin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taistelu Jaska.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin lands a right hand.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses
and Griffin counters with a leg kick.
A shot to the body from Griffin misses
and Jaska counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Griffin, as that shot connected.
Jaska blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Jaska gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaska stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Jaska has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffin.
Jaska is breathing heavily.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Jaska throws a head kick that half lands.
Matthew Griffin's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Griffin is looking to wear down Jaska with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaska drops his hands momentarily and Griffin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jaska walks into a straight right hand from Griffin.
Jaska tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Jaska pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaska avoids the head kick by Griffin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Griffin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthew Griffin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Griffin rushes Jaska and presses him up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Griffin as Jaska tries to tie him up.
Griffin can't break the clinch.
Jaska looking to stall.
Jaska has Griffin pressed against the cage, preventing Griffin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin is trying to push Jaska away but Jaska has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaska jumps guard.
Jaska has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaska working for a triangle but Griffin defends it easily.
Griffin controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Griffin looking to pass the guard.
Griffin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jaska keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A head kick misses from Jaska.
Griffin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Griffin instigates a clinch.
Jaska is stalling here.
Griffin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jaska or not.
Jaska keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Griffin's efforts to push away.
Jaska tries to score a body lock takedown but Griffin shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jaska prevents Griffin from breaking the clinch.
Griffin turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Griffin decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jaska to his feet.
Jaska throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Jaska takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Griffin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaska shoots in for a double leg but Griffin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jaska lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Griffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaska moves away.
Jaska pushes Griffin up against the cage in a clinch.
Griffin manages to break the clinch.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Jaska avoids nicely.
Jaska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaska throws a left and a right that both miss
and Griffin counters with a nice body kick.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Griffin does no damage.
Jaska steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin moves into the clinch successfully.
Griffin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin misses the shot to the body.
Jaska throws a head kick that misses.
Griffin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Griffin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Griffin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jaska to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jaska lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Griffin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jaska is controlling him.
Jaska trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matthew Griffin.
I think Griffin 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matthew Griffin!
The defeated Taistelu Jaska had this to say: 'Well.. atleast I have h*es.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Polish Power (ranked 2008 p4p, 3255 weight class) and Brick Knuckles (ranked 218 p4p, 355 weight class). Power kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Xanadu by Ummet Ozcan. This should be a great matchup!
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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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Polish Power!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brick Knuckles!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Knuckles stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Knuckles throws a right and a left that Power avoids nicely.
Knuckles tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Knuckles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Knuckles misses.
A solid body kick from Power.
Knuckles looks winded!
Knuckles walks into a straight right hand from Power.
It looks like Brick Knuckles has been cut.
Knuckles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knuckles tries to keep at a distance but Power has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Knuckles backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Power.
A short right from Power.
Nice body punch from Power - that landed with a thud.
Power works on Knuckles's body with a couple of short punches.
Power softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Power scores with a nice short uppercut.
Power can't find room to land a body shot as Knuckles controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Power.
Power misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power breaks the clinch.
Knuckles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Power throws out the jab.
Power lands a big uppercut and Knuckles crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Knuckles looks OK. Power waves Knuckles back to his feet!
Knuckles is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Power clinches.
Power escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Power gets a clinch.
Knuckles is looking for a takedown.
Power manages to break the clinch.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
Knuckles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Knuckles missing with a left hand there. Power was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knuckles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Power moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power moves into the clinch.
Power's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Power lands a big head kick that sends Knuckles tumbling to the mat! Power takes a step backwards and waves Knuckles back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Knuckles is still on wobbly legs! Can Power finish him?
Knuckles is holding his hands too far apart here. Power throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Knuckles is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Polish Power!
Polish Power 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Bedgars Trimms (ranked 2299 p4p, 2232 weight class) and Osama Bin-Semen (ranked 191 p4p, 185 weight class). 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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bedgars Trimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Osama Bin-Semen!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Topper Green and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trimms wants to clinch up but Bin-Semen keeps it at a distance.
Trimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bin-Semen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trimms tries to clinch up but Bin-Semen circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin-Semen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Trimms's guard.
Bin-Semen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Trimms controlling Bin-Semen's posture.
Bin-Semen trying to control but Trimms is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trimms definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bin-Semen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen throwing strikes from guard but Trimms blocks nicely.
Trimms is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Trimms stalling.
Bin-Semen tries to roll over but Trimms keeps him under control.
Bin-Semen gets full guard.
Bin-Semen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trimms doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trimms manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bin-Semen looking to control.
Bin-Semen looking for a sweep. Not yet Bin-Semen, not yet.
Trimms has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bin-Semen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Trimms can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Trimms knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bin-Semen on the ground.
Trimms got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bin-Semen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Trimms has managed to get both his arms back between Bin-Semen's legs - danger averted.
Bin-Semen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Trimms doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Trimms manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin-Semen controls Trimms momentarily but Trimms frees himself.
Bin-Semen looking for a guillotine here but Trimms defends easily.
Bin-Semen has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Trimms is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bin-Semen.
Trimms moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Trimms working away.
Bin-Semen is looking to regain half guard here but Trimms keeps moving and retains side control.
Bin-Semen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bin-Semen is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Trimms trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Bin-Semen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bin-Semen shoots in looking for a takedown. Trimms tries to sprawl out of it but Bin-Semen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Trimms manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Trimms tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bin-Semen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bin-Semen shoots in looking for a takedown but Trimms manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bin-Semen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Trimms gets caught napping as Bin-Semen dives in and scores a takedown. Trimms manages to retain guard.
Trimms keeping moving, preventing Bin-Semen from controlling successfully.
Bin-Semen won't allow Trimms to sweep him here.
Osama Bin-Semen has got the better of the ground game so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Trimms holds on and takes a little breather.
Trimms keeping moving, preventing Bin-Semen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bin-Semen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin-Semen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Trimms is trying to control the position but Bin-Semen postures up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Trimms looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bin-Semen is one step ahead there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Bin-Semen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trimms is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bin-Semen's coach down at Combat Wombat Burrow was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bin-Semen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Trimms forces Bin-Semen back against the cage and clinches.
Bin-Semen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trimms after a bit of a struggle.
Bedgars Trimms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osama Bin-Semen.
Trimms works on Bin-Semen's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bin-Semen is working for takedown but Trimms is calmly controlling the position for now.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bin-Semen jumps guard but Trimms stands there with Bin-Semen around his waist. Bin-Semen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trimms is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Trimms prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Trimms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimms gets through Bin-Semen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trimms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trimms pushes Bin-Semen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trimms cracks Bin-Semen with a nice body shot.
Bin-Semen is breathing heavily.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Trimms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Trimms.
A left hand lands to the body for Trimms.
Trimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Bin-Semen's head.
Bedgars Trimms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A body shot lands from Trimms.
A short right from Trimms on the inside.
Trimms lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Trimms as the two fighters clinch.
Trimms presses Bin-Semen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Trimms.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A body shot lands from Trimms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimms is leaning against Bin-Semen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trimms lands with a light punch inside.
Trimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Trimms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
Bin-Semen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bin-Semen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Trimms prevents it.
Trimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bin-Semens head.
Trimms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
Trimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin-Semen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Trimms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Trimms.
Trimms prevents the takedown attempt.
Trimms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trimms.
Trimms works on Bin-Semen's body with a couple of short punches.
Trimms lands a left hand.
Bin-Semen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trimms lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Trimms.
Trimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Bin-Semen's head.
Bedgars Trimms has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Trimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trimms scores with a shot to the side of Bin-Semen's head.
Trimms prevents the takedown attempt.
Bin-Semen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Trimms after a bit of a struggle.
Bin-Semen takes a shot to the head.
Trimms lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bedgars Trimms dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Trimms doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin-Semen circles away.
Bin-Semen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bin-Semen keeps the fight on the outside.
Trimms lands a lovely overhand right.
Trimms tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin-Semen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin-Semen shoots in looking for a takedown but Trimms manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bin-Semen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bin-Semen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trimms moves in looking to clinch but Bin-Semen pushes him off.
Trimms takes the fight into the clinch.
Bin-Semen looking for a takedown.
Trimms is working Bin-Semen over against the cage.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Trimms lands with a short shot to the head.
Trimms lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trimms.
A body shot lands from Trimms.
Trimms lands a body shot.
Trimms stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bin-Semen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trimms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trimms lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bin-Semen or not.
Trimms lands a shot to the body.
Trimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Trimms lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Trimms.
Trimms pushes Bin-Semen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trimms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bin-Semens head.
A shot in the inside from Trimms.
A right handed body shot lands from Trimms.
Trimms lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Trimms.
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!
Trimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Trimms.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Trimms.
Trimms digs a right hand into Bin-Semen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bin-Semen's gas tank.
Trimms is leaning against Bin-Semen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Trimms lands a hook that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms digs a right hand underneath Bin-Semen's ribcage. Bin-Semen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trimms.
A short left from Trimms.
Trimms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bin-Semen.
Trimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trimms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bin-Semen can do to turn this around?
Trimms lands a nice shot to the body.
Bin-Semen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Trimms fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bedgars Trimms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Osama Bin-Semen.
Trimms fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin-Semen feints the counter takedown.
Trimms fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bin-Semen, pushing him back against the cage.
Trimms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trimms lands a left hand.
Trimms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bin-Semen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trimms pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trimms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bin-Semen.
Trimms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trimms lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bin-Semen.
Trimms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trimms works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trimms.
Trimms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Trimms lands an uppercut.
Bin-Semen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Trimms pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Trimms lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trimms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bin-Semen or not.
A right hand to the body from Trimms.
Trimms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Trimms.
A short body shot lands from Trimms as the two fighters clinch.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Trimms on the inside.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trimms.
Trimms lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trimms digs a right hand underneath Bin-Semen's ribcage. Bin-Semen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trimms scores with a hook to the body.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trimms lands with a light punch inside.
Bin-Semen jumps guard but Trimms stands there with Bin-Semen around his waist. Bin-Semen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Trimms lands with a left to the head.
Trimms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bin-Semen backwards.
Trimms lands a body punch.
Trimms scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Trimms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trimms working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin-Semen tries to pull guard but Trimms won't allow it.
Trimms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trimms scores with a shoulder strike.
Trimms lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bedgars Trimms showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Trimms 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:26
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bedgars Trimms!
Our winner, Bedgars Trimms, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bone Breaker (ranked 1544 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Suutari Nuorempi (ranked 228 p4p, 158 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bone Breaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Suutari Nuorempi!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuorempi throws a hook but Breaker blocks it.
Nuorempi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Breaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nuorempi counters with a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nuorempi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Suutari Nuorempi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Breaker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nuorempi checks it well.
Breaker throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nuorempi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuorempi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nuorempi misses with a hook
and Breaker counters with a single leg into guard. Nuorempi didn't expect that.
Breaker throws a big right hand that misses.
Breaker advances position into side control!
Breaker is trying to get an arm triangle but Nuorempi is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker is putting a hurting on Nuorempi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Breaker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker working the strikes but Nuorempi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Breaker looks to land a strike but Nuorempi avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nuorempi is pulling down on Breaker's head. It's preventing any offense from Breaker, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breaker throwing strikes from guard but Nuorempi blocks nicely.
Breaker landing with the ground and pound.
Breaker lands a couple of elbows.
Nuorempi has his hands on Breaker's head, controlling the position.
Breaker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Breaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breaker working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breaker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nuorempi is pulling down on Breaker's head to control his posture.
Nuorempi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breaker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nuorempi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breaker is looking to work some ground and pound but Nuorempi has wrist control.
Breaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Breaker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nuorempi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nuorempi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Breaker.
Breaker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nuorempi is controlling Breaker's posture.
Breaker advances to half guard.
Breaker sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nuorempi defending well though.
Nuorempi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Breaker winds up and cracks Nuorempi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Breaker is working for a kimura but Nuorempi is defending it quite comfortably.
Breaker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nuorempi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Breaker pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breaker working over Nuorempi with some ground and pound. Nuorempi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Breaker misses with a head shot. Nuorempi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Nuorempi trying to control the position.
Breaker throws a big elbow that misses.
Breaker postures up in Nuorempi's guard and throws a big left but Nuorempi blocks it.
Nuorempi seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nuorempi is trying to control the position but Breaker postures up.
Breaker throwing strikes from guard but Nuorempi blocks nicely.
Breaker with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bone Breaker dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Nuorempi throws a looping overhand right but Breaker ducks down to avoid it.
Nuorempi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Breaker.
Nuorempi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Breaker under the eye.
Nuorempi misses with a straight right.
Nuorempi misses with a looping right.
Breaker walks into a straight right hand from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nuorempi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Breaker is rocked!
Nuorempi misses the jab.
Breaker goes for a double leg but Nuorempi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nuorempi continues to drive forward.
Breaker taking a breather.
Breaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nuorempi looks to land a right hand but Breaker moved out of range.
Nuorempi looks to score with a jab to the body but Breaker is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuorempi digs a good body shot into Breaker's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breaker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nuorempi closes the distance and pushes Breaker back into the cage.
Breaker has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nuorempi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Breaker wants to take the fight to the mat but Nuorempi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bone Breaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nuorempi misses with the head strike.
Breaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nuorempi's elbow.
Breaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Breaker.
Breaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Breaker.
Breaker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Breaker tries for a takedown but Nuorempi manages to get underhooks.
Nuorempi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Breaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuorempi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nuorempi as Breaker tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi scores with a shoulder strike.
Nuorempi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nuorempi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Breaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Breaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Nuorempi controls his hands.
Breaker tries to circle away but Nuorempi has him pinned against the cage.
Breaker stalling.
Nuorempi scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nuorempi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Breaker is trying to drag Nuorempi to the mat but Nuorempi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nuorempi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nuorempi.
Nuorempi lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nuorempi.
Nuorempi tries to throw a body punch but Breaker avoids it by throwing Nuorempi back against the cage.
Nuorempi blocking some punches.
Nuorempi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breaker backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Breaker.
Breaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Breaker misses with the head strike.
Breaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nuorempi gets through Breaker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nuorempi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Breakers head.
Oh Breaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuorempi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Breaker seems to have got his legs back now.
Nuorempi lands with a right to the head.
Nuorempi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Breaker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nuorempi lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Breaker to his knees! Nuorempi keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Suutari Nuorempi!
An out of breath Suutari Nuorempi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pate Ro (ranked 2346 p4p, 1620 weight class) and Surkho Dratchev (ranked 258 p4p, 179 weight class). Dratchev has chosen Schweine by Glukoza Nostra as his entrance music. Surkho Dratchev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pate Ro's chin.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Surkho Dratchev!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Dratchev.
Dratchev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dratchev misses with a double jab
and Ro counters with a nice body shot.
Dratchev throws a poor cross that misses
and Ro counters with a stiff right hand.
Dratchev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ro in his tracks.
Ro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dratchev scores with a head kick. Ro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dratchev throws a lazy right hand but Ro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ro misses the target.
Ro ducks under a wild hook from Dratchev.
Dratchev connects with a leg kick.
Ro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ro scores with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ro lands a slapping body shot.
Dratchev moves in looking to clinch but Ro pushes him off.
Dratchev tries to clinch up.
Dratchev gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dratchev pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ro is out of range and Dratchev settles back down.
Dratchev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dratchev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Ro catches Dratchev right on the button with a cross.
Dratchev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dratchev misses with a lunging right hand
and Ro counters with a nice body shot.
Dratchev looks winded!
Ro connects with a nice looking jab.
Dratchev throws a combination that misses
enabling Ro to counter with a crisp jab.
Ro cracks Dratchev with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dratchev looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ro finish him?
It looks like Surkho Dratchev has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Dratchev misses.
Dratchev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ro.
Dratchev tries to counter by closing the distance.
Surkho Dratchev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Ro misses.
Ro cracks Dratchev with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ro has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Dratchev to stand back up!
Dratchev is rocked!
Ro misses with a straight left.
Dratchev is still on wobbly legs! Can Ro finish him?
Dratchev misses with a leg kick
and Ro counters with a nice right hand that sends Dratchev toppling to the canvas! Dratchev scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ro finish him?!
Ro throws the left hand but Dratchev avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Ro's head coaches at Patskun tappelukoulu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ro missing with a left hand there. Dratchev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dratchev seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev lands a head shot.
Ro misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circling - Dratchev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dratchev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dratchev with a nice calf kick.
Dratchev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dratchev tries to clinch there but Ro circles away.
Dratchev uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ro, as that shot connected.
Dratchev tries to clinch but Ro is having none of it.
Ro loads up on a big right hand but Dratchev slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Ro blocks the low kick.
Dratchev throws a hook but Ro avoids it easily.
Ro misses with a hook. Dratchev ducked under it nicely.
Ro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dratchev keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dratchev throws a leg kick
and Ro counters with a low kick, right behind Dratchev 's knee.
Dratchev avoids the body shot from Ro.
Ro moves out of range of the body kick.
Ro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dratchev tries to clinch up
and Ro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dratchev thinking.
Ro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dratchev tests Ro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dratchev.
Dratchev swinging wildly here.
Ro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dratchev throws a sloppy head kick
and Ro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ro lands a big uppercut and Dratchev crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dratchev looks OK. Ro waves Dratchev back to his feet!
That has opened up Surkho Dratchev's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ro throws a looping overhand right but Dratchev ducks down to avoid it.
Dratchev circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ro. Dratchev falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ro!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pate Ro!
Pate Ro 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blade Blake (ranked 1998 p4p, 409 weight class) and Magnus Thorgard (ranked 306 p4p, 62 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Magnus Thorgard!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Ben Hemmingworth and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorgard throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Blake walks into a jab.
Thorgard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
Blake definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Thorgard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blake counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blake.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blake.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Thorgard has him pressed against the cage.
Blake is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thorgard to keep the fight standing.
Blake tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blade Blake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard lands a hook to the side of the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Thorgard has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Thorgard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thorgard breaks the clinch.
Blake closes the distance but Thorgard moves to the side
letting Thorgard counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard tried to score with a low kick but Blake checks it.
Thorgard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice body kick from Blake.
Thorgard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thorgard misses with a double jab
and Blake holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Thorgard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blake backwards.
Blake is trying to pull guard but Thorgard has him pressed against the cage.
Blake tries to pull guard but Thorgard holds him up against the cage and eventually Blake drops back down to his feet.
Blake tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Thorgard smiles and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Thorgard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a jab.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Thorgard and move into the clinch.
Blake tries a low kick but Thorgard avoids it.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Thorgard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blake wants to slow Thorgard down by chopping away at his legs.
Thorgard works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorgard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Blade Blake has been cut.
Thorgard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blake had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Thorgard throws an overhand right that lands on Blake's shoulder, as Blake tries to avoid the shot.
Thorgard is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Thorgard had a free shot at his head there.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorgard to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard misses with a hook.
Blake with the inside leg kick.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thorgard is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Thorgard throws a series of strikes that have Blake backpedaling.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Thorgard pushes him off.
Thorgard loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake leaves Thorgard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blake tries to counter by clinching up but Thorgard breaks away and moves out of range.
Blake tries to clinch up but Thorgard circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorgard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thorgard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Thorgard avoids a kick to the body.
Blake looks for the body kick but Thorgard saw that one coming.
Thorgard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four 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!
Thorgard controlling from the top position.
Blake looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Thorgard has picked Blake up and slammed him! Blake can't keep hold of the triangle and Thorgard manages to pass to side control!
Blake might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blake tries to bench press Thorgard off him but Thorgard keeps the position.
Thorgard cracks Blake with a big elbow.
Blake tries to bench press Thorgard off him but Thorgard keeps the position.
Thorgard just content to control the position.
Blake is looking to regain half guard here but Thorgard keeps moving and retains side control.
Thorgard just content to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blake needs to keep his hands up - Thorgard had a free shot at his head there.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Thorgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thorgard.
Blake has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Blake there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorgard misses with an uppercut.
Thorgard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorgard throws a hook but Blake blocks it.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorgard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blake quickly recovers to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thorgard in particular looking to stall.
Blake is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Thorgard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Thorgard's back!
Blake doesn't have the hooks in and Thorgard manages to turn into his guard.
Thorgard forces his way into half guard.
Magnus Thorgard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thorgard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thorgard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thorgard lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thorgard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Thorgard jumps into side control!
Thorgard controls the position from side control.
Thorgard stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Thorgard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thorgard cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorgard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thorgard swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Thorgard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake blocks a jab.
Thorgard lands with a hook. Blake tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blake scores with a kick to the body.
Blake takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Thorgard gets a takedown into half guard.
Blake is looking to improve his position.
Blake has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thorgard is working away from the top position though.
Blake manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorgard sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thorgard is continuing to stall.
Blake working for a triangle but Thorgard defends it easily.
Thorgard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thorgard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Blade Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thorgard checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Thorgard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorgard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blake throws a low kick but it's checked well by Thorgard.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thorgard misses with a looping right.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake tries to clinch there but Thorgard circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorgard misses with a straight right.
Thorgard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thorgard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Thorgard might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch but Thorgard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blake tries to score with a low kick but Thorgard moves his leg out of the way.
It seemed like Thorgard was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake stuffs the takedown attempt from Thorgard. Thorgard gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thorgard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thorgard looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Thorgard. That snapped Blake's head back.
Thorgard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blake closes the distance but Thorgard moves to the side
letting Thorgard counter with a right hand.
Blade Blake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thorgard to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Thorgard misses.
Thorgard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake staying out of range there.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Thorgard and move into the clinch.
Thorgard scores with a punch to the head.
Thorgard cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake looks to land a body kick but Thorgard moved away.
Blake defending well as Thorgard loads up on a big left hand.
Thorgard lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blake is looking to counter the offense by Thorgard and move into the clinch.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks for the body kick but Thorgard saw that one coming.
Thorgard tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thorgard finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magnus Thorgard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorgard throws a leg kick but Blake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blake defending well as Thorgard loads up on a big left hand.
Thorgard misses with a left hand
and Blake counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blake tries to pull guard but Thorgard forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thorgard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thorgard throws a punch but it's blocked by Blake.
Thorgard tries to work over Blake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorgard manages to break the clinch.
Blake slips under a jab from Thorgard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake tries a head kick but it misses.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake throws a leg kick that misses.
Thorgard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thorgard lands a nice shot that snaps Blake's head back.
Blake dodges the punch combination from Thorgard.
Thorgard lands with a straight right. Blake didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thorgard lands with a nice combination. Blake backs away looking to recover.
Blade Blake's cut is getting worse.
Good work by Blake as he checks the leg kick.
Blake seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Thorgard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thorgard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Thorgard!
A very excited looking Magnus Thorgard 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 Zurabi Vakhtangishvili (ranked 1380 p4p, 951 weight class) and Grant Harklie (ranked 155 p4p, 103 weight class). Harklie is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Holycrud. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Zurabi Vakhtangishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Grant Harklie!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Ben Watson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vakhtangishvili slaps away a takedown attempt from Harklie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Vakhtangishvili wants to clinch.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vakhtangishvili sprawls well. Vakhtangishvili wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harklie gets slowly back to his feet.
Harklie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Harklie.
Vakhtangishvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harklie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vakhtangishvili lands an elbow inside that Harklie shrugs off.
It looks like Grant Harklie has been cut.
Vakhtangishvili digs a right hand underneath Harklie's ribcage. Harklie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vakhtangishvili lands a body punch in the clinch.
Harklie looks winded!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vakhtangishvili lands an elbow inside that Harklie shrugs off.
Vakhtangishvili tries to throw a body punch but Harklie avoids it by throwing Vakhtangishvili back against the cage.
Harklie wants a takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili lands an elbow that stopped Harklie in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vakhtangishvili.
Nice elbow from Vakhtangishvili.
Vakhtangishvili lands a nice elbow.
Harklie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harklie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vakhtangishvili lands a nice elbow.
Vakhtangishvili is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harklie is defending well for now.
Harklie looking for a takedown.
Vakhtangishvili tries to work over Harklie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harklie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vakhtangishvili after a bit of a struggle.
Harklie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vakhtangishvili struggles to land a body shot inside as Harklie controls his hands.
Harklie prevents a body shot from Vakhtangishvili.
Vakhtangishvili comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vakhtangishvili doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vakhtangishvili misses with a body punch.
Vakhtangishvili misses with a punch to the body.
Harklie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vakhtangishvili pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili tries to keep at a distance but Harklie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Vakhtangishvili lands a nice elbow.
Vakhtangishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Harklie controls the action.
Vakhtangishvili pushes off an throws an elbow but Harklie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harklie wants to take the fight to the mat but Vakhtangishvili manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Harklie drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Harklie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili is defending well.
Harklie tries to score a body lock takedown but Vakhtangishvili shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harklie avoids the elbow strike from Vakhtangishvili, against the cage.
Harklie is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vakhtangishvili pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Harklie avoids a wild elbow strike from Vakhtangishvili.
Harklie can't get the takedown.
Vakhtangishvili tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harklie's elbow.
Vakhtangishvili can't find room to land a body shot as Harklie controls the action.
Vakhtangishvili tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vakhtangishvili definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Grant Harklie's cut even more.
Vakhtangishvili leaning against his opponent.
Harklie avoiding damage as Vakhtangishvili throws knees to the body.
Vakhtangishvili is fighting off a takedown attempt but Harklie is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Vakhtangishvili to the mat. Vakhtangishvili regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili is keeping the position.
Harklie postures up.
Harklie looking to pass the guard.
Harklie won't allow Vakhtangishvili to sweep him here.
Vakhtangishvili looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Harklie won't allow Vakhtangishvili to sweep him here.
Harklie works over Vakhtangishvili with some ground and pound from guard.
Vakhtangishvili is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harklie is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harklie has gone for a leg lock! Vakhtangishvili slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harklie's guard.
Harklie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vakhtangishvili gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Vakhtangishvili controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Harklie wants to sweep but no luck.
Harklie working a defensive guard here.
Harklie wants to sweep here but Vakhtangishvili controlling him for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Harklie'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.
Vakhtangishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harklie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harklie shoots in looking for a takedown. Vakhtangishvili tries to sprawl out of it but Harklie keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vakhtangishvili manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harklie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harklie working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vakhtangishvili knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harklie on the ground.
Harklie trying to control the action but Vakhtangishvili is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vakhtangishvili's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Vakhtangishvili is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Harklie is controlling him well.
Vakhtangishvili on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vakhtangishvili tries to get out of the position.
Harklie wants to take a breather but Vakhtangishvili manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Harklie.
Harklie trying to control the position from guard on top but Vakhtangishvili is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harklie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vakhtangishvili swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vakhtangishvili is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harklie can do to turn this around?
Vakhtangishvili keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili is keeping the position.
Harklie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harklie won't allow Vakhtangishvili to sweep him here.
Harklie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vakhtangishvili will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Vakhtangishvili wants to stand up but Harklie is controlling him.
Harklie forces his way into half guard.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili is defending well.
Harklie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili is looking to improve his position.
Harklie moves nicely into side control.
Vakhtangishvili prevents Harklie from improving position.
Harklie tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Harklie wants to control but Vakhtangishvili is keeping him busy.
Vakhtangishvili can't do much from the bottom here.
Harklie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vakhtangishvili keeps working.
Vakhtangishvili wants to control but Harklie postures up.
Harklie tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harklie lands a decent elbow from side control.
Vakhtangishvili is trying to control Harklie's posture but Harklie avoids it.
Harklie just content to control the position.
Harklie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harklie staying calm.
Harklie working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harklie slows the pace down.
Harklie works to advance to full mount. Vakhtangishvili defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Harklie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grant Harklie's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Harklie darts in looking for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili gets double underhooks and turns Harklie into the cage.
Harklie shoots for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harklie feints and as Vakhtangishvili raises his hands in defense, Harklie changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harklie wants to control from the top but Vakhtangishvili keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vakhtangishvili is on top in guard.
Grant Harklie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harklie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Vakhtangishvili postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harklie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vakhtangishvili pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harklie is keeping the position for now.
Harklie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vakhtangishvili controls the pace.
Vakhtangishvili trying to control the position from guard on top but Harklie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vakhtangishvili trying to move into half guard but instead Harklie has managed to sweep!
Vakhtangishvili keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but Vakhtangishvili is keeping the position.
Harklie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Harklie crashes against the mat.
Harklie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Vakhtangishvili takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Harklie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vakhtangishvili rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harklie's guard! Nice work there by Vakhtangishvili!
Vakhtangishvili stays in close to Harklie's body and controls the position.
Vakhtangishvili won't allow Harklie to sweep him here.
Harklie has his foot on Vakhtangishvili's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vakhtangishvili works his way back into a safe position though.
Vakhtangishvili preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie is trying to control the position but Vakhtangishvili postures up.
Harklie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vakhtangishvili defends well.
Harklie wants to sweep but no luck.
Harklie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vakhtangishvili trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harklie's guard.
Vakhtangishvili wants to pass the guard but Harklie is keeping the position.
Vakhtangishvili preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Harklie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vakhtangishvili defends well.
Harklie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Harklie is still trying to improve position.
Vakhtangishvili stays in close to Harklie's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harklie shoots in for a takedown but Vakhtangishvili shows good takedown defense.
Zurabi Vakhtangishvili has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Harklie.
Vakhtangishvili wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grant Harklie.
I think Harklie 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Harklie!
Grant Harklie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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