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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jake Sully (ranked 3592 p4p, 1376 weight class) and Nathan Fedorov (ranked 429 p4p, 191 weight class). Fedorov has chosen Miyagi & Эндшпиль feat. Рем Дигга - I Got Love as his entrance music. Nathan Fedorov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jake Sully's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jake Sully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Fedorov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Jrvilinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedorov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fedorov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sully's head backwards.
Sully chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fedorov can pounce on him.
Fedorov just misses with a punch to the body.
Fedorov throws a body punch but Sully moves out of range.
Sully moves forwards but Fedorov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fedorov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Fedorov wants to clinch but Sully slips to the side
and Sully connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fedorov jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sully cracks Fedorov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fedorov throws a leg kick which misses Sully's front leg but catches the back leg as Sully tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sully misses with a body shot.
Fedorov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sully looks to land a left hand but Fedorov moved out of range nicely.
Fedorov connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sully closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sully uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fedorov.
We've been hearing reports that Sully has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sully misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sully bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sully is looking for a counter combo.
Sully misses the shot to the body.
Fedorov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sully.
Fedorov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sully.
Sully ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedorov moves away.
Sully on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sully misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fedorov.
Fedorov connects with an inside leg kick.
Fedorov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sully's hands.
Sully slips under a jab.
Fedorov throws an overhand right that lands on Sully's shoulder, as Sully tries to avoid the shot.
Sully tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fedorov connects with a leg kick.
Fedorov cracks Sully with a good jab.
Fedorov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sully misses with a body shot.
Fedorov jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fedorov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fedorov.
Fedorov connects with a solid leg kick.
Sully misses with a body punch
and Fedorov counters with a low kick, right behind Sully 's knee.
Sully connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fedorov. Fedorov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sully jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sully looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedorov is just out of range.
Fedorov throws a leg kick which misses Sully's front leg but catches the back leg as Sully tries to avoid it.
Sully misses with a left hand
and Fedorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fedorov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fedorov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sully had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sully drops his hands momentarily and Fedorov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sully chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fedorov can pounce on him.
Sully swings widly with a right hand
and Fedorov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedorov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sully stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
Fedorov scores with a head kick. Sully tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fedorov scores with a hook to the body. Sully takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fedorov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sully looking to slow down the pace here.
Fedorov gets through Sully's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fedorov lands with a light punch inside.
Fedorov lands a hook that snaps the head of Sully backwards.
Fedorov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sully backwards.
 Sully is rocked!
Sully tries to throw a body punch but Fedorov avoids it by throwing Sully back against the cage.
Oh Sully is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedorov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by Sully.
Fedorov lands with a light punch inside.
Sully wants to break free but Fedorov has control.
Sully manages to break the clinch.
Fedorov tests Sully's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Fedorov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fedorov pounces like a tiger and cracks Sully with a vicious hook! Sully is down but not out! Fedorov follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nathan Fedorov!
Nathan Fedorov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Jake Sully had this to say: 'In the darkest times, hope is something you give yourself.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Reni Manfield (ranked 1865 p4p, 2168 weight class) and Zigor Azarola (ranked 160 p4p, 264 weight class). Azarola has chosen Million Shattered Swords by Witchrot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Zigor Azarola enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reni Manfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zigor Azarola!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azarola throws a predictable looking body shot
and Manfield counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Azarola is refusing to be controlled, as Manfield sits in half guard.
Manfield looks to land a strike but Azarola avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Manfield has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Azarola keeping full guard, as Manfield tries to pass.
Manfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manfield 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azarola is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Azarola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Azarola is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield wants to control from the top but Azarola keeps moving.
Azarola wants to get back to his feet but Manfield passes into half guard.
Azarola is trying to maintain the position but Manfield is very close to passing his half guard.
Manfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Azarola's head.
Manfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Azarola with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Manfield prevents Azarola from improving his position.
Manfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manfield 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.
Manfield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Azarola trying to control but Manfield postures up.
Manfield is trying to work for a kimura but Azarola is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azarola wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Azarola fails to land.
Manfield tries to pull guard but Azarola holds him up against the cage and eventually Manfield drops back down to his feet.
Azarola tries to work over Manfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Azarola misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Azarola just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manfield jumps guard but Azarola turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reni Manfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azarola lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Azarola.
Manfield looking for a takedown.
Manfield tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Azarola works on Manfield's body with a couple of short punches.
Manfield tries for a takedown but Azarola manages to get underhooks.
Manfield is trying to pull guard but Azarola turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Azarola struggles to land a body shot inside as Manfield controls his hands.
Manfield tries to pull guard but Azarola forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zigor Azarola will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Azarola.
Manfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Azarola on the side of the head.
Manfield shoots in but no luck this time.
Azarola steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Azarola cracks Manfield with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azarola wants to clinch up but Manfield keeps it at a distance.
Manfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azarola is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Azarola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Manfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Azarola to counter with a crisp jab.
Manfield swats away the attempt to clinch by Azarola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azarola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Manfield has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Azarola scores with a nice right hand.
Azarola closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Azarola lands a nice shot to the body.
Manfield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Azarola fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reni Manfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azarola throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick lands for Azarola.
Azarola throws a body shot but no joy.
Manfield punishes Azarola's body with a nice straight punch.
Azarola lands with an overhand left.
Zigor Azarola is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Azarola throws a leg kick but Manfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azarola wants to clinch but Manfield slips to the side
and Manfield counters with a shoot takedown. Azarola fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manfield with a flurry of punches that miss.
Manfield is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Azarola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manfield.
Manfield preventing the sweep.
Manfield trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manfield tries to free his leg and advance position but Azarola is retaining full guard.
Manfield wants to control from the top but Azarola keeps moving.
Reni Manfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Manfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manfield throws a big right hand that misses.
Manfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Azarola works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Azarola wants to stand but Manfield is controlling the position.
Manfield trying to control but Azarola is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Azarola looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manfield is one step ahead there.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Manfield cracks Azarola with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Azarola takes the fight into the clinch.
Manfield blocks an uppercut.
Azarola pushes Manfield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manfield drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Azarola gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Azarola can't find room to land a body shot as Manfield controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Azarola throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manfields head.
Azarola misses with a short punch on the inside.
Azarola misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zigor Azarola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Azarola. Manfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Azarola scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body kick from Azarola.
Azarola throws a solid leg kick but Manfield takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Azarola.
Manfield was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Manfield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Azarola's waist but Azarola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Manfield off to one side.
Azarola looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manfield looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Azarola!
Azarola is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manfield lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Manfield tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azarola struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manfield trying to control the position but Azarola is working away.
Azarola is trying to control Manfield's posture but Manfield avoids it.
Manfield trying to control the position but Azarola is working away.
Azarola wants to control but Manfield postures up.
Manfield is putting a hurting on Azarola here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azarola keeps working.
Azarola struggling a bit here.
Azarola is looking to reverse the position.
Manfield in side control, throwing shots but Azarola defends.
Manfield working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Azarola is looking to reverse the position.
Manfield misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Azarola is not content to let Manfield control the position.
Manfield sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Azarola is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manfield working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Manfield lands a nice forearm strike.
Manfield is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Azarola knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manfield wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Azarola, who protects the arm well.
Azarola regains half guard, as Manfield was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Manfield works his way into side control.
Azarola keeps Manfield under control for a moment.
Azarola tries to buck Manfield off but Manfield is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Manfield lands a nice forearm strike.
Azarola is not content to let Manfield control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Reni Manfield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azarola 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zigor Azarola!
During a confident post fight interview, Zigor Azarola thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fotos Hasapis (ranked 1025 p4p, 1674 weight class) and Léopold Béliveau (ranked 131 p4p, 199 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fotos Hasapis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Léopold Béliveau!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurstrm.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasapis connects with an inside leg kick.
Fotos Hasapis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hasapis feints and then cracks Béliveau's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Béliveau down.
Hasapis misses with a low kick as Béliveau jumps back.
Béliveau is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hasapis.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hasapis.
Hasapis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hasapis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Béliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Béliveau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Béliveau.
Béliveau blocks a head kick by Hasapis.
Béliveau throws out a leg kick but Hasapis moves out of range and Béliveau only half commits.
Hasapis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hasapis.
Béliveau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Hasapis.
Hasapis takes a swing at Béliveau's ribcage but misses.
Hasapis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Béliveau swivels and escapes.
Béliveau was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Béliveau works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fighters circling - Hasapis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Béliveau misses with a low kick.
Béliveau throws a low kick but Hasapis moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Béliveau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hasapis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Béliveau can pounce on him.
Béliveau lands a slapping body shot.
Béliveau avoids the head kick by Hasapis.
Hasapis fails with a takedown attempt.
Béliveau lands with a shot to the body.
Hasapis throws a big shot that misses.
Hasapis scores with a jab to the body.
Hasapis missing with a left hand there. Béliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Béliveau misses with a looping right.
Béliveau checks a low kick from Hasapis.
Hasapis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Béliveau to the ground. Hasapis is now in Béliveau's guard.
Béliveau kicks Hasapis off and gets to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hasapis throws a poor cross that misses
and Hasapis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Hasapis misses.
Béliveau missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Béliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hasapis misses with a jab to the body
and Béliveau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hasapis on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Béliveau cracks Hasapis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Béliveau misses with an uppercut. Hasapis saw that one coming.
Hasapis swings widly with a right hand
enabling Béliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Béliveau turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hasapis connects with a looping right hand.
Hasapis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hasapis ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
Béliveau takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Béliveau scores with a jab. Hasapis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hasapis misses the jab.
Hasapis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Béliveau is out of range and Hasapis settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Béliveau! But no joy.
Hasapis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Béliveau checks it well.
Béliveau throws a hook but Hasapis avoids it easily.
Béliveau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau looks to throw the jab but Hasapis is out of range.
Béliveau looks to score with a jab to the body but Hasapis is just out of range.
Béliveau is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hasapis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Béliveau throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hasapis is looking to counter punch.
Hasapis lands a nice looking body kick.
Béliveau moves away from the strike by Hasapis.
Béliveau throws a jab when Hasapis was well out of range.
Hasapis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Béliveau under the eye.
Hasapis misses with a body shot.
Hasapis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Hasapis is predictable there
and Béliveau counters with a nice uppercut.
Hasapis misses with a low kick.
Hasapis throws a hook but Béliveau blocks it.
Hasapis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Béliveau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Béliveau scores with a jab to the head.
Béliveau missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hasapis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hasapis shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fotos Hasapis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hasapis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hasapis throws a shot from downtown. Béliveau moves away and avoids it.
That's four 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!
Béliveau throws a sloppy head kick and Hasapis moves out of range easily.
Béliveau misses with a left hand
and Hasapis counters with an outside leg kick.
Béliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Léopold Béliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Béliveau scores with a leg kick.
Hasapis slips under a jab from Béliveau.
Béliveau lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Béliveau.
Béliveau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hasapis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Béliveau scrambles back to his feet.
Hasapis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Béliveau.
Hasapis swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Béliveau counters with a nice uppercut.
Béliveau on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hasapis scores with a nice body kick.
Hasapis lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Béliveau connects with a solid leg kick.
Béliveau fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Béliveau defending well as Hasapis loads up on a big left hand.
Béliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Léopold Béliveau will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hasapis misses with a looping right.
A big right from Béliveau misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasapis. Béliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hasapis checks a leg kick.
Hasapis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hasapis gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Béliveau counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Hasapis does no damage.
Hasapis looks to throw the jab but Béliveau is out of range.
Hasapis throws a chopping leg kick but Béliveau manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hasapis staying out of range there.
Hasapis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Hasapis lands.
Béliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Hasapis.
A decent looking cross lands there for Béliveau.
Béliveau staying out of range there.
Béliveau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Béliveau with a nice calf kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Béliveau looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hasapis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Béliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hasapis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Béliveau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Béliveau looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hasapis bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Béliveau's head backwards.
Béliveau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hasapis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hasapis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hasapis missing with a left hand there. Béliveau was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hasapis drops his hands momentarily and Béliveau takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Béliveau throws a jab when Hasapis was well out of range.
Béliveau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hasapis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hasapis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Béliveau throws a jab when Hasapis was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hasapis.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Béliveau checks the leg kick.
Béliveau digs a good hook to Hasapis's body.
Béliveau scores with a hook to the body. Hasapis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Béliveau to counter with a crisp jab.
Hasapis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hasapis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Hasapis.
Hasapis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hasapis ducks under a wild hook from Béliveau.
Béliveau lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hasapis's sensitive parts.
A telegraphed right hand from Hasapis misses the target.
Hasapis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hasapis throws a sloppy head kick and Béliveau moves out of range easily.
Hasapis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big right from Hasapis misses.
Béliveau only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Béliveau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hasapis throws a front kick aimed at Béliveau's knee but Béliveau avoids it well.
Hasapis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Béliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Hasapis throws a leg kick which misses Béliveau's front leg but catches the back leg as Béliveau tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis misses with a body punch
and Béliveau connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Béliveau on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hasapis throws a front kick aimed at Béliveau's knee but Béliveau avoids it well.
Hasapis misses with a hook
and Béliveau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Béliveau on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hasapis fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Béliveau is out of range.
Béliveau moves away from the strike by Hasapis.
It seemed like Béliveau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hasapis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hasapis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Léopold Béliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Béliveau missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Béliveau backs away, Hasapis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hasapis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Béliveau.
Hasapis tries a head kick but it misses.
Béliveau scores with a decent looking hook.
Béliveau throws a leg kick but Hasapis moved away.
Béliveau throws a hook to the side of Hasapis's head but Hasapis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hasapis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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!
Hasapis tries to move into range but Béliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hasapis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Béliveau sprawls well initially but Hasapis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Béliveau on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Béliveau is doing well to control the position and prevent Hasapis from advancing to side control.
Hasapis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Béliveau defending well though.
Béliveau blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hasapis.
Béliveau keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hasapis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasapis has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hasapis wants to control the pace but Béliveau is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Fotos Hasapis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Béliveau throws a jab but it's blocked by Hasapis.
Hasapis looks for a takedown but Béliveau sprawls well.
Béliveau missing with a left hand there. Hasapis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Béliveau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hasapis fails to land with a series of punches.
Hasapis lands a jab to Béliveau's midsection.
Hasapis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Béliveau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hasapis's knee momentarily.
Béliveau fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hasapis.
Béliveau blocks the body kick.
Béliveau cracks Hasapis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hasapis slips a straight right by Béliveau.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Béliveau chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Hasapis.
Béliveau throws the left hand but Hasapis avoids the punch easily.
Hasapis looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Béliveau kicks off Hasapis and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Béliveau scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hasapis. Béliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Béliveau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hasapis.
Béliveau throws a hook but Hasapis blocks it.
Béliveau lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hasapis moves out of range of the strikes.
Béliveau lands a nice hook to Hasapis's body. Hasapis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Béliveau checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice defenses there by Hasapis.
Béliveau throws a looping overhand right but Hasapis ducks down to avoid it.
Hasapis throws a leg kick
and Béliveau counters with a straight right hand.
Béliveau lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Béliveau enables Hasapis to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Béliveau manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Béliveau preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis throws a strike but Béliveau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hasapis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Béliveau manages to get himself to full guard.
Hasapis throws a strike but Béliveau rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hasapis throws his legs up looking for a submission but Béliveau uses it to pass to side control.
Hasapis tries to bench press Béliveau off him but Béliveau keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on Hasapis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis tries to bench press Béliveau off him but Béliveau keeps the position.
A control attempt from Hasapis but he's now mounted!
Hasapis working to try and regain half guard.
Béliveau trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hasapis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hasapis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasapis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Béliveau avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Béliveau stopping the sweep attempt from Hasapis.
Hasapis looking for a guillotine here but Béliveau defends easily.
Hasapis has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Béliveau 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 Hasapis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Léopold Béliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Béliveau 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstrm scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Léopold Béliveau!
After winning the bout, Léopold Béliveau thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Havran (ranked 1794 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Einar Kyrvänsyylä (ranked 214 p4p, 176 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Havran misses.
We've been told by Havran's head coaches at Brloh that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Havran slips a jab and a cross from Kyrvänsyylä.
Havran throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kyrvänsyylä on the side of the head.
Havran throws a shot from downtown. Kyrvänsyylä moves away and avoids it.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Havran throws the left hand but Kyrvänsyylä avoids the punch easily.
Havran dips to his left and cracks Kyrvänsyylä with an uppercut!
Havran uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyrvänsyylä.
The fighters circle momentarily. Havran darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Havran scores with a jab.
Kyrvänsyylä takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Havran throws a looping overhand right but Kyrvänsyylä ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyrvänsyylä! But no joy.
Havran lands a nice shot that snaps Kyrvänsyylä's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Havran pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Havran is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Havran - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Havran misses.
The fighters circling - Havran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Havran misses the jab.
Kyrvänsyylä stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
 It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Gabriel Havran seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havran lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Havran throws a hook but Kyrvänsyylä avoids it easily.
Havran just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Havran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kyrvänsyylä motions for Havran to come forward. Kyrvänsyylä throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kyrvänsyylä takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Havran throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyrvänsyylä slips a straight right by Havran.
Havran misses with an uppercut. Kyrvänsyylä saw that one coming.
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!
Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range as Havran strikes.
Havran throws a hook but Kyrvänsyylä avoids it easily.
Kyrvänsyylä doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Havran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Havran misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a stiff right hand.
Gabriel Havran's cut is getting worse.
Kyrvänsyylä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Havran throws a hook to the side of Kyrvänsyylä's head but Kyrvänsyylä sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Havran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyrvänsyylä.
Sloppy strikes from Havran. Those never looked like landing.
Havran lands a two punch combo.
Kyrvänsyylä lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Havran, as that shot connected.
Kyrvänsyylä ducks under a wild hook from Havran.
A shot to the liver by Kyrvänsyylä. Beautiful body shot.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a swing at Havran's ribcage but misses.
Havran throws a poor cross that misses
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Havran thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran punishes Kyrvänsyylä's body with a nice straight punch.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a straight right.
Havran works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Havran takes a swing at Kyrvänsyylä's ribcage but misses.
Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä unleashes a big counter combination but Havran bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The crowd cheers as Havran lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kyrvänsyylä doesn't seem phased though.
Havran stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a nice looking combination but Havran bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kyrvänsyylä gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Havran.
Havran bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kyrvänsyylä's head.
Havran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Kyrvänsyylä 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Havran.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kyrvänsyylä! But no joy.
Kyrvänsyylä ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Havran throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Havran misses with a hook.
Kyrvänsyylä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havran.
Havran misses with a hook. Kyrvänsyylä ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Kyrvänsyylä was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Havran misses the shot to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Havran misses with a right hand
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gabriel Havran's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Havran displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Havran with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice shot by Havran.
Havran misses with an uppercut.
Havran loads up on a big right hand but Kyrvänsyylä slips the punch.
Kyrvänsyylä looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Havran with a jab.
A punch combination from Havran misses.
Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Kyrvänsyylä's shoulder, as Kyrvänsyylä tries to avoid the shot.
Kyrvänsyylä lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Havran takes a swing at Kyrvänsyylä's ribcage but misses.
Kyrvänsyylä on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Havran misses with a looping right.
Havran tests Kyrvänsyylä's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Havran connects with a body shot.
Havran misses with a hook
and Kyrvänsyylä counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the liver by Havran. Beautiful body shot.
Havran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a looping overhand right but Havran ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyrvänsyylä.
Havran thows a left - swing and a miss!
Havran misses with a two punch combination.
Havran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kyrvänsyylä.
Einar Kyrvänsyylä is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyrvänsyylä looks to score with a jab to the body but Havran is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran lands with an overhand left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Havran.
Kyrvänsyylä uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Havran.
As Havran backs off Kyrvänsyylä throws a huge counter combo but Havran manages to avoid it all.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a series of punches but Havran avoids them all with ease.
Kyrvänsyylä takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a shot from downtown. Havran moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Kyrvänsyylä there.
Havran cracks Kyrvänsyylä with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Havran misses with a right hand
and Havran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jeez, Gabriel Havran's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range as Havran strikes.
Kyrvänsyylä throws an overhand right that lands on Havran's shoulder, as Havran tries to avoid the shot.
Havran is looking to counter punch.
Havran ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Havran.
Havran went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kyrvänsyylä takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä defending well as Havran loads up on a big left hand.
Havran swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyrvänsyylä throws out a counter right but Havran avoids it with no problem.
Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrvänsyylä.
Havran misses with a looping left.
Kyrvänsyylä keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Havran.
Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä takes one to the side of the head.
Kyrvänsyylä fails to land with a series of punches.
Havran throws an overhand right that lands on Kyrvänsyylä's shoulder, as Kyrvänsyylä tries to avoid the shot.
Kyrvänsyylä now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kyrvänsyylä tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Havran was well out of range. Poor timing from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä lands with a nice body punch.
Havran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyrvänsyylä can do to turn this around?
Havran loads up on a big right hand but Kyrvänsyylä slips the punch.
Havran takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A cross from Havran lands.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Havran here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Havran ducks under a wild hook from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä dodges the punch combination from Havran.
Havran scores with a nice strike.
Havran paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Havran looks to throw the jab but Kyrvänsyylä is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Kyrvänsyylä misses.
Havran uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with the combination.
Kyrvänsyylä slips a straight right by Havran.
Kyrvänsyylä doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kyrvänsyylä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Havran lands a head shot.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Havran lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyrvänsyylä backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyrvänsyylä displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havran throws out the jab.
Havran throws out a loose jab but Kyrvänsyylä uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Kyrvänsyylä was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Havran smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Havran misses.
Havran dodges the punch combination from Kyrvänsyylä.
Havran misses with a straight left.
Kyrvänsyylä takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Havran looks to land a right hand but Kyrvänsyylä moved out of range.
Havran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Havran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyrvänsyylä has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut. Havran saw that one coming.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Havran dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Havran's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Havran misses with a hook. Kyrvänsyylä ducked under it nicely.
Havran lands an overhand right.
Kyrvänsyylä moves forwards but Havran connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Havran jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kyrvänsyylä throws out a counter right but Havran avoids it with no problem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kyrvänsyylä might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Havran has got the better of the exchanges.
Kyrvänsyylä moves out of range of the strikes.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids the body shot from Havran.
Havran uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kyrvänsyylä.
Kyrvänsyylä drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kyrvänsyylä avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kyrvänsyylä doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gabriel Havran is winning the standup battle so far.
Kyrvänsyylä slips a jab from Havran.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran misses with a looping left.
Kyrvänsyylä throws out a counter right but Havran avoids it with no problem.
Havran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kyrvänsyylä will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Havran with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrvänsyylä scores with a punch to the head.
Kyrvänsyylä looks to land a combination but Havran avoids it well.
Havran throws a hook but Kyrvänsyylä avoids it easily.
Havran throws a jab but it's blocked by Kyrvänsyylä.
It seemed like Kyrvänsyylä was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kyrvänsyylä throws a jab when Havran was well out of range.
Kyrvänsyylä displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Havran throws out the jab.
Kyrvänsyylä misses with an uppercut. Havran saw that one coming.
Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrvänsyylä.
Havran rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrvänsyylä connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Havran scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Havran misses the jab.
Havran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrvänsyylä.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Havran swings widly with a right hand
and Havran takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Einar Kyrvänsyylä!
A less than humble Einar Kyrvänsyylä misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 2175 p4p, 1185 weight class) and Sammy Nyla (ranked 267 p4p, 157 weight class). John Piercer has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Piercer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nyla eats them both and turns towards Piercer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Nyla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Piercer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Piercer throws a head kick that misses.
Good shot there by Piercer.
Nyla avoids the head kick by Piercer.
Nyla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Piercer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piercer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Piercer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nyla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like John Piercer has been cut.
Nyla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyla works Piercer's body with a nice hook.
Nyla throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Nyla throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Piercer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nyla's head.
Piercer connects with a body shot that sends Nyla's belly button to the back.
Piercer jabs Nyla right on the nose. Nyla blinks but takes it well.
Piercer throws the kick towards the body but Nyla avoids it.
Nyla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Piercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Piercer is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Nyla.
Piercer slips a straight right by Nyla.
Nyla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Piercer misses the jab.
Piercer throws the kick towards the body but Nyla avoids it.
Nyla takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nyla throws the left hand but Piercer avoids the punch easily.
Piercer quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nyla ducks under a wild hook from Piercer.
Nyla avoids the head kick by Piercer.
It seemed like Nyla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Piercer!
Nyla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Piercer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nyla.
Piercer misses with a low kick.
Piercer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nyla to score with a decent uppercut.
Oh Piercer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Piercer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Nyla gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bremner (ranked 820 p4p, 770 weight class) and Zafir Farman (ranked 62 p4p, 56 weight class). Zafir Farman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ted Bremner's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Bremner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zafir Farman!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bremner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Farman counters with a leg kick.
Farman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bremner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farman is out of range.
Bremner takes one to the side of the head.
Bremner blocks a head kick by Farman.
Farman avoids the body shot from Bremner.
The fighters circling - Bremner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Farman feints a counter leg kick.
Farman throws the kick towards the body but Bremner avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Farman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bremner throws the left hand but Farman avoids the punch easily.
Bremner backing away here, and Farman unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bremner scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Farman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bremner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Farman.
Bremner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Farman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bremner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farman! But no joy.
Bremner looks to land a combination but Farman avoids it well.
Farman takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Farman avoids the body shot from Bremner.
Farman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farman lands a leg kick that knocks Bremner off balance momentarily.
Farman throws a right hand that Bremner ducks under and follows up with a left that Bremner also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Bremner. That snapped Farman's head back.
A left lands for Farman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bremner throws a lazy uppercut
and Farman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farman checks the leg kick.
Farman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Farman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bremner misses with a left hand
and Farman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Farman moves out of range of the strikes.
Bremner looks to land a right hand but Farman moved out of range.
Farman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bremner. Farman does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bremner. Farman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bremner misses with a leg kick
and Farman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bremner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Bremner as he checks the leg kick.
Farman connects with a body shot.
Bremner is looking to score with low kicks.
Bremner misses the jab.
Farman goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Bremner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bremner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick by Farman misses
and Bremner counters with a solid body kick.
Farman throws a leg kick
and Bremner counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farman tests Bremner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bremner blocks a jab.
Bremner staying out of range there.
Bremner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Farman.
Farman misses with a body shot
and Bremner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bremner misses with a shot to the body
and Farman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bremner scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Bremner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zafir Farman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bremner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bremner throws a leg kick that misses.
And Farman responds with a good body kick, but Bremner manages to step out the way in time.
Farman blocks a jab.
Farman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bremner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farman throws out a powerful jab.
Farman tests Bremner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bremner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farman.
Bremner throws a leg kick but Farman moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farman closes the distance and pushes Bremner back into the cage.
Farman tries to work over Bremner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farman throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bremner.
Farman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bremner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bremner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farman has him pressed against the cage.
Bremner digs a right hand into Farman's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Farman's gas tank.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Farman throws a punch but it's blocked by Bremner.
Bremner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman can't find room to land a body shot as Bremner controls the action.
Farman tries to throw a body punch but Bremner avoids it by throwing Farman back against the cage.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman struggles to land a body shot inside as Bremner controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bremner.
Farman pushes Bremner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bremner blocks an uppercut.
Bremner lands a right hand.
Farman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bremner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Farman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farman misses with a punch on the inside.
Farman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bremners head.
Bremner struggles to land a body shot inside as Farman controls his hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bremner.
Farman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Farman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Farman can't find room to land a body shot as Bremner controls the action.
Zafir Farman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bremner lands a nice uppercut.
Farman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bremner.
Bremner throws a punch but it's blocked by Farman.
Bremner breaks the clinch.
Farman lands a big head kick that sends Bremner tumbling to the mat! Farman takes a step backwards and waves Bremner back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bremner is rocked!
Farman cracks Bremner with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zafir Farman!
After winning the bout, Zafir Farman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Bollomard (ranked 645 p4p, 1512 weight class) and Judah Christ (ranked 89 p4p, 195 weight class). Bollomard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mysterium. Judah Christ will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques Bollomard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Judah Christ!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
Christ works Bollomard's body with a nice hook.
Christ throws a push kick but Bollomard slaps the foot to one side.
Christ is looking to land body kicks.
Christ feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bollomards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Christ misses.
Jab by Christ.
Christ scores with a nice head shot.
Bollomard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ misses with a leg kick
and Bollomard counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollomard tries to pass to full mount but Christ defends it.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Bollomard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christ defending well though.
Bollomard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is staying active underneath Bollomard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bollomard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Christ tries to roll over but Bollomard keeps him under control.
Bollomard trying to advance position but Christ counters by regaining guard.
Bollomard 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.
Bollomard wants to pass the guard but Christ is keeping the position.
Christ is trying to keep Bollomard in close.
Bollomard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bollomard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bollomard preventing the sweep.
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.
Bollomard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bollomard trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Bollomard looking to pass the guard.
Bollomard wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Christ lands with a nice body kick.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bollomard defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bollomard drops down looking for a counter takedown but Christ sprawls and moves away.
Bollomard defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws an overhand right that lands on Bollomard's shoulder, as Bollomard tries to avoid the shot.
Bollomard drives through and clinches with Christ against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ breaks the clinch.
Bollomard takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Christ punishes Bollomard's body with a nice straight punch.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Christ tries to land a body kick
and Bollomard counters with a takedown into side control.
Bollomard tries to score with some ground and pound. Christ controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bollomard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bollomard working the head with strikes.
Christ takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Christ struggling a bit here.
Bollomard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ is looking to reverse the position.
Christ is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bollomard off and has taken his back!
Bollomard wants to escape the position.
Bollomard looking very determined here, making life difficult for Christ.
Bollomard breaks Christ's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Bollomard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Christ works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Christ dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christ misses with a low kick as Bollomard jumps back.
Christ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christ attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Bollomard is looking to clinch but Christ is avoiding it.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Bollomard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bollomard wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Christ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bollomard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bollomard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bollomard changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Christ dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bollomard. That did some damage!
Christ looks to land a body kick but Bollomard moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ looks to land a left hand but Bollomard moved out of range nicely.
Christ scores with the left hand. Bollomard knows he should have avoided that one.
Bollomard slips under a jab from Christ.
Bollomard attempts a counter takedown but Christ avoids it well and moves away.
Christ connects with a right hand. Bollomard shakes it off.
Bollomard lands a jab to the head.
Christ with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bollomard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bollomard moves away.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Christ.
Christ connects with a body shot that sends Bollomard's belly button to the back.
Bollomard blocks a jab.
Bollomard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Bollomard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christ can pounce on him.
A big left from Christ misses.
Christ throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bollomard.
Judah Christ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bollomard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Christ sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Christ misses with an uppercut. Bollomard saw that one coming.
Bollomard appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Christ misses with a head kick.
Bollomard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bollomard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Judah Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bollomard keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christ connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The fighters circling - Christ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ misses with a low kick.
Bollomard ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Christ pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christ finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Christ turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Christ darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as Bollomard shoots in.
Bollomard tries to clinch there but Christ circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Christ throws a leg kick which misses Bollomard's front leg but catches the back leg as Bollomard tries to avoid it.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bollomard postures up.
Bollomard throws a strike but Christ rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bollomard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Christ trying to control but Bollomard is working from the bottom.
Christ pushing down on Bollomard's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bollomard wants to sweep but Christ has passed to side control!
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ is staying tight to Bollomard's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bollomard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Christ tries to advance to mount but Bollomard denies him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Christ 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! And we move into the final round!
A nice leg kick from Christ, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping body kick lands there for Christ.
Bollomard takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bollomard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bollomard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christ will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bollomard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bollomard's sensitive parts.
Bollomard checks a low kick from Christ.
Bollomard half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Christ misses with the body kick
and Bollomard counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Christ bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bollomard's guard.
Bollomard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Christ passes into half guard.
Bollomard looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bollomard looking for submissions off his back.
Jacques Bollomard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bollomard tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Christ has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bollomard manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two 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.
Christ tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Bollomard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bollomard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Christ doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Christ manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bollomard wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bollomard looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Christ puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bollomard tries to get to full guard but Christ has control of the leg.
Bollomard is pressing down on Christ's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bollomard is pulling down on Christ's head. It's preventing any offense from Christ, at least for the moment.
Christ avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Christ must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bollomard controls Christ momentarily but Christ frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bollomard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christ stays in close to Bollomard's body and controls the position.
Bollomard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bollomard, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ jabs Bollomard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ scores with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick from Christ, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bollomard has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Christ.
And that's the end of the fight!
Judah Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christ winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judah Christ!
After winning the bout, Judah Christ thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tiamat Tenkula (ranked 903 p4p, 972 weight class) and Fela Kuti (ranked 112 p4p, 124 weight class). Kuti has chosen Expensive Shit as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiamat Tenkula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fela Kuti!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Jrvilinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kuti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Tiamat Tenkula has been cut.
Tenkula on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tenkula throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuti throws a jab but it's blocked by Tenkula.
Tenkula moves out of range of the strikes.
As Kuti looks to move away, Tenkula throws a big counter combo but Kuti just gets out of the way.
Tenkula ducks under a wild hook from Kuti.
Kuti misses with a hook
enabling Tenkula to counter with a crisp jab.
Tenkula closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nice defenses there by Tenkula.
Tenkula is looking for a counter combo.
Tenkula slips a jab from Kuti.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuti misses the target.
Kuti misses with a right hand
and Tenkula counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tenkula slips under a jab.
Kuti throws a right hand that misses
and Tenkula counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuti avoids a kick to the body.
Kuti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tenkula throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuti.
Kuti throws a head kick but Tenkula moves out of range.
Tenkula throws a big counter combination but Kuti scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kuti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tenkula is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuti misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Tenkula misses its target.
Kuti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tenkula.
Kuti avoids the head kick by Tenkula.
Kuti blocks a jab.
Tenkula misses with a low kick.
Kuti misses with a hook. Tenkula ducked under it nicely.
Tenkula fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tenkula defending well as Kuti loads up on a big left hand.
Kuti misses with a straight right.
Kuti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tenkula stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuti misses with a hook.
Kuti throws a right hand that misses
and Tenkula counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Kuti misses
and Tenkula counters with a low kick, right behind Kuti 's knee.
Kuti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tenkula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fela Kuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuti throws a hook but Tenkula blocks it.
Nice uppercut there from Kuti.
Tenkula throws a push kick but Kuti slaps the foot to one side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kuti! But no joy.
Tenkula misses with a looping left.
Kuti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuti throws an off balance right hand
and Tenkula counters with a left to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Tenkula.
Kuti looks to throw the jab but Tenkula is out of range.
Tenkula's corner calls for a 1-2. Tenkula obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kuti falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tenkula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 Kuti is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tenkula, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kuti is still on wobbly legs! Can Tenkula finish him?
A swing and a miss from Kuti.
Tenkula slips under a jab.
Kuti lands an overhand right.
Kuti throws out a loose jab but Tenkula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuti seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuti misses with an uppercut.
Kuti throws a hook but Tenkula avoids it easily.
Kuti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuti misses with an uppercut.
Kuti looks to land a combination but Tenkula avoids it well.
Tenkula fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tenkula moves out of range as Kuti strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuti. Tenkula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tenkula swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tenkula throws out a powerful jab.
Tenkula walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kuti drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Tenkula swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kuti's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tiamat Tenkula!
A victorious Tiamat Tenkula thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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