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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Omari Ayuba (ranked 2950 p4p, 3629 weight class) and Sam Owen (ranked 346 p4p, 410 weight class). Ayuba comes to the cage accompanied by 2Pac - All Eyez On Me. Owen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feel Me Flow - Naughty by Nature. 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Omari Ayuba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Sam Owen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayuba avoids the body shot from Owen.
Ayuba lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Sam Owen has been cut.
Ayuba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Owen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Owen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ayuba's guard.
Owen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Owen wants to control from the top but Ayuba keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Owen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ayuba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Owen advances position into side control!
Owen working the ground and pound from side control.
Owen is staying tight to Ayuba's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Owen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Owen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Owen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ayuba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayuba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Owen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Ayuba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Owen.
Ayuba tries to escape but Owen is in control.
Owen scoring with punches from side control.
Ayuba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Owen asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Owen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ayuba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Owen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Owen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayuba is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Owen lands a few punches from side control.
Ayuba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Owen creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Ayuba is not content to let Owen control the position.
Owen tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Owen has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ayuba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Owen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayuba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Owen connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Owen is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ayuba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ayuba is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Owen has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Owen working the ground and pound.
Owen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ayuba is not content to let Owen control the position.
Owen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ayuba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owen in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ayuba is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Owen landing a few strikes.
Owen wants to control but Ayuba is keeping him busy.
Ayuba is working to avoid the ground and pound but Owen connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayuba is not content to let Owen control the position.
Owen working the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Owen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Owen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ayuba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Owen on the side of the head.
Owen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ayuba works over Owen's head and body with a nice combination.
Omari Ayuba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ayuba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Owen feints the counter takedown.
We've been told by Ayuba's head coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Owen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ayuba.
Owen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Owen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ayuba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Owen.
Owen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ayuba defends it well.
Ayuba throws a hook but Owen avoids it easily.
Ayuba takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Owen - that's a beauty! Ayuba is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Owen can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Owen!
A relieved looking Sam Owen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adrien Acosta (ranked 3883 p4p, 3375 weight class) and Ben Dover (ranked 456 p4p, 405 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Dover was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Adrien Acosta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ben Dover!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acosta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Acosta fails to land the takedown.
Dover drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dover postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dover has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Acosta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dover on the ground.
It looks like Dover might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Dover trying to control the position from guard on top but Acosta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Acosta wants to stand up but Dover is controlling him.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Acosta trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dover with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a couple of digs.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Acosta will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dover is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Dover scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dover controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Acosta is breathing heavily.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
Dover postures up and lands a big shot to Acosta's brow.
Dover landing some decent shots from guard.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Acosta has momentary wrist control but Dover slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dover cracks Acosta with a solid left hand.
Dover scoring with punches to the head and body.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dover engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover controls from within his opponent's guard.
Acosta throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover is working Acosta over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acosta is keeping the position for now.
Acosta has momentary wrist control but Dover slips an elbow through the middle.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dover is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acosta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dover throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Acosta tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dover is in Acosta's guard.
Dover working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dover stands up over Acosta, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dover has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dover is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ben Dover has got the better of the ground game so far.
Acosta looking to control.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dover working some strikes from top position.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover works over Acosta with some ground and pound from guard.
Dover postures up and lands a big shot to Acosta's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dover is stalling in the full guard.
Dover scoring with some ground and pound.
Dover is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Acosta is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dover working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dover controlling from the top position.
Dover keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Acosta's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Acosta being controlled here, momentarily.
Dover is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dover shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Acosta is trying to defend but Dover finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dover seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dover lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dover trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Acosta's temple.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover working Acosta over with strikes.
Dover is trying to work for a kimura but Acosta is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover is nestled in close to Acosta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dover lands a nice short elbow.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Acosta has hold of Dover's hands but Dover slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Well, if Dover 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.
Ground and pound from Dover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Dover showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dover drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dover distracts Acosta with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dover content to stall in guard here.
Dover makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dover postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dover lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dover is in close to Acosta's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dover lands a couple of elbows.
Dover landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dover's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dover is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dover lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dover chips away with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dover controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Acosta is on top in guard.
Dover looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Dover looking for a sweep. Not yet Dover, not yet.
Dover trying to control the position here.
Acosta is looking to stand up but Dover won't let him.
Dover looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dover is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
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.
Dover wants to sweep but no luck.
Dover is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover stalling.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Acosta taking some punishment here, with Dover in his half guard.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dover working Acosta over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dover scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Dover there.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover slips a nice elbow through Acosta's hands, connecting with Acosta's forehead.
Dover seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dover connects with a nice short shot to Acosta's temple.
Acosta on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dover lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dover stalling.
Dover working the head and body with strikes.
Dover takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dover working over Acosta with some ground and pound. Acosta looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dover stalling.
Dover is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dover landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dover drops an elbow to the side of Acosta's head.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dover looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dover not doing much here.
Dover looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acosta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Dover comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dover 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Dover!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Goodwire (ranked 3836 p4p, 3140 weight class) and Franciszek Zukowski (ranked 426 p4p, 371 weight class). Goodwire comes to the cage accompanied by Purge announcement. 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blake Goodwire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Franciszek Zukowski!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zukowski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zukowski scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Goodwire wants to improve his position but Zukowski is controlling well.
Goodwire scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Zukowski manages to mount him!
Zukowski looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Zukowski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodwire is desperately trying to improve his position but Zukowski has a good base and remains in mount.
Goodwire definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zukowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goodwire is trying to stand.
Goodwire swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Goodwire is trying to stand.
Zukowski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Zukowski working the ground and pound effectively.
Zukowski scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Zukowski lands a big elbow.
Zukowski cracks Goodwire with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Goodwire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zukowski won't let Goodwire get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Goodwire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Goodwire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodwire is trying to stand but he's just given Zukowski his back.
Goodwire trying to get back to his feet but Zukowski is in full control for now.
Goodwire is breathing heavily.
Zukowski has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Goodwire! Can he survive? No! He's out! Zukowski gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Franciszek Zukowski!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jai Wilkins (ranked 2213 p4p, 5057 weight class) and Stephan Risi (ranked 293 p4p, 517 weight class). Risi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Where Rainbows Never Die - The Steeldrivers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jai Wilkins has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jai Wilkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Risi!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Risi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Risi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Risi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Risi misses the shot to the body.
Wilkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Risi stuns Wilkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Risi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Risi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkins.
Risi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Risi connects with the punch.
 It looks like Jai Wilkins has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkins. Risi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Donk. Wilkins catches Risi right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkins catches Risi with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Risi forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jai Wilkins!
Jai Wilkins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kwadwo Adunga Jr (ranked 2304 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 279 p4p, 315 weight class). Kwadwo Adunga Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwadwo Adunga Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adunga Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christ.
Adunga Jr misses with a looping right.
Christ throws out a counter right but Adunga Jr avoids it with no problem.
Christ lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adunga Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Adunga Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adunga Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Adunga Jr throws a leg kick but Christ sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Christ slips a straight right by Adunga Jr.
Christ closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Christ keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Christ has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adunga Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Christ. Adunga Jr shrugs it off though.
Adunga Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
A shot to the body from Adunga Jr misses
and Adunga Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adunga Jr misses with a body punch
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adunga Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Christ counters with a nice leg kick.
Adunga Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Adunga Jr throws out a leg kick but Christ moves out of range and Adunga Jr only half commits.
Adunga Jr scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adunga Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Christ can pounce on him.
Adunga Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Kwadwo Adunga Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adunga Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Adunga Jr is out of range.
Adunga Jr misses with a hook
and Christ counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Christ looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christ scores with a jab. Adunga Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Christ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adunga Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a left and a right that stings Adunga Jr.
Christ throws a shot from downtown. Adunga Jr moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adunga Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Christ lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christ fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Adunga Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a right and a left that Adunga Jr avoids nicely.
A cross from Christ lands.
Christ takes one to the chin there.
Adunga Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Christ counters with a nice leg kick.
Christ moves out of range as Adunga Jr throws a body kick.
Adunga Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adunga Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adunga Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Christ bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adunga Jr's head.
A low kick from Adunga Jr misses
and Christ counters with a left and a right that stings Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ checks a low kick from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with a right hand
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Adunga Jr throws a wild body kick that Christ sees coming a mile off.
Adunga Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adunga Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adunga Jr misses the shot to the body.
Christ is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Adunga Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Adunga Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adunga Jr throws a low kick but Christ avoids it.
Adunga Jr lands a jab to Christ's midsection.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
And Christ responds with a good body kick, but Adunga Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Adunga Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Adunga Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Adunga Jr misses the target.
Adunga Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Christ is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adunga Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Adunga Jr throws a leg kick
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christ slips under a jab from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A telegraphed right hand from Adunga Jr misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ moves away from the strike by Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Christ.
Christ keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ 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.
Christ moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Adunga Jr works Christ's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Christ.
Adunga Jr throws a solid leg kick but Christ takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Adunga Jr.
Christ lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
An inside leg kick lands from Christ.
Adunga Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Christ.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adunga Jr.
It seemed like Christ was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adunga Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Christ avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Adunga Jr misses with a lunging right hand
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christ connects with an inside leg kick.
Adunga Jr misses the jab.
Adunga Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a body kick.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
And Christ responds with a good body kick, but Adunga Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Jesus Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adunga Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Adunga Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Christ is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adunga Jr looks to land a body kick but Christ moved away.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut.
Adunga Jr misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Adunga Jr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Adunga Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christ catches Adunga Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christ misses with a wild combination.
Adunga Jr misses with a looping right.
Adunga Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Adunga Jr looks for the body kick but Christ saw that one coming.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adunga Jr.
Christ appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Christ slips a straight right by Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Adunga Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ avoids the head kick by Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with the body kick
and Christ counters with a nice body shot.
Adunga Jr throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Adunga Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Christ lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big left from Adunga Jr misses.
Christ is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A jab from Adunga Jr misses.
Christ slips under a jab from Adunga Jr.
Christ looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Adunga Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Adunga Jr backing away here, and Christ unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Adunga Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Christ finds it's way round the side to connect with Adunga Jr's head.
Christ keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Christ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Adunga Jr misses its intended target.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adunga Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Adunga Jr misses its intended target.
Adunga Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adunga Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Christ thumps Adunga Jr with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Christ.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christ swinging wildly here.
A big left from Adunga Jr misses.
Adunga Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Adunga Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adunga Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adunga Jr misses with a hook to the body
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Adunga Jr misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Adunga Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adunga Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adunga Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Christ with a hook.
Adunga Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
A big right from Adunga Jr misses.
Adunga Jr misses with a straight right.
Adunga Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Christ lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adunga Jr looks for the body kick but Christ saw that one coming.
Christ doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adunga Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adunga Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adunga Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Christ throws out a counter right but Adunga Jr avoids it with no problem.
Adunga Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Christ moves out of range as Adunga Jr strikes.
Christ blocks the body kick.
That kick from Christ tenderised Adunga Jr's leg. Adunga Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Adunga Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ moves away from the strike by Adunga Jr.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adunga Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adunga Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Adunga Jr looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Christ.
Adunga Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Adunga Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adunga Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adunga Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adunga Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Christ unleashes a big counter combination but Adunga Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adunga Jr throws a leg kick
and Christ counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Christ throws a series of punches but Adunga Jr avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot
and Christ counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adunga Jr's knee momentarily.
Christ fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Adunga Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ checks a low kick from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Adunga Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Adunga Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adunga Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Adunga Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adunga Jr throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
Christ tries a head kick but it misses.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Adunga Jr.
Adunga Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christ.
Christ let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Adunga Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Christ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adunga Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Christ avoids the body shot from Adunga Jr.
A countering left hand to the body from Christ misses.
Christ lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Christ misses with a jab, cross combination.
Adunga Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adunga Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Adunga Jr throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ scores with a three punch combo!
Christ scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Adunga Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
A solid body kick from Christ.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christ 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lance Thorn (ranked 2371 p4p, 2896 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 326 p4p, 385 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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213
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Thorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casbon moves into the clinch.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Casbon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casbon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casbon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thorn lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Thorn as the two fighters clinch.
Casbon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Casbon.
Casbon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorn trying to stall but Casbon improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorn blocks a body shot from Casbon.
Casbon cracks Thorn with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Casbon.
Casbon lands with a light punch inside.
Casbon takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thorn tries to break the clinch but Casbon is controlling the position.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon is working Thorn over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casbon has a couple of punches blocked by Thorn.
Casbon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thorn is trying to push Casbon away but Casbon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Thorn looking to stall.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorn blocks an uppercut.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thorn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Casbon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon struggles to land a body shot inside as Thorn controls his hands.
Thorn swings wildly with an uppercut but Casbon uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Thorn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Casbon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Casbon throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorn.
Thorn lands a nice uppercut.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Thorn misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Thorn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorn.
Casbon prevents a body shot from Thorn.
Thorn blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Thorn fails to land.
Casbon tries to work over Thorn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casbon pushes Thorn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Casbon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Casbon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casbon.
Casbon misses with some punches.
Casbon blocking some punches.
Casbon misses with a punch to the body.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casbon working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casbon.
Casbon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casbon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Thorn.
Casbon throws a head punch that misses.
Thorn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Casbon working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thorn misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Casbon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thorn backwards.
Casbon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thorn.
Casbon lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casbon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harbin Casbon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Casbon back to the cage. Thorn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Harbin Casbon has been cut.
Thorn throws an overhand right that lands on Casbon's shoulder, as Casbon tries to avoid the shot.
Casbon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Casbon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Thorn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Casbon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Lance Thorn has been cut.
Casbon looks to land a combination but Thorn avoids it well.
Casbon defending well as Thorn loads up on a big left hand.
Thorn throws a lazy uppercut
and Casbon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casbon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Thorn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casbon ducks right into an uppercut from Thorn.
 Casbon is rocked!
Casbon circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Thorn. Casbon falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Thorn!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lance Thorn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neal Robson (ranked 1975 p4p, 3567 weight class) and Rocky Balboa (ranked 290 p4p, 442 weight class). Balboa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Purge announcement. Neal Robson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 London, Neal Robson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Balboa!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balboa dodges the punch combination from Robson.
Robson forces Balboa back against the cage and clinches.
Balboa throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Robson.
Robson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balboa backwards.
Robson scores with a shot to the side of Balboa's head.
Robson can't find room to land a body shot as Balboa controls the action.
Balboa pulls guard.
Robson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Balboa on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robson trying to control but Balboa is working from the bottom.
Balboa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balboa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Balboa is controlling Robson's posture.
Robson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Balboa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robson is looking to improve his position.
Balboa is taking a breather. Robson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Balboa is working away from the top position though.
Balboa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Balboa.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balboa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Robson keeps working.
Balboa wants to work for an arm triangle but Robson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balboa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robson gets back to full guard.
Balboa controlling from the top position.
Robson wants to control but Balboa passes easily into half guard.
Balboa is working for a submission of some sort.
Balboa thows a huge punch but Robson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Balboa is trying to control the action in half guard but Robson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Robson is trying to get back to full guard.
Robson desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Balboa wants to take a breather but Robson is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Robson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Robson moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Neal Robson dominated that round.
That's time! Robson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Robson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Balboa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Robson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Robson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Balboa tries to counter it with a takedown but Robson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Robson tests Balboa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Robson throws a looping overhand right but Balboa ducks down to avoid it.
Robson connects with a right hand. Balboa shakes it off.
Balboa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robson.
Balboa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Robson drops Balboa with a big left hand! Balboa is injured, injured bad! Robson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neal Robson!
During a confident post fight interview, Neal Robson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Rocky Balboa spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks Silverguard Outfitters, Furnace Performance, and MMA Helsieki. I will work for a shot at the Title.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gurney Halleck (ranked 5486 p4p, 4249 weight class) and Tom Cruise (ranked 532 p4p, 479 weight class). Cruise is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Purge announcement. Tom Cruise 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gurney Halleck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tom Cruise!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruise misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Halleck closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cruise to the mat! Cruise manages to get full guard.
Halleck passes into half guard.
Halleck in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Cruise tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Halleck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gurney Halleck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Robinson (ranked 2670 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Jab Buddha (ranked 369 p4p, 276 weight class). Buddha has chosen Rhyme Asylum - Smoke Screens and Pipe Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Robinson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jab Buddha!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buddha looks to throw the jab but Robinson is out of range.
Robinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Buddha scores with a jab. Robinson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Buddha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Robinson moves away.
Robinson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buddha is fending him off so far but Robinson persists. Nope, Buddha circles away and we're back to standing.
Robinson misses with a looping left.
Buddha rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Robinson to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice sprawl there from Buddha as Robinson shoots in.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown but Buddha shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Robinson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Buddha.
No luck for Robinson with that takedown attempt.
Buddha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Robinson.
Buddha rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Robinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Buddha throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buddha ducks under a wild hook from Robinson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Buddha scores with a body shot.
Buddha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robinson defending well as Buddha loads up on a big left hand.
Robinson feinted with a counter takedown.
Robinson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buddha lands a nice shot to the body.
Buddha lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
 Robinson is rocked!
Buddha lands an uppercut, right on the button! Robinson tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jab Buddha!
Jab Buddha is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jab Buddha took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, 30th Century Beer Store for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 1410 p4p, 1810 weight class) and Boney Goat (ranked 167 p4p, 224 weight class). Baki Hanma could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boney Goat's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boney Goat!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goat.
Hanma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hanma stuns Goat with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goat swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanma counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hanma with a hook.
It looks like Boney Goat has been cut.
Hanma lands a big uppercut and Goat crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Goat looks OK. Hanma waves Goat back to his feet!
Goat is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hanma closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Goat out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma retains his heavyweight title!
Baki Hanma thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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