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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Detritus Rubble (ranked 1564 p4p, 2655 weight class) and Billy Graham (ranked 119 p4p, 179 weight class). Rubble comes to the cage accompanied by Flux Pavilion x Feed Me - Survive (feat. meesh). Detritus Rubble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Detritus Rubble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Graham !
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubble moves into range and clinches up with Graham .
Rubble gets through Graham 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rubble lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
Graham is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rubble to keep the fight standing.
Nice body punch from Rubble.
Rubble working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rubble lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Rubble scores with a hook to the body.
Graham is trying to pull guard but Rubble turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graham is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rubble lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rubble working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graham backwards.
Rubble lands a nice shot to the body.
Rubble lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubble is leaning against Graham and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rubble lands a shoulder strike.
Rubble throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graham s head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rubble.
I was talking to Rubble's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubble lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rubble lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Graham .
Rubble lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Graham or not.
A hook to the body from Rubble.
Graham looks winded!
Rubble lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Graham changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rubble fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Detritus Rubble has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Graham .
Graham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Graham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Rubble to counter with a crisp jab.
 Graham is rocked!
Graham walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Graham limp body while Rubble jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Detritus Rubble!
Our winner, Detritus Rubble, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Rumiantsev (ranked 2107 p4p, 2922 weight class) and James Dalton (ranked 144 p4p, 194 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Rumiantsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Dalton!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumiantsev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dalton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Dalton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rumiantsev looks for a takedown but Dalton sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Rumiantsev as he connects with a hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dalton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dalton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dalton duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton jabs at Rumiantsev's body.
Rumiantsev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rumiantsev clinches up with Dalton and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rumiantsev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dalton blocks an uppercut.
Dalton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dalton wants a takedown but no success here.
Rumiantsev tries to throw a body punch but Dalton avoids it by throwing Rumiantsev back against the cage.
Dalton is working for takedown but Rumiantsev is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tomas Rumiantsev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Dalton.
Rumiantsev stops a takedown attempt from Dalton.
Rumiantsev misses with the head strike.
Dalton wants a takedown.
Rumiantsev blocks the elbow strike.
Rumiantsev avoids a wild elbow strike from Dalton.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dalton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rumiantsev's brow.
Dalton lands a takedown into guard.
Rumiantsev has control of Dalton's left arm, preventing Dalton from doing any damage.
Dalton wants to pass the guard but Rumiantsev is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rumiantsev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dalton looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rumiantsev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dalton passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev is looking for a sweep. Dalton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rumiantsev trying to control but Dalton postures up.
Dalton is trying to control the action in half guard but Rumiantsev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dalton misses with a head shot. Rumiantsev uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dalton trying to control but Rumiantsev is working from the bottom.
Rumiantsev pulls Dalton in close to prevent any damage.
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.
Rumiantsev is trying to control the position but Dalton postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rumiantsev shoots in and drives through. Dalton sprawls well.
Dalton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rumiantsev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tomas Rumiantsev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rumiantsev darts in looking for a takedown but Dalton gets double underhooks and turns Rumiantsev into the cage.
Rumiantsev throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rumiantsev blocks the elbow strike.
Dalton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rumiantsev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Rumiantsev.
Dalton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Dalton will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rumiantsev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dalton.
Rumiantsev scores with a jab to the body.
Dalton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rumiantsev appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rumiantsev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dalton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev digs a good body shot into Dalton's ribs.
Dalton throws a body punch but Rumiantsev moves out of range.
Rumiantsev is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rumiantsev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dalton.
Dalton tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Dalton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rumiantsev changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rumiantsev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalton tries to clinch but Rumiantsev moves out of range.
Rumiantsev throws out a loose jab but Dalton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dalton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Dalton wants to clinch up but Rumiantsev keeps it at a distance.
Rumiantsev scores with a shot to the body.
Dalton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumiantsev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Rumiantsev.
Rumiantsev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dalton slips a jab from Rumiantsev.
And Dalton tries to counter it with a takedown but Rumiantsev pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalton moves away.
Dalton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rumiantsev, pushing him back against the cage.
Rumiantsev misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rumiantsev blocks an elbow strike.
Rumiantsev lands with a light punch inside.
Dalton misses with a punch on the inside.
Dalton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumiantsev backwards.
Rumiantsev misses with a punch to the body.
Dalton blocking some punches.
Rumiantsev throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalton.
Rumiantsev has picked Dalton up - he's going for a ride! Rumiantsev dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalton is refusing to be controlled, as Rumiantsev sits in half guard.
Dalton is pressing down on Rumiantsev's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev wants to control from the top but Dalton keeps moving.
Rumiantsev landing some decent shots from guard.
Rumiantsev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rumiantsev is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dalton looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rumiantsev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dalton is keeping the position for now.
Dalton looking for a sweep. Not yet Dalton, not yet.
Dalton is looking for a triangle here but Rumiantsev uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Dalton tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton taking a bit of punishment here - Rumiantsev scoring with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas Rumiantsev dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Rumiantsev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dalton tries to avoid it but Rumiantsev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dalton to the ground. Dalton escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rumiantsev tries to clinch up but Dalton circles away and keeps his distance.
Rumiantsev goes for a double leg but Dalton avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dalton continues to drive forward.
Dalton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rumiantsev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dalton lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rumiantsev fails to land.
Dalton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rumiantsev lands a right hand.
Rumiantsev misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalton lands a takedown into guard.
Rumiantsev looking to control.
Dalton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dalton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumiantsev is looking to improve his position.
Dalton is looking to pass Rumiantsev's guard but actually Rumiantsev recovers to full guard.
Dalton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dalton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dalton thows a huge punch but Rumiantsev dodges it nicely.
Dalton tries to pass to full mount but Rumiantsev defends it.
Rumiantsev controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dalton is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dalton trying to control the action but Rumiantsev is working from the bottom.
Dalton is thwarting Rumiantsev's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev tries to roll over but Dalton keeps him under control.
Dalton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rumiantsev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dalton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dalton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dalton avoids the body shot from Rumiantsev.
A slow jab from Dalton misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumiantsev jabs Dalton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rumiantsev looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Dalton is refusing to be controlled, as Rumiantsev sits in half guard.
James Dalton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dalton is in trouble now - Rumiantsev has advanced to mount!
Rumiantsev jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle. Ooooh, that looks tight Dalton is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dalton and Rumiantsev has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dalton gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tomas Rumiantsev.
I think Rumiantsev has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 1042 p4p, 2932 weight class) and Sergei Lagavulin (ranked 86 p4p, 233 weight class). Sergei Lagavulin looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Lagavulin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lagavulin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lagavulin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chai lands a front kick.
Chai misses with a body shot.
Chai throws out a loose jab but Lagavulin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lagavulin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Chai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lagavulin ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lagavulin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chai.
Chai misses with a kick to the body
and Lagavulin counters with a nice uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Chai.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lagavulin doesn't seem bothered though.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lagavulin takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lagavulin looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Chai as he connects with a hook.
Chai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lagavulin slips a jab from Chai.
A little jabbing left from Lagavulin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jeong Hoon Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chai sets himself, and Lagavulin steps forward looking for the clinch! Chai avoids it this time.
A big left from Chai misses.
Chai scores with a punch to the head.
Chai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lagavulin drops his hands momentarily and Chai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chai misses the jab.
Lagavulin wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Lagavulin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chai.
Chai is looking to slow Lagavulin down with leg kicks.
Lagavulin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lagavulin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chai.
Lagavulin ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Chai sets himself, and Lagavulin steps forward looking for the clinch! Chai avoids it this time.
Lagavulin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chai.
Chai throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chai looks to score with a jab to the body but Lagavulin is just out of range.
Lagavulin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lagavulin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chai.
Chai clobbers Lagavulin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Chai.
Lagavulin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lagavulin. That did some damage!
Lagavulin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chai can pounce on him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lagavulin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chai has got the better of the exchanges.
Chai looks for the body kick but Lagavulin saw that one coming.
Lagavulin wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Lagavulin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Lagavulin's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lagavulin wants to counter with a clinch but Chai pushes him away.
Chai throws a jab when Lagavulin was well out of range.
Chai swings for the body but Lagavulin moves out of range.
Lagavulin is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lagavulin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chai sets himself, and Lagavulin steps forward looking for the clinch! Chai avoids it this time.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Lagavulin is out of range.
Chai sets himself, and Lagavulin steps forward looking for the clinch! Chai avoids it this time.
Lagavulin walks into a left hand.
Chai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lagavulin was well out of range. Poor timing from Chai.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai connects with a nice looking jab.
Lagavulin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Chai.
Chai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Chai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chai connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chai throws the kick towards the body but Lagavulin avoids it.
Chai throws a sloppy head kick and Lagavulin moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Chai.
Chai dips to his left and cracks Lagavulin with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Chai.
Chai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chai cracks Lagavulin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lagavulin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lagavulin is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chai steps in with a hook that catches Lagavulin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chai follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Lagavulin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeong Hoon Chai!
A relieved looking Jeong Hoon Chai 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Pornthonglek Sitsongrit (ranked 1673 p4p, 3086 weight class) and Steve Sherk (ranked 150 p4p, 242 weight class). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Sherk!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sherk takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sherk fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sitsongrit avoids it really well and circles away.
Sherk closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Sherk dives into side control.
The referee asks Sherk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Sherk prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sherk swings around for an armbar but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sherk's guard.
Sitsongrit controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sherk trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sitsongrit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sherk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sitsongrit has managed to get both his arms back between Sherk's legs - danger averted.
Sitsongrit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sherk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sitsongrit is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sherk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sitsongrit stays in close to Sherk's body and controls the position.
Sherk managing to control the position.
Sitsongrit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sitsongrit is looking to stand up but Sherk won't let him.
Sherk is controlling Sitsongrit's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sherk shoots in looking for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sherk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sherk connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sitsongrit needs to keep his hands up - Sherk had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sherk missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sitsongrit jabs Sherk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sherk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sherk with a poor takedown
enabling Sitsongrit to counter with a crisp jab.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Sherk.
Sherk shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sherk showed some decent athleticism there.
Sherk has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
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!
Sitsongrit is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk goes for an armbar but Sitsongrit turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Sitsongrit.
Sherk is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sherk has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sitsongrit can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sitsongrit engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sherk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Sherk's head.
Sherk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sitsongrit's waist but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherk off to one side.
Sitsongrit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sherk misses with a takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sitsongrit takes one on the button.
Sherk dives in for a single leg takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Sitsongrit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Sherk.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sherk at a distance.
Sitsongrit lands a nice hook to Sherk's body. Sherk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Sherk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sitsongrit defends it nicely.
Sitsongrit throwing a counter right hand but Sherk manages to avoid it.
Sherk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sherk throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Sherk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sitsongrit's waist but Sitsongrit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sherk off to one side.
Sitsongrit clinches up against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sherk working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sherk's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherk has his takedown stuffed
and Sitsongrit counters with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sherk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Sitsongrit.
Nice shot by Sitsongrit.
Sherk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sitsongrit counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sherk looks for a takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls well.
Sherk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherk misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sitsongrit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sherk.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sherk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sitsongrit pinned against the cage. Sitsongrit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sherk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sitsongrit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sherk can do to turn this around?
Sherk misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sherk tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit circles away easily
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit thuds a left hand into Sherk's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sherk shoots in but Sitsongrit avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Sitsongrit cracks Sherk with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sherk looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sherk is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sherk is still on wobbly legs! Can Sitsongrit finish him?
Sitsongrit sends Sherk crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sitsongrit is motioning to the referee to let Sherk up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sherk moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit leaves Sherk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
That's time! Sitsongrit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sherk shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sitsongrit counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sherk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sherk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sitsongrit quickly recovers to half guard.
Sitsongrit pushes Sherk off and gets back to his feet.
Sherk fails with the takedown.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sitsongrit lands a big right hand that sends Sherk crashing to the mat! Sitsongrit stays standing though and waves Sherk back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit drops Sherk with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sherk! Sitsongrit dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pornthonglek Sitsongrit!
Pornthonglek Sitsongrit 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Putte Ro (ranked 1098 p4p, 1528 weight class) and Dragon Li Chai (ranked 84 p4p, 115 weight class). Dragon Li Chai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Ro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Dragon Li Chai!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ro counters with a single leg into guard. Chai didn't expect that.
Ro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ro trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
Ro engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ro postures up in Chai's guard and throws a big left but Chai blocks it.
Ro trying to control but Chai is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ro in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ro with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ro throwing strikes from guard but Chai blocks nicely.
Ro trying to control the position from guard on top but Chai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ro postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ro missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chai seems keen to control Ro's posture.
Ro drops back looking for a leg! Chai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chai manages to kick Ro off! Ro jumps back into Chai's guard.
Ro is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Ro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chai is keeping the position for now.
Ro throwing strikes but missing.
Ro trying to move into half guard but instead Chai has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ro trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ro is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chai defends well.
Ro looking for a guillotine here but Chai defends easily.
Ro looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chai is defending well. Ro quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chai has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Ro celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Putte Ro!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kasparas Spirikavicius (ranked 1259 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Baki Hanma (ranked 164 p4p, 143 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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kasparas Spirikavicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spirikavicius moves forwards but Hanma connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spirikavicius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hanma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hanma lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Spirikavicius has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Spirikavicius and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hanma slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hanma moves out of range of the strikes.
A cross from Spirikavicius lands.
Hanma throws a body punch but Spirikavicius moves out of range.
We've been told by Spirikavicius's head coaches at Torcida MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Spirikavicius on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hanma clinches with his opponent.
Hanma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spirikavicius misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Spirikavicius.
Spirikavicius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hanma turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Spirikavicius is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hanma asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Hanma throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Spirikavicius works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Hanma tries to pass to full mount but Spirikavicius defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanma prevents Spirikavicius from standing back up.
Hanma is trying to control the action in half guard but Spirikavicius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Spirikavicius keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hanma lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Spirikavicius looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hanma 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. Spirikavicius tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hanma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma very nearly forgot to thank Mythical Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ele Meno (ranked 2917 p4p, 854 weight class) and Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 232 p4p, 68 weight class). The key to victory for Ele Meno has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ele Meno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tochukwu fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Meno on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tochukwu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tochukwu decides to pull guard.
Tochukwu working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Meno doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Meno manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Meno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tochukwu on the ground.
Meno avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Meno is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tochukwu has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Meno is looking to defend but Tochukwu has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Meno! Tochukwu pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Meno taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tolgot Tochukwu!
A relieved looking Tolgot Tochukwu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Yaroslav Amosov (ranked 996 p4p, 925 weight class) and Saurabh Pandeya (ranked 138 p4p, 129 weight class). Pandeya is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clan In Da Front. Yaroslav Amosov 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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yaroslav Amosov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Saurabh Pandeya!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amosov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Amosov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Pandeya connects with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
Amosov tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandeya! But no joy.
Pandeya throws a jab but it's blocked by Amosov.
Amosov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Amosov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pandeya cracks Amosov with an open hand slap.
Pandeya decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pandeya sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Pandeya moves into full mount! Amosov won't be happy about that!
Pandeya wants to take his opponent's back but Amosov doesn't allow it.
Pandeya is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandeya is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Amosov to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Amosov shrugs it off.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.
Pandeya fails to take his opponent's back.
Amosov's coaches at The Devil’s Playground have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Pandeya can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Amosov is looking to escape.
Amosov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Pandeya is looking to work his way around to Amosov's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pandeya controlling from the full mount.
Pandeya fails to move to back control.
Amosov is not a happy chappy he wants out of there.
Pandeya trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pandeya content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya working for a submission but Amosov is keeping him at bay.
Pandeya controlling the pace for now.
Pandeya wants to control the action but instead Amosov gets a body lock and reverses into Pandeya's guard! Nice work!
Pandeya bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Amosov's guard.
Pandeya looking to pass the guard.
Pandeya sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Amosov's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya is controlling the pace.
Amosov is staying active underneath Pandeya, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pandeya controlling the action here.
Pandeya wants to take a breather but Amosov is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pandeya wants to work for an arm triangle but Amosov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pandeya is trying to work for a kimura but Amosov is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Amosov.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pandeya.
Jab, jab by Amosov - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Amosov.
Amosov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A head kick misses from Amosov.
Amosov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pandeya lands a lovely overhand right.
Amosov throws a series of punches but Pandeya avoids them all with ease.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses.
Amosov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amosov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Amosov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pandeya circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pandeya connects with the punch.
Amosov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pandeya.
Pandeya fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Amosov on the side of the head.
Pandeya moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pandeya throws a shot to the body.
Pandeya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pandeya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pandeya throws out a powerful jab.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yaroslav Amosov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Pandeya.
Amosov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amosov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pandeya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Pandeya misses.
Amosov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pandeya only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Amosov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pandeya throws out the jab.
Pandeya thuds a left hand into Amosov's body.
Pandeya scores with a jab to the body.
Pandeya's corner calls for a 1-2. Pandeya obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pandeya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pandeya scores with a jab. Amosov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
Amosov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Amosov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amosov throws a head kick but Pandeya moves out of range.
It seemed like Pandeya was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya digs a good body shot into Amosov's ribs.
Amosov throws a hook but Pandeya blocks it.
Pandeya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Amosov.
Pandeya feints and as Amosov raises his hands in defense, Pandeya changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pandeya slips nicely into half guard.
Pandeya wants to control but Amosov is keeping him busy.
Pandeya controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandeya wants to control but Amosov is keeping him busy.
Pandeya is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Pandeya looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pandeya keeps trying to improve his position.
Pandeya is looking for a kimura here.
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.
Pandeya wants to pass to mount but Amosov is defending the position.
Saurabh Pandeya has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pandeya is keen to just control but Amosov is a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Amosov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pandeya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amosov.
Amosov is looking to counter punch.
Amosov throws a head kick but Pandeya moves out of range.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saurabh Pandeya 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Amosov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pandeya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decent striking displayed by Pandeya there.
Amosov gets caught flat footed, as Pandeya shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Pandeya trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Amosov manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Amosov won't allow Pandeya to sweep him here.
Pandeya has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Amosov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandeya is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Amosov stopping the sweep attempt from Pandeya.
Pandeya throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pandeya looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yaroslav Amosov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pandeya is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Amosov defends well.
Amosov postures up.
Pandeya controlling Amosov's posture.
Pandeya is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yaroslav Amosov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amosov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pandeya throws the left hand but Amosov avoids the punch easily.
Amosov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saurabh Pandeya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Amosov kicks Pandeya off and gets back to his feet.
Amosov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pandeya.
Pandeya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amosov doesn't seem bothered though.
Pandeya catches Amosov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandeya shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Amosov as he avoids it easily.
Pandeya swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Amosov.
Pandeya lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses
and Pandeya counters with a left to the body.
Amosov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pandeya.
Amosov throws a head kick but Pandeya moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amosov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amosov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Amosov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pandeya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amosov.
Amosov lands a jab to Pandeya's midsection.
Amosov misses with a head kick.
Pandeya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Amosov. Amosov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Amosov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pandeya.
Good shot there by Pandeya.
Pandeya lands with a cross.
Amosov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A slow jab from Pandeya misses its intended target.
Amosov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pandeya.
Saurabh Pandeya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pandeya misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saurabh Pandeya comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandeya 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saurabh Pandeya!
A very excited looking Saurabh Pandeya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Ivanovic (ranked 303 p4p, 1321 weight class) and Kangaroo Jack (ranked 27 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivor Ivanovic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kangaroo Jack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jack misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Ivanovic misses.
Ivanovic checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ivanovic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ivanovic with a hook.
Ivanovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jack flicks out a counter leg kick but Ivanovic steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ivanovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack is rocked!
Ivor Ivanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack misses with a low kick.
Ivanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Jack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ivanovic clobbers Jack with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ivanovic works Jack's body with a nice hook.
Ivanovic throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jack has time to react.
Ivanovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jack throws a leg kick but Ivanovic checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Ivanovic misses the target.
Jack throws a counter combo.
Ivanovic connects with a leg kick.
A jab from Ivanovic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic throws an off balance right hand
and Jack counters with a stiff right hand.
Ivanovic takes a swing at Jack's ribcage but misses.
Jack lands a glancing blow to the side of Ivanovic's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Ivanovic tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ivanovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jack.
Ivanovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ivanovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ivanovic looks to land a body kick but Jack moved away.
Jack moves out of range of the leg kick from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jack throws a sloppy head kick and Ivanovic moves out of range easily.
Ivanovic thuds his shin into the meat of Jack's side.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ivanovic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jack thinks about the counter body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack looks to land a combination but Ivanovic avoids it well.
Jack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanovic with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Jack misses.
Ivanovic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanovic is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Ivanovic coming out on top.
Jack is still on wobbly legs! Can Ivanovic finish him?
Jack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jack fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ivanovic on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Ivanovic dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
Ivanovic thinks about countering with a body kick.
Jack seems to have recovered his senses.
Jack misses with a straight left.
Ivanovic throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jack counters with a right hand to the body.
Ivanovic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jack connects with a single shot there.
Ivanovic misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jack! But no joy.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ivanovic connects with a right hand. Jack shakes it off.
Nice jab there from Jack.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Ivanovic's leg but Ivanovic calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ivanovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jack moves away.
Ivanovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Jack counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ivanovic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Jack.
An inside leg kick lands from Jack.
Ivanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Ivanovic swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Jack counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanovic works over Jack's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivanovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivanovic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jack checks it well.
Good shot there by Jack.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Ivanovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanovic moves away.
Ivanovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ivanovic misses with a jab to the body
and Jack counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ivanovic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jack circles away quickly and effectively.
Ivanovic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Ivor Ivanovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivanovic misses with a wild body shot.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Jack unleashes a big counter combination but Ivanovic bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack throws a nice looking combination but Ivanovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ivanovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Jack swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jack finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ivanovic quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jack slips under a jab from Ivanovic.
Ivanovic throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack checks a low kick from Ivanovic.
A shot to the body from Ivanovic misses
and Jack counters with a straight right hand.
Ivanovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kangaroo Jack will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ivanovic lands with a nice combination. Jack backs away looking to recover.
A clash of legs there as Jack blocks the low kick.
Ivanovic throws a right hand that misses
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack delivers a nice body kick.
Ivanovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
Nice jab there from Jack.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Ivanovic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jack lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack swings for the body but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Ivanovic looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanovic.
Jack throws a body punch but Ivanovic moves out of range.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Ivanovic.
Despite the aggression on Jack's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ivanovic works over Jack's head and body with a nice combination.
Ivanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack flicks out a counter leg kick but Ivanovic steps away.
Jack takes a swing at Ivanovic's ribcage but misses.
Ivanovic gets in close and tags Jack with a short punch that almost sends Jack to the mat! Oh Jack is in big trouble! He turns his back on Ivanovic, trying to create some distance but Ivanovic rushes him, striking wildly and Jack goes down! The referee tackles Ivanovic into the cage to end the fight! Ivanovic is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivor Ivanovic!
Ivor Ivanovic retains his featherweight title!
Ivor Ivanovic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Heung Min Choi (ranked 1332 p4p, 617 weight class) and Kirill Berkut (ranked 117 p4p, 48 weight class). Choi's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Black Eyed Bruiser. The key to victory for Heung Min Choi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heung Min Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kirill Berkut!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Choi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Berkut was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Berkut shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Choi's guard.
Berkut preventing the sweep.
Berkut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi is looking to stand up but Berkut isn't so interested in that idea.
Berkut postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi working a defensive guard but Berkut passes into half guard.
Berkut stops Choi from getting back to his feet.
Choi trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Choi is trying to control but can't.
Berkut throws a strike but Choi avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Choi is wriggling around but Berkut manages to pass to half guard.
Berkut 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.
Berkut is trying to control the action in half guard but Choi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Choi trying to hold on to Berkut's head to control him but Berkut postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi is trying to stand up here but Berkut is controlling him well.
Berkut lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Berkut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Berkut working over Choi with some ground and pound. Choi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Berkut looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Choi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Berkut 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.
Choi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Berkut.
Berkut throwing shots but Choi is blocking nicely.
Berkut is controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to get back to full guard.
Berkut prevents Choi from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Berkut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Berkut fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Choi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Berkut counters with a nice uppercut.
Berkut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've been told by Choi's head coaches at Far-Q Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Berkut tries to clinch there but Choi circles away.
Berkut darts in and clinches Choi up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi breaks from the clinch.
Berkut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Choi misses with a double jab
and Berkut cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Heung Min Choi has been cut.
Berkut shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Berkut showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Berkut not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Berkut seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Choi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Berkut prevents Choi from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Choi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Berkut not doing much here.
Berkut wants to lay and pray for a moment but Choi keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kirill Berkut dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Choi digs a good hook to Berkut's body.
Choi misses the jab.
Berkut fails with the takedown.
Choi throws a hook but Berkut avoids it easily.
Berkut misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Choi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Berkut tries to clinch up
and Choi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berkut counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Berkut manages to avoid it.
Choi misses with a double jab.
Choi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heung Min Choi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berkut misses with an uppercut.
Berkut dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Choi lands a nice shot that snaps Berkut's head back.
Berkut ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Choi tries to sprawl but Berkut drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Choi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Berkut scores with a couple of nice shots.
Berkut stalling away here and it's allowed Choi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Berkut postures up.
Berkut postures up in Choi's guard and throws a big left but Choi blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berkut keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Choi's head.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Berkut working his ground and pound in the gym.
Choi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Berkut in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Berkut landing some decent shots from guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berkut postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Choi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Berkut is one step ahead there.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Berkut.
Berkut slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut stopping the sweep attempt from Choi.
Berkut sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Choi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Berkut misses.
Berkut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Choi defends it nicely.
Heung Min Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Berkut.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkut let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Heung Min Choi is winning the standup battle so far.
Berkut takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Berkut swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heung Min Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Choi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Choi defends it nicely.
Berkut cracks Choi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Choi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Berkut.
Choi misses the shot to the body.
Berkut ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Choi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Berkut shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Choi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Choi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Heung Min Choi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Heung Min Choi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Choi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Choi duly obliges.
Choi connects with a single shot there.
Nice sprawl there from Choi as Berkut shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Berkut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Berkut is defended easily by Choi.
Heung Min Choi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirill Berkut.
Berkut takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Choi as Berkut shoots in.
Choi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Berkut is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Choi's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi pushes Berkut off but Berkut dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi throws Berkut to one side and escapes!
Berkut misses with an uppercut.
Choi scores with a jab.
Berkut drops his hands momentarily and Choi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Berkut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Choi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Choi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berkut can do to turn this around?
Berkut tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Choi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berkut throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Berkut throws the left hand but Choi avoids the punch easily.
Berkut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choi.
Berkut with the counter takedown but Choi avoids it easily.
Choi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Berkut.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Berkut.
Choi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Berkut drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Choi looking for a sweep. Not yet Choi, not yet.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Choi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
Berkut stopping the sweep attempt from Choi.
Berkut missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Choi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Berkut lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berkut wants to control from the top but Choi keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Berkut walks into a left hand.
Choi throws a hook but Berkut blocks it.
Choi misses with a body shot.
Berkut walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Choi slaps away a takedown attempt from Berkut, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Choi lands a jab.
Choi scores with a decent looking hook.
Choi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Berkut counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Choi trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Berkut makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Choi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Choi keeping moving, preventing Berkut from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berkut passes Choi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choi trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heung Min Choi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Choi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heung Min Choi!
Our winner, Heung Min Choi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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