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MMAH 93 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David McDonald (ranked 3504 p4p, 3444 weight class) and Fergal Mulroney (ranked 381 p4p, 378 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty Glass - Dropkick Murphys. Fergal Mulroney has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with David McDonald's chin.
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Good wrestling
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fergal Mulroney!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mulroney tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Mulroney swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mulroney misses with a body shot.
Mulroney scores with a jab to the head.
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
Mulroney gets through McDonald's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mulroney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mulroney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mulroney lands a left hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Mulroney cracks McDonald with a nice body shot.
McDonald blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mulroney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McDonalds head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mulroney stops a takedown attempt from McDonald.
Mulroney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mulroney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mulroney lands a slapping body shot.
McDonald tries to clinch but Mulroney moves out of range.
Mulroney lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mulroney connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McDonald misses with a straight left.
McDonald takes a swing at Mulroney's ribcage but misses.
McDonald throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Mulroney counter with a right hand.
Mulroney darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mulroney scores with a hook to the body. McDonald takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mulroney thuds a left hand into McDonald's body.
Mulroney lands a body shot.
McDonald tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mulroney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mulroney jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mulroney keeps the fight on the outside.
McDonald takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonald misses with a wild body shot.
McDonald dodges the punch combination from Mulroney.
McDonald tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mulroney manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fergal Mulroney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mulroney bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
McDonald wants to land a leg kick but Mulroney is out of range.
McDonald takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McDonald gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McDonald takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mulroney throws a lazy right hand but McDonald sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mulroney throws a right and a left that McDonald avoids nicely.
Mulroney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mulroney misses with a two punch combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Mulroney misses the target.
Mulroney cracks McDonald with an open hand slap.
McDonald feints and as Mulroney raises his hands in defense, McDonald changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McDonald preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mulroney is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McDonald is aware though and is defending well.
Mulroney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
McDonald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulroney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulroney had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McDonald defends it easily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mulroney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mulroney.
McDonald bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Mulroney slips the punch.
McDonald connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mulroney pinned against the cage. Mulroney gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mulroney let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald looking to score a takedown here. Mulroney is defending well but McDonald drives through and ends up in Mulroney's guard.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mulroney keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fergal Mulroney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mulroney lands with a nice body punch.
McDonald has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mulroney finds it's way round the side to connect with McDonald's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulroney. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mulroney checks a leg kick.
Mulroney is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McDonald with a body shot.
Mulroney has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
McDonald tries to clinch up.
McDonald instigates a clinch.
McDonald has Mulroney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mulroney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mulroney lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
McDonald trying to stall but Mulroney improves his position.
Mulroney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mulroney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mulroney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDonald is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald punishes Mulroney's body with a nice straight punch.
McDonald moves out of range of the strikes.
McDonald is looking to wear down Mulroney with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mulroney sizes up McDonald with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
No luck for McDonald with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald walks into a straight right hand from Mulroney.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Mulroney circles away and keeps his distance.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Mulroney circles away.
Mulroney avoids the body shot from McDonald.
A slow jab from Mulroney misses its intended target.
McDonald blocks a jab.
McDonald takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fergal Mulroney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mulroney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDonald drives through and clinches with Mulroney against the cage.
Mulroney managing to block the knees to the body from McDonald.
McDonald goes for a takedown attempt but Mulroney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice defenses there by McDonald.
Mulroney catches McDonald with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McDonald loads up on a big right hand but Mulroney slips the punch.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulroney circles away.
A little jabbing left from Mulroney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big right from Mulroney misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Mulroney circles away.
Mulroney throws out a counter right but McDonald avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mulroney misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It seemed like Mulroney was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McDonald moves in looking to clinch but Mulroney pushes him off.
McDonald wants to clinch.
McDonald tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mulroney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
McDonald is looking to clinch but Mulroney is avoiding it.
Mulroney listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mulroney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McDonald half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mulroney. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mulroney throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
Mulroney gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Mulroney is retaining full guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Mulroney keeps moving.
Mulroney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mulroney keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Mulroney is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McDonald sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mulroney's guard.
Mulroney is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDonald is nestled in close to Mulroney, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mulroney keeping hold of McDonald's head, controlling as best he can.
McDonald thows a huge punch but Mulroney dodges it nicely.
Mulroney makes his way to full guard, as McDonald worked for a kimura.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Fergal Mulroney 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.
Mulroney scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mulroney leaves McDonald with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A little jabbing left from Mulroney on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDonald clinches up with Mulroney and pushes him back against the cage.
McDonald scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Mulroney.
Mulroney lands with a left to the head.
McDonald misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mulroney gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McDonald.
Fergal Mulroney seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McDonald tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mulroney's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mulroney.
Mulroney scores with a shot to the side of McDonald's head.
McDonald tries to land knees in the clinch but Mulroney avoids the damage to the body.
McDonald trying to control the position but instead, Mulroney has worked for underhooks and has pushed McDonald into the cage.
Mulroney lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McDonald is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mulroney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David McDonald. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Mulroney.
McDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Mulroney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Mulroney.
McDonald tries to score a body lock takedown but Mulroney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mulroney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McDonald with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Mulroney to counter with a crisp jab.
Mulroney swings for the body but McDonald moves out of range.
Mulroney throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mulroney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mulroney lands with a right hand.
McDonald slips a jab from Mulroney.
Mulroney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fergal Mulroney is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Mulroney circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mulroney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mulroney scores with a shoulder strike.
McDonald tries to land a knee to the head but Mulroney blocks with his arms.
A short left from Mulroney.
A short uppercut from Mulroney.
Mulroney breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McDonald takes one to the chin there.
McDonald will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
McDonald tries to clinch up but Mulroney circles away and keeps his distance.
Mulroney's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDonald under the eye.
McDonald ducks right into an uppercut from Mulroney.
Mulroney connects with a looping right hand.
McDonald slips under a jab from Mulroney.
McDonald has taken the fight to the clinch.
McDonald looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney gets underhooks to prevent McDonald's takedown attempt.
McDonald is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mulroney is defending well for now.
Mulroney lands a right hand that snaps the head of McDonald backwards.
Mulroney lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mulroney.
Mulroney pushes McDonald back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McDonald trying to land knees to the body.
McDonald has Mulroney pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mulroney manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mulroney manages to break the clinch.
Mulroney lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mulroney scores with a jab.
McDonald on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McDonald takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McDonald defending well as Mulroney loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald throws a body shot but no joy.
Mulroney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulroney tests McDonald's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mulroney displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McDonald.
Mulroney gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch.
Mulroney lands with a light punch inside.
Mulroney lands with a left to the head.
McDonald takes a shot to the head.
Mulroney scores with a shoulder strike.
 McDonald is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald is looking to take this one to the mat.
McDonald can't get the takedown.
Mulroney lands with a short punch from the clinch.
David McDonald has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDonald missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fergal Mulroney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mulroney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fergal Mulroney!
A victorious Fergal Mulroney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, David McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fall down seven times, get up eight. I'll be back.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Costa Yannou (ranked 3205 p4p, 4562 weight class) and Martin Bhullar (ranked 362 p4p, 456 weight class). Costa Yannou 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Costa Yannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Bhullar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yannou fails to land the takedown.
Bhullar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bhullar works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
 It looks like Costa Yannou has been cut.
Bhullar throws a hook but Yannou blocks it.
Yannou will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yannou or perhaps it was just good defense by Bhullar, which made it look bad.
Bhullar throws out a counter right but Yannou avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Costa Yannou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooh!!! Bhullar has knocked Yannou down with a huge combo! Bhullar steps away and waves a wobbly Yannou back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yannou tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bhullar defends well and Yannou ends up having to push Bhullar into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bhullar pulls Yannou into guard.
Yannou drops back looking for a leg! Bhullar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bhullar manages to kick Yannou off! Yannou jumps back into Bhullar's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bhullar can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bhullar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yannou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bhullar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yannou is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Yannou won't allow Bhullar to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhullar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bhullar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bhullar had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yannou defends it easily.
Bhullar looking for a guillotine here but Yannou defends easily.
Yannou stands and throws Bhullar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Yannou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yannou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yannou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bhullar is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yannou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Yannou working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bhullar is looking to regain half guard here but Yannou keeps moving and retains side control.
Bhullar keeps Yannou under control for a moment.
Yannou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yannou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yannou is trying to get an arm triangle but Bhullar is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yannou has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bhullar!
Yannou working for a submission but Bhullar is keeping him at bay.
Yannou will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yannou is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bhullar can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yannou prevents Bhullar from getting the reversal.
Bhullar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yannou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yannou tries to control but Bhullar wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yannou has control of Bhullar's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Bhullar regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Yannou wants to finish this one by submission but Bhullar is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Yannou.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Martin Bhullar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Costa Yannou's cut.
That's time! Yannou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yannou on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bhullar scores with a nice strike.
Yannou feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bhullar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yannou is aware though and is defending well.
Yannou forces his way into half guard.
Bhullar wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yannou is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bhullar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yannou pulls his head out easily.
Bhullar is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar tries to roll over but Yannou keeps him under control.
Yannou is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bhullar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yannou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bhullar keeps working.
Yannou seems to be working for a kimura but Bhullar defends the submission attempt.
Bhullar tries to get to full guard but Yannou has control of the leg.
Yannou works his way into side control.
Yannou passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bhullar!
Costa Yannou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yannou is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bhullar to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bhullar shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar is trying to escape the mount.
Yannou looking to secure an arm triangle but Bhullar defends it well.
Yannou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yannou takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bhullar regains half guard.
Yannou prevents Bhullar from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhullar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bhullar wants to sweep but no luck.
Yannou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bhullar is keeping the position for now.
Bhullar has his foot on Yannou's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yannou works his way back into a safe position though.
Yannou wants to control from the top but Bhullar keeps moving.
Bhullar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Bhullar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yannou slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yannou wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bhullar, who protects the arm well.
Bhullar is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yannou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yannou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yannou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Yannou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bhullar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yannou tries for a kimura but Bhullar is defending well.
Bhullar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yannou wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yannou is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bhullar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Yannou working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Costa Yannou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Costa Yannou's cut.
That's time! Yannou's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yannou tries for a takedown but Bhullar circles away easily
letting Bhullar counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yannou.
Bhullar throws out a counter right but Yannou avoids it with no problem.
Bhullar lunges at Yannou with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yannou's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhullar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bhullar connects with a looping right hand.
Yannou fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Costa Yannou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhullar with a hook.
Bhullar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Yannou is aggressively charging in as Bhullar backs up avoiding any damage. Bhullar tosses out a jab and Yannou runs right into it face first! Yannou is out cold! Bhullar dropped down on all fours and is barking in Yannou's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Martin Bhullar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared Red (ranked 3133 p4p, 2795 weight class) and Isopaa Hunter (ranked 354 p4p, 321 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 Las Vegas, Jared Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Isopaa Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hunter keeps the fight on the outside.
Red rushes Hunter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hunter fails to land.
Red throws an elbow but it misses.
Red throws an elbow that misses.
Red letting Hunter take a breather here.
A short left from Hunter.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hunter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hunter receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Red just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hunter's brow.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Red backwards.
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Red misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter's coach down at RƤkƤlƤ was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hunter's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter dodges an elbow strike from Red.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Red pushes off an throws an elbow but Hunter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hunter avoids the elbow strike from Red, against the cage.
Red misses with an elbow over the top.
Red throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Red's head.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunter has a couple of punches blocked by Red.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Red lands a nice elbow.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
Hunter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Red is rocked!
Our sources have told us that Red has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter pushes Red back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Oh Red is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Red is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter throws a big uppercut that drops Red! More strikes from Hunter and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Red lies dazed against the cage as Hunter celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isopaa Hunter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bits (ranked 2551 p4p, 2849 weight class) and Uno Skibbo (ranked 317 p4p, 351 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tim Bits has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tim Bits seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Bits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uno Skibbo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bits cracks Skibbo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Bits throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bits with a nice cross.
A punch lands to the side of Bits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skibbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bits scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bits loads up on a big right hand but Skibbo slips the punch.
Bits dips to his left and cracks Skibbo with an uppercut!
Bits misses with an uppercut.
Bits scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skibbo misses with a looping left.
Bits misses with a straight right.
Bits lands with a nice body punch.
Bits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bits appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bits throws a hook but Skibbo avoids it easily.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skibbo misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bits checks a leg kick.
Skibbo tries to work over Bits's front leg with a kick but Bits checks it.
Bits swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bits looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Bits 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skibbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skibbo misses with the combination.
Skibbo throws a solid leg kick but Bits takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Skibbo.
Bits lands with a hook. Skibbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bits throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Bits with a nice cross.
Bits fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bits throws a lazy right hand but Skibbo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bits moves out of range of the leg kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo misses with the combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
Skibbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bits manages to avoid it.
It looked like Bits was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skibbo.
Bits is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bits connects with a looping right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Skibbo looks to land a left hand but Bits moved out of range nicely.
Bits lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Bits.
A slow jab from Skibbo misses its intended target.
Bits scores with a decent looking hook.
Bits looks to land a combination but Skibbo avoids it well.
Bits gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Skibbo.
Bits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bits throws a hook but Skibbo blocks it.
Skibbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Skibbo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Skibbo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Skibbo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bits's head.
Skibbo swings for the body but Bits moves out of range.
Bits checks the leg kick nicely there.
Skibbo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bits.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skibbo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
Bits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Skibbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skibbo moves out of range as Bits strikes.
Bits is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skibbo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skibbo.
Bits takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Bits does it's job there.
Bits checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Bits sees it coming and moves out of range.
Skibbo is looking to chop away at Bits's legs.
Skibbo throws a low kick but Bits avoids it.
Skibbo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bits.
Skibbo wants to land a leg kick but Bits is out of range.
Bits swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skibbo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bits with a body shot.
A big right from Bits misses.
Skibbo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Skibbo scores with a sloppy right hand. Bits should have avoided that one.
Bits lands a slapping body shot.
Bits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Bits misses.
Bits throws out a loose jab but Skibbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo lunges at Bits with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bits's hand.
Good exchange - Skibbo coming out on top.
Bits is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bits takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Skibbo misses its intended target.
Skibbo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bits has time to react.
No joy there for Bits, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bits takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skibbo.
Skibbo moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bits does it's job there.
Skibbo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Skibbo throws a lazy right hand but Bits sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Skibbo with a nice cross.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bits looks to throw the jab but Skibbo is out of range.
Bits misses with a body shot.
Skibbo missing with a left hand there. Bits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Bits on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Uno Skibbo will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skibbo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bits sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skibbo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bits misses with a body shot.
Bits misses with a two punch combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Skibbo misses.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Bits.
A jab from Bits misses.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bits moves away.
Skibbo connects with a body shot that sends Bits's belly button to the back.
Skibbo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skibbo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bits scores with the left hand. Skibbo knows he should have avoided that one.
Bits dips to his left and cracks Skibbo with an uppercut!
Bits works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Skibbo thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Bits was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Skibbo.
Bits looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
We've been informed that Skibbo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skibbo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Skibbo clobbers Bits with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bits just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo ducks under a wild hook from Bits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits misses with a body shot.
Bits throws a big shot that misses.
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Bits moved away.
Bits throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skibbo on the side of the head.
Bits slips under a jab.
Bits was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Skibbo throws a body punch but Bits moves out of range.
Skibbo slips under a jab from Bits.
Skibbo lands a lovely overhand right.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skibbo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Skibbo throws the left hand but Bits avoids the punch easily.
Bits moves out of range of the leg kick from Skibbo.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uno Skibbo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Skibbo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Skibbo.
Bits connects with a jab.
Bits checks a leg kick.
Bits checks the leg kick.
Bits was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bits.
Bits lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Bits loads up on a big right hand but Skibbo slips the punch.
Skibbo throws out a counter right but Bits avoids it with no problem.
Skibbo throws a low kick, looking for Bits's leg but Bits calmly moves out of range.
Skibbo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bits finds it's way round the side to connect with Skibbo's head.
Skibbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Bits misses with a wild body shot.
Skibbo loads up on a big right hand but Bits slips the punch.
Skibbo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bits manages to avoid it.
Bits appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bits throws a hook but Skibbo blocks it.
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Skibbo staying out of range there.
Bits takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Skibbo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bits misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Skibbo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Skibbo throws a body shot but no joy.
Skibbo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bits lands with a hook. Skibbo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits throws a hook to the side of Skibbo's head but Skibbo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Skibbo misses.
That kick from Skibbo tenderised Bits's leg. Bits is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bits takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bits throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Skibbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bits was well out of range. Poor timing from Skibbo.
Skibbo throws the kick towards the body but Bits avoids it.
Bits checks a low kick from Skibbo.
Bits lands a nice hook to Skibbo's body. Skibbo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
Skibbo is looking to slow Bits down with leg kicks.
Bits looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Bits misses with a straight right.
Bits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skibbo.
Bits ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bits takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Skibbo scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Bits.
Bits appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bits uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skibbo.
Skibbo moves out of range of the strikes.
Bits is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Skibbo.
Skibbo's corner calls for a 1-2. Skibbo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Skibbo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bits was well out of range. Poor timing from Skibbo.
Bits just misses with a punch to the body.
Skibbo walks into a stiff left hand from Bits.
Bits fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skibbo manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bits misses.
Skibbo wants to slow Bits down by chopping away at his legs.
Bits tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Skibbo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bits.
Bits just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bits misses the target.
Skibbo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bits in his tracks.
Bits misses with an uppercut. Skibbo saw that one coming.
Skibbo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bits.
A jab from Skibbo misses.
Bits is looking to counter punch.
Skibbo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Bits will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bits cracks a nice hook into Skibbo's ribs.
Bits lands a two punch combo.
Skibbo 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.
Skibbo connects with a jab.
Skibbo missing with a left hand there. Bits was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Skibbo thuds his right hand into Bits's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bits just misses with a punch to the body.
Bits missing with a left hand there. Skibbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bits throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bits with a hook.
Bits on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Skibbo throws a series of punches but Bits moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bits throws a jab when Skibbo was well out of range.
Bits moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Skibbo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bits.
Bits fails to land with a series of punches.
Skibbo clobbers Bits with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bits moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Skibbo swings for the body but Bits moves out of range.
Skibbo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skibbo. Bits does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skibbo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Skibbo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Bits.
Bits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bits slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Skibbo throws a leg kick but Bits sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Skibbo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Skibbo throws out a loose jab but Bits uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Skibbo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skibbo is looking to slow Bits down with leg kicks.
Skibbo scores with a one two! Bits had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skibbo takes a swing at Bits's ribcage but misses.
Bits connects with the punch.
Bits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo walks into a left hand.
Skibbo misses with a straight right.
Bits staying out of range there.
Skibbo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Skibbo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bits.
Bits pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bits missing with a left hand there. Skibbo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bits thuds a left hand into Skibbo's body.
Skibbo slips under a jab.
Bits scores with a one two! Skibbo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Skibbo blocks a jab.
It seemed like Skibbo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bits connects with a good right hand that stumbles Skibbo. Skibbo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Skibbo misses the target.
Bits throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bits steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skibbo.
Skibbo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bits looks to land a left hand but Skibbo moved out of range nicely.
Skibbo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bitss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bits throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skibbo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skibbo throws a lazy right hand but Bits sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bits takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bits misses the shot to the body.
Bits lands with a right hand.
Bits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
Bits takes a swing at Skibbo's ribcage but misses.
Bits swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bits misses the jab.
Skibbo looks to throw a body kick
enabling Bits to counter with a crisp jab.
Skibbo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bits throws a right and a left that Skibbo avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Skibbo! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Skibbo.
Bits avoids the body shot from Skibbo.
Bits lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skibbo throws a low kick but Bits moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bits throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bits uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skibbo.
Bits throws a shot from downtown. Skibbo moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Bits.
Skibbo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bits counters with a stiff right hand.
Bits looks to score with a jab to the body but Skibbo is just out of range.
Bits jabs at Skibbo's body.
Bits moves out of range of the strikes.
Skibbo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Bits does it's job there.
Skibbo avoids the body shot from Bits.
Bits ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Skibbo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bits misses with a double jab.
Skibbo slips a jab and a cross from Bits.
Bits uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skibbo.
Skibbo thows a leg kick but Bits checks it
and Bits counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Bits showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bits has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Bits!
A victorious Tim Bits thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Perkalla (ranked 1585 p4p, 3158 weight class) and Piotr Astasius (ranked 134 p4p, 226 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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pekka Perkalla!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Piotr Astasius!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkalla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Astasius is fending him off so far but Perkalla persists. Nope, Astasius circles away and we're back to standing.
Pekka Perkalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perkalla.
Astasius tries to clinch up but Perkalla circles away and keeps his distance.
Astasius defending well as Perkalla loads up on a big left hand.
Astasius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkalla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astasius.
Astasius throws a hook to the side of Perkalla's head but Perkalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Astasius throws a right and a left that Perkalla avoids nicely.
Astasius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perkalla shoots in and bounces Astasius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perkalla cracks Astasius with a solid left hand.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla passes easily into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkalla working over Astasius with some ground and pound. Astasius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla is controlling the pace.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Perkalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Astasius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Perkalla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Perkalla 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.
Astasius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perkalla is working away from the top position though.
Perkalla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Astasius wants to get back to full guard but Perkalla has mounted him!
Astasius is squirming around, avoiding Perkalla's attempts to control the action.
Astasius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkalla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla with the ground and pound from mount.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Astasius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perkalla landing punches.
Astasius working to try and regain half guard.
Perkalla controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astasius is bucking up trying to escape but Perkalla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling from the full mount.
Perkalla unloading with bombs!
Astasius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perkalla lands a big shot there that rocks Astasius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astasius is bucking up trying to escape but Perkalla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perkalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perkalla scoring with strikes but Astasius is staying in there.
Perkalla landing shots from mount.
Astasius is desperately trying to improve his position but Perkalla has a good base and remains in mount.
Perkalla landing strikes from the mount.
We've been hearing that Perkalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perkalla raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Astasius misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkalla misses the target.
Astasius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla.
Perkalla shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Astasius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perkalla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkalla in particular looking to stall.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling the action here.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Astasius trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Perkalla manages to pass to mount!
Astasius is looking to improve his position but Perkalla isn't that keen on the idea.
Astasius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astasius is trying to control but can't.
Astasius taking some punishment here, with Perkalla in his half guard.
Astasius misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Astasius is trying to get back to full guard.
Perkalla works his foot free and advances to mount.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla controlling the position easily from mount.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perkalla controlling from the full mount.
Perkalla postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Astasius looks a forlorn figure.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla postures up.
Perkalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perkalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astasius can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Perkalla.
Astasius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perkalla postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Astasius looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perkalla landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Astasius's face.
Perkalla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Astasius moves into the clinch.
Astasius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astasius struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkalla controls his hands.
Perkalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Astasius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Perkalla is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Astasius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perkalla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Astasius working a defensive guard but Perkalla passes into half guard.
Perkalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Astasius keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Perkalla there.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Astasius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Perkalla.
Perkalla is taking a breather. Astasius 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.
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Perkalla seems content to control.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Perkalla stalling.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Astasius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perkalla looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is having none of it.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Astasius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perkalla lands a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Astasius is trying desperately to improve position.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla lands a couple of good shots and Astasius has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Perkalla scores with punches to the body.
Perkalla lands with a hammerfist to the side of Astasius's head.
Astasius is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Perkalla throwing damaging strikes from the back! Astasius could be in trouble here!
Perkalla controls the position.
Perkalla scores with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkalla gets his hands free as Astasius looks to control.
Perkalla lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Astasius.
Perkalla has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Astasius's body.
Astasius tries to roll but Perkalla sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Perkalla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perkalla lands in his opponent's guard.
Astasius tries to strike from the bottom.
Perkalla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perkalla seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Astasius for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astasius is striking from the bottom but Perkalla uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Astasius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perkalla scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkalla 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.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Astasius flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Perkalla is looking to advance position but Astasius won't allow it.
Astasius tries to get to full guard but Perkalla has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perkalla slips a nice elbow through Astasius's hands, connecting with Astasius's forehead.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Astasius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Astasius has hold of Perkalla's hands but Perkalla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Perkalla not doing much here.
Perkalla continues to stall.
Astasius trying to control but Perkalla postures up.
Perkalla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
More hug and hope from Perkalla.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perkalla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pekka Perkalla had his way with Piotr Astasius in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Astasius as Perkalla shoots in.
It seemed like Astasius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Astasius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Astasius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Astasius throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Astasius does no damage.
Perkalla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Perkalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perkalla or perhaps it was just good defense by Astasius, which made it look bad.
Perkalla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Perkalla working the ground and pound.
Perkalla cracks Astasius with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astasius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perkalla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perkalla working the ground and pound from side control.
Astasius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perkalla's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Astasius wants to improve his position but Perkalla is controlling well.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Pekka Perkalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perkalla's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Astasius wants to get back to full guard.
Perkalla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Astasius just misses with a punch to the body.
Astasius misses with a double jab.
Perkalla works the jab nicely.
Perkalla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piotr Astasius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perkalla looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Astasius is looking to control Perkalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Astasius avoid being mounted?
Perkalla slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Astasius looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkalla, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:42
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkalla!
Pekka Perkalla retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Pekka Perkalla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kharkat Rahmanko (ranked 2901 p4p, 2077 weight class) and Howard Clay (ranked 329 p4p, 242 weight class). Howard Clay is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kharkat Rahmanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Howard Clay!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahmanko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clay moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clay doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahmanko circles away.
Clay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahmanko.
Clay tries to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Rahmanko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rahmanko shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahmanko throws a strike but Clay avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Clay trying to keep a closed guard but Rahmanko is proving a slippery customer.
Rahmanko postures up in Clay's guard and throws a big left but Clay blocks it.
Clay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rahmanko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clay on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rahmanko accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahmanko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Clay bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rahmanko's guard.
Clay drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Clay jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clay wants to control from the top but Rahmanko keeps moving.
Clay advances position into side control!
Clay passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rahmanko!
Rahmanko defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Clay.
Rahmanko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clay looking to isolate an arm here. Rahmanko doesn't see it coming and as Clay extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Clay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Howard Clay!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Gray (ranked 1332 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Emilio Morterero (ranked 179 p4p, 270 weight class). Morterero has chosen Tequila Sunrise (Spanish Version) as his entrance music. Emilio Morterero has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Gray!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Emilio Morterero!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray slips under a jab from Morterero.
Gray throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morterero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morterero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gray misses the jab.
Morterero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gray.
Morterero is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Morterero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morterero looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Gray displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morterero throws out the jab.
We've been told by Gray's head coaches at Copes that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Morterero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morterero misses with a hook.
Morterero misses with a hook. Gray ducked under it nicely.
Gray with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morterero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morterero throws a series of punches but Gray moves out of range.
Morterero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gray lands a jab to Morterero's midsection.
Morterero slips a jab from Gray.
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!
Gray takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morterero slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morterero.
Gray's jab looks to have found its range, popping Morterero under the eye.
Morterero lands a jab to the nose.
Gray takes a swing at Morterero's ribcage but misses.
Morterero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gray fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gray misses with a looping left.
Morterero listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gray jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray misses with a jab to the body
and Morterero counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gray throws a lazy right hand but Morterero sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morterero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morterero is trying to break the clinch but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
Morterero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morterero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morterero swinging wildly here.
Gray misses with a body punch
and Morterero counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray cracks Morterero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray misses with a left hand
and Morterero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gray misses with a wild body shot.
Gray bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morterero swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morterero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morterero.
Morterero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Morterero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Alex Gray has been cut.
Gray swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morterero lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Gray. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Morterero.
Morterero is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gray had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Morterero walks into a left hand.
Gray takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gray is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morterero steps in with a hook that catches Gray right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Morterero follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gray looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Morterero!
Emilio Morterero is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mapuche Galvarino (ranked 894 p4p, 2612 weight class) and Frank Pietra (ranked 115 p4p, 295 weight class). Frank Pietra 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 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mapuche Galvarino!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Pietra!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pietra throws a predictable looking body shot
and Galvarino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pietra throws an off balance right hand
and Galvarino counters with a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietra. Galvarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pietra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Galvarino.
Galvarino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Frank Pietra has been cut.
Galvarino misses with a series of wild punches.
Galvarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietra.
Galvarino throwing a counter right hand but Pietra manages to avoid it.
Galvarino takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Galvarino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietra.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvarino misses with a few strikes there.
Pietra feints the counter takedown.
Galvarino misses with a series of wild punches.
Galvarino jabs Pietra to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pietra misses with a hook
and Galvarino counters with a nice uppercut.
Pietra swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galvarino lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Galvarino misses.
Pietra looks to score with a jab to the body but Galvarino is just out of range.
Galvarino tests Pietra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galvarino has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pietra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galvarino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pietra can't break the clinch.
Galvarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pietras head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galvarino.
Pietra is trying to break the clinch but Galvarino has him pressed against the cage.
Pietra is trying to push Galvarino away but Galvarino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galvarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pietra working hard to break the clinch.
Galvarino lands a body shot.
Pietra looks winded!
Galvarino digs a right hand into Pietra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pietra's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvarino lands a right hand.
Galvarino lands a left hand.
Pietra takes a shot to the head.
 Pietra is rocked!
Pietra's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pietra is still on wobbly legs! Can Galvarino finish him?
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galvarino.
A left hand lands to the body for Galvarino.
Galvarino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pietra seems to have recovered his senses.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Galvarino is working Pietra over against the cage.
Galvarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pietras head.
Galvarino pushes Pietra against the cage. Galvarino is working some dirty boxing. Galvarino pushes off with a quick right hook! Pietra goes down! Pietra tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Galvarino moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mapuche Galvarino!
Mapuche Galvarino retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Mapuche Galvarino thanked Silverguard Outfitters š” for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 762 p4p, 3359 weight class) and Arjun Bhate (ranked 59 p4p, 238 weight class). Bhate has chosen Coming Back To You as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arjun Bhate!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhate ducks under a wild hook from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu doesn't manage to clinch there - Bhate circles away.
It seemed like Bhate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Bhate is having none of it.
Bhate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tochukwu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bhate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Tochukwu does it's job there.
Bhate swats away the attempt to clinch by Tochukwu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu has Bhate up against the cage in a clinch.
Tochukwu jumps into guard, dragging Bhate to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Tochukwu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bhate, into his guard.
Tochukwu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tochukwu happy to just control the position for now.
Bhate is looking to reverse the position.
Bhate is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tochukwu is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bhate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Bhate rolls, trying to escape but Tochukwu keeps control of the position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Tochukwu controlling the positon.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Bhate right now.
Tochukwu has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Tochukwu's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bhate tries to break free.
Bhate tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
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.
Bhate is trying to reverse the position but instead Tochukwu has taken his back - oops!
Tochukwu is riding his opponent, not letting Bhate buck him off.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
Tochukwu biding his time, controlling Bhate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tolgot Tochukwu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tochukwu clinches up against the cage.
Tochukwu pulls guard effortlessly.
Bhate has gone for a leg lock! Tochukwu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bhate's guard.
Bhate isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Tochukwu stacks Bhate on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Tochukwu!
Bhate looks to move to half guard but instead Tochukwu has passed into mount! Damn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhate looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhate tries to escape but Tochukwu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Tochukwu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bhate can do to turn this around?
Tochukwu controlling from the back.
Bhate is trying to break free.
Bhate is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Tochukwu off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Tochukwu controlling the position well here. Bhate rolled but Tochukwu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bhate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhate keeps trying to improve his position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bhate tries to escape but Tochukwu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu biding his time, looking for the opening.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position as Bhate tries to break free.
What can Bhate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Bhate tries to break free.
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.
Tochukwu keeps control of the position easily here as Bhate tries to buck him off.
Bhate breaks Tochukwu's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've been informed that Bhate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tochukwu has his hands on Bhate's head, controlling the position.
Tochukwu looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bhate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tolgot Tochukwu dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Bhate is having none of it.
Bhate throws out a counter right but Tochukwu avoids it with no problem.
Tolgot Tochukwu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tochukwu drives through and clinches with Bhate against the cage.
Tochukwu jumps guard but Bhate stands there with Tochukwu around his waist. Tochukwu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Tochukwu jumps guard and drags Bhate to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bhate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tochukwu is pulling down on Bhate's head to control his posture.
Bhate drops back, looking for a kneebar! Tochukwu looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Tochukwu looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Tochukwu!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu advances nicely into full mount.
Tochukwu manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bhate to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tochukwu controlling the position well here. Bhate rolled but Tochukwu kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Bhate is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bhate is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tochukwu has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bhate's body.
Tolgot Tochukwu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two 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.
Bhate is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
What can Bhate do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhate tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Tochukwu has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Bhate is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tolgot Tochukwu!
During a confident post fight interview, Tolgot Tochukwu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sandor Klegane (ranked 832 p4p, 1211 weight class) and Alexey Markov (ranked 51 p4p, 76 weight class). Klegane comes into the arena with Hells bells blaring out of the sound system. Alexey Markov 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandor Klegane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Markov!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klegane misses with a leg kick.
Klegane drops Markov with a right and a left! Klegane comes rushing in but Markov regains his composure and manages to keep Klegane in guard.
It looks like Alexey Markov has been cut.
Klegane looking to pass the guard.
Markov wants to get back to his feet but Klegane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Klegane stopping the sweep attempt from Markov.
Klegane is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klegane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Klegane wants to control from the top but Markov keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Markov throws a shot from downtown. Klegane moves away and avoids it.
Klegane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Markov manages to avoid it.
Klegane throws a jab when Markov was well out of range.
Markov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klegane.
Klegane misses with a hook. Markov ducked under it nicely.
Markov throws a counter combo.
Markov digs a good body shot into Klegane's ribs.
Markov clobbers Klegane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Sandor Klegane has been cut.
Markov lands a glancing blow to the side of Klegane's head.
Klegane slips under a jab from Markov.
A little feinted left hand from Klegane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Markov throws out a loose jab but Klegane uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markov misses the jab.
Klegane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Markov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markov feints with a jab and clips Klegane right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Klegane is sent crashing into the canvas and Markov leaps in for the kill! Klegane tries to get to his feet but Markov is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Klegane is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexey Markov!
Our winner, Alexey Markov, 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.
The defeated Sandor Klegane had this to say: 'Grrrr'.
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