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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrann Madden (ranked 3755 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Charlie Bravo (ranked 250 p4p, 260 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyrann Madden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charlie Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madden avoids the head kick by Bravo.
A shot to the body from Bravo misses
and Madden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 Bravo is rocked!
Bravo scores with a nice strike.
Bravo shoots in and drives through. Madden sprawls well.
Madden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Madden as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Bravo.
Madden throwing a counter right hand but Bravo manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Madden's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Bravo.
Bravo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Madden sprawls well. Madden wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyrann Madden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Bravo.
Madden throws a jab when Bravo was well out of range.
Bravo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Madden counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Madden finish him?
Bravo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bravo seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Madden walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Bravo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Madden swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Bravo's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyrann Madden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 2145 p4p, 1839 weight class) and Taromaru Momoji (ranked 252 p4p, 227 weight class). Taromaru Momoji is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tomoguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tomoguchi misses with a two punch combination.
Tomoguchi blocks a head kick by Momoji.
Momoji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tomoguchis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Momoji misses with a looping left.
Tomoguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Momoji fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomoguchi manages to avoid it.
Momoji takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Momoji ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Momoji misses the target.
Tomoguchi cracks Momoji with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Momoji lands a jab to the head.
Tomoguchi cracks Momoji with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomoguchi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Momoji throws a shot to the body.
Momoji looks to throw the jab but Tomoguchi is out of range.
Momoji fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tomoguchi checks it well.
Tomoguchi swinging wildly here.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Tomoguchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Momoji slips a jab and a cross from Tomoguchi.
Momoji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Tomoguchi misses.
Tomoguchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Momoji was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Momoji scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Momoji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Tomoguchi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Momoji uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Momoji lands the left hand.
Tomoguchi misses the jab.
Shinji Tomoguchi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomoguchi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Momoji scores with a sloppy right hand. Tomoguchi should have avoided that one.
Momoji cracks Tomoguchi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot.
Tomoguchi moves out of range as Momoji strikes.
Tomoguchi slips a straight right by Momoji.
A right-left combo lands from Tomoguchi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
Momoji with the counter takedown but Tomoguchi avoids it easily.
A jab from Tomoguchi misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Momoji has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Momoji stuns Tomoguchi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomoguchi clobbers Momoji with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tomoguchi blocks a jab.
Tomoguchi ducks under a wild hook from Momoji.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tomoguchi pinned against the cage. Tomoguchi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A head kick misses from Momoji.
Tomoguchi connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Momoji.
Momoji scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomoguchi misses the target.
Tomoguchi lands an overhand right.
Momoji connects with a body shot that sends Tomoguchi's belly button to the back.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Momoji.
Momoji drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tomoguchi defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tomoguchi. Momoji does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Momoji moves out of range.
Momoji tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tomoguchi throws a hook to the side of Momoji's head but Momoji sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Momoji slips under a jab.
Momoji slips a straight right by Tomoguchi.
A big left from Momoji misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Momoji misses the target.
Momoji drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Momoji throws a hook but Tomoguchi blocks it.
Momoji closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomoguchi keeps working.
Momoji advances to mount.
Momoji controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momoji lands a heavy elbow.
Momoji working Tomoguchi over with strikes here.
Momoji lands a nice shot to the head.
Tomoguchi has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Momoji's lack of action.
Tomoguchi is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Momoji is tapping! Great win for Tomoguchi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinji Tomoguchi!
After the fight, Shinji Tomoguchi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Davis (ranked 1303 p4p, 2739 weight class) and Frendy Saputra (ranked 98 p4p, 184 weight class). Saputra has chosen Truckin' as his entrance music. Frendy Saputra struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frendy Saputra!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Saputra sneaks back into half guard.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Saputra keeps working.
Davis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saputra wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Davis is thwarting Saputra's attempts to control the position.
Davis thows a huge punch but Saputra dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saputra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Davis.
Davis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Davis wants to control for a moment but Saputra uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Davis'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.
Davis is looking to stall here but Saputra recovers full guard.
Davis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saputra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Davis looking to sit in guard and control but Saputra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Saputra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Davis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Davis trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saputra won't allow Davis to sweep him here.
Saputra sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Davis doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Saputra paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Davis - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jackson Davis!
Our winner, Jackson Davis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Erica Santana (ranked 1566 p4p, 3816 weight class) and Aljamain Sterling (ranked 114 p4p, 236 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Santana might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Scream - OG Ron C. Sterling has chosen I Love as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aljamain Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Santana definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sterling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Santana sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sterling 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.
Sterling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Santana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sterling wants to control from the top but Santana keeps moving.
Sterling throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Sterling working for a triangle but Santana defends it easily.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana postures up in Sterling's guard and throws a big left but Sterling blocks it.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sterling bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Santana's guard.
Sterling controlling from the top position.
Sterling stops Santana from standing up.
Sterling distracts Santana with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sterling stays in close to Santana's body and controls the position.
Sterling has gone for a leg lock! Santana slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sterling's guard.
Santana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Santana being controlled here momentarily.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sterling is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Santana lands a couple of elbows.
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Sterling has wrist control.
Sterling seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sterling escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Santana gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santana throwing strikes from guard but Sterling blocks nicely.
Santana postures up in Sterling's guard and throws a big left but Sterling blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sterling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Santana makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Santana got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sterling has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Santana has managed to get both his arms back between Sterling's legs - danger averted.
Sterling manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Santana manages to get himself to full guard.
Santana keeping full guard, as Sterling tries to pass.
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sterling throws a strike but Santana rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sterling preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sterling has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.
Santana postures up and lands a big shot to Sterling's brow.
Santana throws an elbow that misses. Sterling uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santana's guard. Nice move by Sterling!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santana keeping moving, preventing Sterling from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aljamain Sterling will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sterling takes a swing at Santana's ribcage but misses.
Santana shoots in and bounces Sterling off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Santana stopping the sweep attempt from Sterling.
Santana would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Santana lands a couple of digs.
Santana working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sterling's head.
Sterling has his foot on Santana's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santana works his way back into a safe position though.
Santana cracks Sterling with a solid left hand.
Sterling is trying to keep Santana in close.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana connects with a couple of short punches.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Santana is in close to Sterling's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sterling avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santana landing with the ground and pound.
Sterling is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santana is aware though and is defending well.
Santana content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sterling has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Santana can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sterling looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Santana cracks Sterling with a solid left hand.
Sterling working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santana.
Sterling looking to control.
Santana postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Santana with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sterling is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana throws a big right hand that misses.
Santana is looking to work some ground and pound but Sterling has wrist control.
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sterling is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Santana defends well.
Sterling is breathing heavily.
Santana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Santana's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sterling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sterling has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Santana doesn't defend quickly enough and Sterling has managed to lock this one up! Can Santana escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sterling on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aljamain Sterling!
A victorious Aljamain Sterling 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Simo Halli (ranked 2396 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 266 p4p, 232 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Simo Halli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan Spentliche misses with a leg kick
and Halli counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Halli.
Halli passes Yan Spentliche's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Yan Spentliche is looking to escape.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yan Spentliche is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Still in half guard, Halli seems content to control.
Halli is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yan Spentliche is just riding it out for now. Halli eventually gives up the hold.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off looking to stand but Halli dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is looking to take a break and control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off but Halli dives into side control.
Yan Spentliche is trying to buck Halli off.
We've been hearing that Halli has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yan Spentliche will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Halli scoring with punches and elbows.
Yan Spentliche really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halli. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli drags him back down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halli remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yan Spentliche is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Halli has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yan Spentliche, who protects the arm well.
Halli prevents Yan Spentliche from escaping the position.
Yan Spentliche is not content to let Halli control the position.
Halli is trying to get an arm triangle but Yan Spentliche is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli prevents Yan Spentliche from escaping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yan Spentliche can do anything to dispel that myth.
Halli is trying to get an arm triangle but Yan Spentliche is defending well.
Yan Spentliche tries to escape but Halli is in control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yan Spentliche takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Halli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Halli wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Yan Spentliche, who protects the arm well.
Halli tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Yan Spentliche is pushing Halli's head away, looking to escape. Halli manages to hold on to the position though.
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.
Simo Halli dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yan Spentliche misses with a head kick.
Halli changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Yan Spentliche looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Simo Halli overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche is keeping him busy.
Halli scoring with punches from side control.
Halli cracks Yan Spentliche with a big right hand but Yan Spentliche just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Halli trying to control the position but Yan Spentliche is working away.
Yan Spentliche tries to escape but Halli is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yan Spentliche will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yan Spentliche is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Yan Spentliche trying to remain calm as Halli controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli drags him back down.
Halli trying to control the position but Yan Spentliche is working away.
Yan Spentliche is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Halli is controlling him well.
Yan Spentliche is letting Halli control him for a moment.
Yan Spentliche is not content to let Halli control the position.
Yan Spentliche is pushing Halli's head away, looking to escape. Halli manages to hold on to the position though.
Halli taking a breather here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That kick from Yan Spentliche tenderised Halli's leg. Halli is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Halli tries for a takedown but Yan Spentliche sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yan Spentliche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Halli shoots in and drives through. Yan Spentliche sprawls well.
Halli closes the distance and clinches.
Halli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan Spentliche can do to turn this around?
Yan Spentliche throws a head punch that misses.
Halli blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yan Spentliche prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Simo Halli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yan Spentliche gets underhooks to prevent Halli's takedown attempt.
Halli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yan Spentliche gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yan Spentliche misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche throws a punch but it's blocked by Halli.
Yan Spentliche has a couple of punches blocked by Halli.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Halli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Halli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yan Spentliche after a bit of a struggle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yan Spentliche swings wildly with an uppercut but Halli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yan Spentliche tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yan Spentliche misses with some punches.
Halli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Halli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Halli tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yan Spentliche smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Halli.
Halli dives in and scores a takedown into Yan Spentliche's guard.
Halli trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan Spentliche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Halli looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Yan Spentliche uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Simo Halli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Yan Spentliche smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horghain Yan Spentliche showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Halli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Halli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Halli drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yan Spentliche keeping moving, preventing Halli from controlling successfully.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Halli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yan Spentliche wants to get back to his feet but Halli passes into half guard.
Yan Spentliche is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli uses his free foot to push down on Yan Spentliche's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yan Spentliche.
Yan Spentliche is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Halli looking to control and managing it successfully.
Halli has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Yan Spentliche squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Halli wants to control but Yan Spentliche has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Yan Spentliche pushes Halli off looking to stand but Halli dives back in and keeps control.
Yan Spentliche scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Halli manages to mount him!
Yan Spentliche wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halli moves to take his opponent's back.
Halli is working for a rear naked choke. Yan Spentliche is not defending it well and Halli has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! Yan Spentliche refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of Yan Spentliche's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Simo Halli!
An out of breath Simo Halli thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 916 p4p, 2736 weight class) and Aslak Maitonaama (ranked 127 p4p, 331 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Korolev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash). Alexander Korolev 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslak Maitonaama!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Maitonaama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maitonaama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Korolev scores with a hook to the body. Maitonaama takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maitonaama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands a nice shot to the body.
Korolev lands with a right to the head.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama lands an uppercut.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maitonaama or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Korolev digs a right hand into Maitonaama's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Maitonaama's gas tank.
Korolev working aggressively here.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev gets through Maitonaama's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Maitonaama lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maitonaama working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korolev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Korolev.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Maitonaama lands a nice uppercut.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Korolev lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev scores with a shoulder strike.
Korolev blocking some punches.
A short right from Korolev on the inside.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Korolev.
Korolev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Korolev scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
Korolev works on Maitonaama's body with a couple of short punches.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev throws a punch but it's blocked by Maitonaama.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maitonaama blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama throws a head punch that misses.
Korolev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Korolev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Maitonaama doesn't manage to clinch there - Korolev circles away.
Maitonaama tries to clinch up but Korolev circles away and keeps his distance.
Maitonaama pushes Korolev up against the cage in a clinch.
Korolev lands with a light punch inside.
Korolev throws a head punch that misses.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korolev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maitonaama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Korolev.
Korolev lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Korolev. Beautiful body shot.
Korolev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maitonaama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Korolev with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aslak Maitonaama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Maitonaama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maitonaama clinches with his opponent.
Korolev misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Korolev.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Korolev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Korolev.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama is breathing heavily.
Korolev tries to work over Maitonaama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
I was talking to Korolev's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Korolev lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maitonaama.
Alexander Korolev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Korolev breaks from the clinch.
Korolev scoring well with a low kick there.
Korolev thumps Maitonaama with a low kick.
Maitonaama tries to clinch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Korolev lands a left and a right that send Maitonaama crashing to the mat, dazed. Korolev thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Maitonaama is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maitonaama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maitonaama is still on wobbly legs! Can Korolev finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Maitonaama seems to have recovered his senses.
Korolev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Korolev just leaning against Maitonaama, taking a breather.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maitonaama's elbow.
Korolev misses with a body punch.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Korolev.
Korolev tries to work over Maitonaama's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Korolev lands a shoulder strike.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Korolev fails to land.
A short left from Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Korolev.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Korolev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
A shot in the inside from Korolev.
Korolev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maitonaama.
Maitonaama misses with a punch on the inside.
Maitonaama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korolev.
Maitonaama blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korolev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev lands a hook that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Maitonaama working aggressively here.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Maitonaama controls his hands.
Maitonaama lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Korolev.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Maitonaama.
Korolev working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maitonaama's elbow.
Korolev lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Maitonaama has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
A right handed body shot lands from Korolev.
Korolev works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Korolev scores with a shoulder strike.
Korolev lands a left hand.
Maitonaama misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Maitonaama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maitonaama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Korolev leaning his opponent against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korolev dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Korolev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Korolev cracks Maitonaama with a good jab.
Good shot there by Korolev.
Maitonaama closes the distance and clinches.
Maitonaama throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Korolev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maitonaama can do to turn this around?
A nice left hand lands by Maitonaama.
Korolev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with some punches.
Maitonaama lands a hook that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Korolev lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Korolev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Maitonaama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Korolev.
Korolev lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Korolev scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maitonaama.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Maitonaama controls the action.
Maitonaama swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Korolev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maitonaama backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Korolev.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Maitonaama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Korolev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maitonaamas head.
A short body shot lands from Korolev as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korolev lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Korolev as the two fighters clinch.
Korolev softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aslak Maitonaama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maitonaama misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Korolev.
A head punch on the inside from Maitonaama fails to land.
Korolev pushes Maitonaama against the cage. Korolev is working some dirty boxing. Korolev pushes off with a quick right hook! Maitonaama goes down! Maitonaama tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Korolev moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Korolev!
A victorious Alexander Korolev thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Young (ranked 1455 p4p, 3329 weight class) and James Butler Hickok (ranked 88 p4p, 166 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Real Ganja Man. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fred Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Butler Hickok!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young drives through and clinches with Hickok against the cage.
Good body shot from Young.
Hickok looks winded!
Young misses with some punches.
Hickok blocks an uppercut.
Young creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hickok escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fred Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with an uppercut
and Hickok counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Young.
 It looks like James Butler Hickok has been cut.
Hickok 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.
Hickok walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Young swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fred Young!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 911 p4p, 1205 weight class) and Damar Sulekov (ranked 108 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sulekov throws a right hand that misses
and Babel counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sulekov seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Babel pushes down on Sulekov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Sulekov wants to control but Babel is keeping busy.
Babel wants to work for an arm triangle but Sulekov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel wants to pass the guard but Sulekov is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel prevents Sulekov from improving his position.
Babel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sulekov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sulekov has managed to free his arm - good work.
Babel is trying to control. Sulekov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Babel is looking to stall here but Sulekov recovers full guard.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sulekov looks to throw the jab but Babel is out of range.
Babel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sulekov lands with a hook. Babel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Nino Babel has been cut.
Sulekov throws a big shot that misses.
Babel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Babel manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sulekov on his heels. He'll look to pass Sulekov's guard now, I'm sure.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sulekov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sulekov seems keen to control Babel's posture.
Sulekov is looking to stand up but Babel isn't so interested in that idea.
Sulekov seems keen to control Babel's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nino Babel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Babel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sulekov throws a lazy uppercut
and Babel counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Babel looking to pass the guard.
Babel won't allow Sulekov to sweep him here.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sulekov just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Sulekov misses.
Sulekov looks to land a right hand but Babel moved out of range.
Sulekov works the jab nicely.
Sulekov throws an off balance right hand
and Babel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sulekov won't be happy with that.
Sulekov manages to get back to half guard.
Babel is working for an americana but Sulekov has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Babel was thinking about the submission.
We've been hearing good reports from Babel'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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
Babel wants to pass the guard but Sulekov is keeping the position.
Nino Babel overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sulekov controlling the position.
Babel looking to pass the guard.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov wants to sweep here but Babel controlling him for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Babel feints a jab promting Sulekov to slip. Babel then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sulekov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Babel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sulekov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babel defending well as Sulekov loads up on a big left hand.
Babel drives through with a takedown into Sulekov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sulekov wants to get back to his feet but Babel passes into half guard.
Sulekov works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel won't allow Sulekov to sweep him here.
Babel wants to control from the top but Sulekov keeps moving.
Babel has gone for a leg lock! Sulekov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Babel's guard.
Sulekov looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
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 Nino Babel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nino Babel's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Babel.
Babel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sulekov sprawls and moves away.
Sulekov looks to score with a jab to the body but Babel is just out of range.
Sulekov misses with a body punch
and Babel decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sulekov's guard.
Babel trying to control but Sulekov is working from the bottom.
Sulekov keeping full guard, as Babel tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sulekov is pulling down on Babel's head. It's preventing any offense from Babel, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sulekov keeping moving, preventing Babel from controlling successfully.
Damar Sulekov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babel looking to sit in guard and control but Sulekov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Babel keeping moving, preventing Sulekov from controlling successfully.
Babel is trying to control the position but Sulekov postures up.
Nino Babel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Babel keeping moving, preventing Sulekov from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Babel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sulekov moves forwards but Babel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Babel clinches with his opponent.
Babel has Sulekov pressed against the cage, preventing Sulekov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sulekov manages to break the clinch.
Sulekov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Babel doesn't seem bothered though.
Babel gets a double leg takedown into Sulekov's guard.
Sulekov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babel's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sulekov tries to free his leg and advance position but Babel is retaining full guard.
Babel has control of Sulekov's left arm, preventing Sulekov from doing any damage.
Sulekov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sulekov wants to stand but Babel is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sulekov wants to control from the top but Babel keeps moving.
Sulekov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Babel is trying to keep Sulekov in close.
Babel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sulekov swings widly with a right hand
and Babel counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Babel has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damar Sulekov.
I think Babel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nino Babel!
Nino Babel decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ma Bong Sik (ranked 214 p4p, 543 weight class) and Léopold Béliveau (ranked 29 p4p, 74 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ma Bong Sik!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Léopold Béliveau!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Béliveau blocks the body kick.
Bong Sik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Béliveau! But no joy.
Béliveau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bong Sik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Béliveau.
Bong Sik thows a leg kick but Béliveau checks it
and Béliveau counters with an outside leg kick.
Bong Sik attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Bong Sik misses.
Béliveau connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bong Sik's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Béliveau checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Béliveau let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice shot by Bong Sik.
Ma Bong Sik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Bong Sik misses.
And Béliveau responds with a good body kick, but Bong Sik manages to step out the way in time.
Bong Sik scores with a spinning back kick!
Bong Sik connects with a stiff jab that staggers Béliveau - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ma Bong Sik!
Ma Bong Sik retains his middleweight title!
Ma Bong Sik decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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