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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Messier (ranked 3426 p4p, 3141 weight class) and Sergei Bautin (ranked 398 p4p, 380 weight class). Anton Messier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sergei Bautin's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anton Messier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Sergei Bautin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bautin misses with an uppercut. Messier saw that one coming.
Messier avoids the body shot from Bautin.
Messier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bautin.
Bautin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Messier has time to react.
Messier has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sprawl N Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Bautin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bautin connects with the punch.
Sergei Bautin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Messier throws out a loose jab but Bautin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautin tries to bum rush Messier with a series of wild strikes but Messier uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Messier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Messier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Messier looks to throw the jab but Bautin is out of range.
Bautin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bautin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bautin misses with a looping right.
Messier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messier moves out of range of the strikes.
Messier drops his hands momentarily and Bautin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bautin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Messier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Messier appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bautin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Messier looks to land a left hand but Bautin moved out of range nicely.
Bautin throws a good cross that connects.
Messier throws a series of punches but Bautin moves out of range.
Bautin takes a swing at Messier's ribcage but misses.
Bautin throws a lazy uppercut
and Messier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Sergei Bautin has been cut.
Messier takes one to the side of the head.
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!
Bautin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Messier.
Messier misses with a few strikes there.
Bautin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Messier's guard.
 Messier is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Oh Messier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bautin postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Messier covers up, he's hurt! Bautin keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bautin and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bautin can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergei Bautin!
An out of breath Sergei Bautin 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lian Belmiro (ranked 2120 p4p, 1977 weight class) and Edmond Dantes (ranked 241 p4p, 232 weight class). Edmond Dantes 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 lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lian Belmiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edmond Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmiro lands a really nice looking cross but Dantes seems unphased.
Dantes throws a lazy right hand but Belmiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Belmiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Belmiro shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dantes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dantes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belmiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belmiro throwing a counter right hand but Dantes manages to avoid it.
Dantes tries to work over Belmiro's front leg with a kick but Belmiro checks it.
Belmiro tries to counter with a takedown but Dantes is quick to defend against it.
Dantes lands a big head kick that sends Belmiro tumbling to the mat! Dantes takes a step backwards and waves Belmiro back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Belmiro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dantes lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh Belmiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dantes sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Belmiro's defenses. It connects perfectly with Belmiro's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edmond Dantes!
Edmond Dantes is the new lightweight champion!
Edmond Dantes very nearly forgot to thank Nevermore Clothing Co amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Jones (ranked 3114 p4p, 2864 weight class) and Boney Goat (ranked 322 p4p, 298 weight class). Dan Jones 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boney Goat!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Goat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Goat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goat misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Goat with the ground and pound but Jones regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Jones moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goat throws a big right hand that misses.
Goat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to sweep here but Goat controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones has his hands on Goat's head, controlling the position.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Goat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Goat pushes his legs off easily.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Goat from controlling successfully.
Goat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goat stands up from Jones's guard - Goat perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Jones wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Goat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jones!
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
Goat works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jones managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Goat.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goat lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to reverse the position.
We've been informed that Goat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Goat tries to score with some ground and pound. Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones won't allow Goat to pass to mount.
Goat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones has hold of Goat's hands but Goat slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boney Goat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Goat has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goat lands an elbow just above Jones 's eye.
 It looks like Dan Jones has been cut.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Goat is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Goat stops Jones from passing to mount.
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goat tries to improve position but can't.
Goat gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy strike and Goat uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Goat has ended up in Jones's guard.
Jones has Goat pulled in close to control his posture.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goat's guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goat is keeping the position for now.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Goat keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goat wants to hit a sweep here but Jones passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Goat there!
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Goat avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones controlling from the full mount.
Jones throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goat because Jones loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones avoids the attempt from Goat to control.
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones wants to control the pace but Goat is squirming around nicely.
Jones throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Goat tries to reverse the position but Jones maintains control.
Jones looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jones wants to control the pace but Goat is squirming around nicely.
Goat is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones looking to control but Goat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Goat wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goat slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Goat is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Jones's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Goat doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goat thinking.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Goat crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Goat is rocked!
It looks like Boney Goat has been cut.
Jones ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Goat out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Gully (ranked 2144 p4p, 2205 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 225 p4p, 230 weight class). Gully kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is E G G (JUMBO GRADE A CARTON OF MELODY). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trevor Gully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christ defends it nicely.
Christ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gully momentarily.
Gully fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christ drops Gully with a nice combination! Christ dives into Gully's guard, looking to finish!
Christ wants to get up but he can't break Gully's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Christ won't allow Gully to sweep him here.
Gully has Christ pulled in close to control his posture.
Christ preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gully looking to control.
Christ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gully is keeping the position for now.
Christ wants to stand but Gully is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Christ rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gully moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Christ. Those never looked like landing.
Gully on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Christ misses with the combination.
Gully is looking to counter punch.
Jesus Christ is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gully fails with a takedown attempt.
Christ throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Gully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Christ as Gully shoots in.
Gully has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Trevor Gully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christ looks to score with a jab to the body but Gully is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gully has his takedown stuffed
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Gully drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Christ is not content to let Gully control the position.
Christ is looking for a sweep.
Gully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.
Gully tries for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ regains half guard, as Gully was trying to land strikes.
Gully trying to pass the guard but Christ defending well.
Christ is looking to improve his position.
Gully working Christ over with strikes.
Gully wants to pass the guard but Christ is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christ wants to improve his position but Gully is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Christ pushes Gully off looking to stand but Gully dives back in and keeps control.
Gully wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christ keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gully moves into full mount! Christ won't be happy about that!
Gully punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gully landing shots from mount.
Christ blocking the ground and pound.
Gully thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Christ prevents Gully from taking his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A low kick from Christ is predictable there
enabling Gully to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ thows a leg kick but Gully checks it
and Gully counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gully tries for a takedown but Christ circles away easily
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Gully shoots in looking for a takedown but Christ manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gully's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gully shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gully was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Christ explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gully shoots and misses
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Gully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christ defends it nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Christ! But no joy.
Gully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Gully with a lazy takedown attempt
and Christ connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Christ. That snapped Gully's head back.
Christ has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Christ. No joy for Gully on that attempt.
Gully shoots for a double leg takedown but Christ sprawls well. He's pushed Gully's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gully fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christ is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gully fails with a takedown attempt.
Gully takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Christ throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gully misses with a takedown attempt
and Christ counters with a two punch combo.
Jesus Christ is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gully shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Christ sprawls well. Christ wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gully gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gully walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christ waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Gully. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Gully to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Gully is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ trying to control but Gully is working from the bottom.
Oh Gully is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Christ works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Christ prevents Gully from improving his position.
Gully seems to have got his legs back now.
Christ sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Christ looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ is looking to take a break and control but Gully is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gully is looking to improve his position.
Christ trying to control the pace.
Gully slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Christ wants to pass the guard but Gully is keeping the position.
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.
Gully trying to keep a closed guard but Christ is proving a slippery customer.
Gully wants to hit a sweep here but Christ passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gully there!
Christ is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Gully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gully fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Christ seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gully gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Christ showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Christ scores with a four punch combination!
Christ lands with a right hand.
Gully shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christ defends it nicely.
Christ with the inside leg kick.
Christ fails to land with a series of punches.
Christ stuffs the takedown attempt from Gully. Gully gets slowly back to his feet.
As Gully backs off Christ throws a huge counter combo but Gully manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Christ finds it's way through Gully's defenses.
Gully shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Gully. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gully goes for a double leg but Christ avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Christ continues to drive forward.
Gully tries to pull guard but Christ forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gully tries for a takedown. No joy.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gully shoots in for a double leg but Christ sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gully closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Christ quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gully stops Christ from getting back to his feet.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Christ. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gully is taking a breather. Christ 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.
Christ is trying to stand.
Christ has one foot on Gully's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Christ darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gully shoots for a takedown but Christ saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a lovely combination from Christ sends Gully down but not out. Christ dives into side control looking to finish.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gully tries to bench press Christ off him but Christ keeps the position.
Gully is working hard here to advance position.
Gully can't do much from the bottom here.
Gully is looking to reverse the position.
Christ decides to stand back up. Christ steps back and let's Gully get back to his feet.
Gully scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gully 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.
Gully is looking to take a break and control but Christ is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to bench press Gully off him but Gully keeps the position.
Christ is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gully asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Gully tries to advance to mount but Christ denies him.
Gully is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gully advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christ tries to hold on but Gully pushes him away.
Christ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jesus Christ has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Gully there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gully trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Christ is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Christ holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gully tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Trevor Gully has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gully goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Christ turns into him and now he's in Gully's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Christ has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ!
Trevor Gully was interviewed post fight and said 'My grass got cut'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Ngannou (ranked 5290 p4p, 3665 weight class) and Darbo Abott (ranked 424 p4p, 360 weight class). Abott has chosen That Smell as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco Ngannou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Darbo Abott!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abott ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ngannou drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ngannou looking to pass the guard.
Abott keeping moving, preventing Ngannou from controlling successfully.
Abott really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ngannou. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ngannou landing some decent shots from guard.
Ngannou trying to control the position from guard on top but Abott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abott is looking to stand up but Ngannou isn't so interested in that idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngannou sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ngannou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abott postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Ngannou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Abott sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ngannou defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou tries to get to full guard but Abott has control of the leg.
Ngannou slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Abott wants to control from the top but Ngannou keeps moving.
Abott slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ngannou looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ngannou gets full guard.
Abott lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Abott's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Abott throwing strikes from guard but Ngannou blocks nicely.
Ngannou lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou advances position into side control!
Ngannou lands an elbow.
Ngannou working away.
Ngannou tries for a kimura but Abott is defending well.
Ngannou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngannou is working to tighten his grip on Abott's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Abott has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ngannou is really squeezing tight and eventually Abott passes out! Ngannou breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Francisco Ngannou!
A relieved looking Francisco Ngannou thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Globe (ranked 2450 p4p, 1909 weight class) and Wood Chuck (ranked 301 p4p, 245 weight class). Chuck is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Who Needs A Girl Like You - Indian Wars. Wood Chuck has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rufus Globe's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Globe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wood Chuck!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chuck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Globe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chuck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Chuck lands a slapping body shot.
Globe staying out of range there.
Chuck cracks Globe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chuck lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Globe at a distance.
Chuck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Globe.
Globe tries to counter with a takedown but Chuck is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chuck fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chuck scores with a jab to the body.
Chuck scores with a hook to the body. Globe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Globe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Globe tries to move into range but Chuck moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chuck throws a shot to the body.
Chuck scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Globe walks into a straight right hand from Chuck.
Chuck bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Globe is rocked!
Nice body punch from Chuck.
Chuck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Globe on the side of the head.
Oh Globe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Globe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chuck walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Globe drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Chuck swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Globe's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wood Chuck!
After winning the bout, Wood Chuck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baki Hanma (ranked 768 p4p, 2183 weight class) and Philip Roth (ranked 84 p4p, 229 weight class). Philip Roth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baki Hanma!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Philip Roth!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Hanma misses.
Roth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hanma connects with a right hand. Roth shakes it off.
Roth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hanma sends Roth crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hanma is motioning to the referee to let Roth up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Philip Roth has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hanma thuds a left hand into Roth's body.
Hanma drops Roth with a naaaaasty hook - Roth is in real trouble here! Hanma dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baki Hanma!
Baki Hanma retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, Baki Hanma, 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 Mikheil Berishvili (ranked 770 p4p, 1873 weight class) and Callum Walsh (ranked 59 p4p, 139 weight class). Berishvili comes to the cage accompanied by Acharuli Gandagana. 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikheil Berishvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Callum Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berishvili wants to clinch.
Berishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Berishvili has managed to clinch.
Walsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Berishvili has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Berishvili pulls guard successfully.
Walsh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Walsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Walsh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Berishvili. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walsh is posturing up here but Berishvili has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Walsh tries to roll out but it's too tight and Walsh has to tap! Slick submission there by Berishvili!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikheil Berishvili!
A very excited looking Mikheil Berishvili made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tolgot Tochukwu (ranked 587 p4p, 1216 weight class) and WP Inman (ranked 40 p4p, 88 weight class). WP Inman 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tolgot Tochukwu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WP Inman!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tochukwu tries to clinch but Inman moves out of range.
Inman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Inman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Inman jabs Tochukwu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inman just misses with a punch to the body.
Tochukwu ducks under a wild hook from Inman.
Inman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Inman scores with a hook to the body. Tochukwu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tochukwu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Inman misses with a looping right.
Tochukwu looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Inman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tochukwu closes the distance and pushes Inman back into the cage.
Tochukwu lands a right hand.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Inman to keep the fight standing.
Inman tries to throw a body punch but Tochukwu avoids it by throwing Inman back against the cage.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Inman forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tochukwu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Inman's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Inman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Inman prevents a body shot from Tochukwu.
Inman takes a shot to the head.
Tochukwu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Inmans head.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Inman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tolgot Tochukwu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tochukwu tries to pull guard but Inman holds him up against the cage and eventually Tochukwu drops back down to his feet.
Tochukwu tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tochukwu throws a punch but it's blocked by Inman.
Inman is trying to push Tochukwu away but Tochukwu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Inman to keep the fight standing.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Inman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Inman blocking some punches.
Inman working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tochukwu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Inman turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Inman is looking to break free of the clinch but Tochukwu has double underhooks.
Tochukwu is trying to pull guard but Inman has him pressed against the cage.
Tochukwu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Inman uses from the top position.
Tochukwu is adopting a defensive guard.
Tochukwu working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Inman has passed into half guard!
Tochukwu moves into full guard.
Tochukwu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Inman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tochukwu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tochukwu throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tochukwu looking for subs off his back but Inman has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tochukwu is refusing to be controlled, as Inman sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tochukwu haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tochukwu works his way to full guard. Good work.
Inman stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tochukwu throws up his legs and catches Inman in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Inman tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tochukwu! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Tolgot Tochukwu!
Tolgot Tochukwu retains his featherweight title!
Tolgot Tochukwu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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