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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 2039 p4p, 5543 weight class) and Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 220 p4p, 514 weight class). Blazkov has chosen Roar Of A Lion as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ulysses Blazkov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blazkov misses with a leg kick
and Tycoon Player counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Ulysses Blazkov has been cut.
Blazkov misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Blazkov misses
and Tycoon Player counters with a crisp right hand that drops Blazkov! Tycoon Player lets Blazkov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tycoon Player loads up on a big right hand but Blazkov slips the punch.
Blazkov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blazkov misses with a left hand
and Tycoon Player counters with a huge left! Blazkov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tycoon Player isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Blazkov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tycoon Player!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Average Tycoon Player!
Ulysses Blazkov was interviewed post fight and said 'I think I'm cute.
I know I'm sexy.
I got the looks.
That drives the girls wild.
I got the moves.
That really move them.
I send chills.
Up and down their spine.
I'm just a sexy boy. (sexy boy)
I'm not your boy toy. (boy toy)
I'm just a sexy boy. (sexy boy)
I'm not your boy toy. (boy toy)'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chel Diokno (ranked 1878 p4p, 2684 weight class) and Erica Santana (ranked 142 p4p, 206 weight class). Diokno kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is This is my story. Santana has chosen Scream - OG Ron C as his entrance music. Chel Diokno has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chel Diokno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erica Santana!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana throws a series of punches but Diokno avoids them all with ease.
Santana throws a series of punches but Diokno avoids them all with ease.
Diokno looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Santana fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diokno scores with a jab to the head.
Santana has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diokno.
Diokno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santana, pushing him back against the cage.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santana avoids it.
Santana has clasped his hands together around Diokno's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Diokno throws Santana to one side and escapes!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diokno clinches.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Santana darts in and clinches Diokno up against the cage.
Diokno lands a nice shot to the body.
Diokno lands a shot to the body.
Santana looks winded!
Santana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diokno lands a shoulder strike.
Santana is looking for a takedown.
Diokno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Diokno with a nice cross.
Santana has closed the distance and engaged Diokno in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diokno tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diokno prevents the takedown attempt.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno landing knees to the body.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Diokno.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diokno manages to break the clinch.
Diokno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Diokno.
Santana gets tackled into the cage by Diokno. Diokno maintains the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diokno scores with a knee to the head.
Diokno using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Diokno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Diokno tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diokno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Diokno lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diokno misses with a knee to the head.
Santana looking for a takedown.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santana blocks an elbow strike.
Diokno cracks Santana with a nice body shot.
Santana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diokno tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Diokno back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Diokno as the two fighters clinch.
Diokno digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Diokno comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Diokno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Diokno - that landed with a thud.
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diokno lands an elbow inside.
Diokno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diokno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diokno has Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno misses with a knee strike.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section. Santana lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Diokno throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diokno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diokno has Santana up against the cage in a clinch.
Diokno lands a knee to the head.
Diokno gets through Santana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Santana has Diokno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diokno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno tries to throw a body punch but Santana avoids it by throwing Diokno back against the cage.
Diokno throws an elbow but it misses.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno lands a knee to the body.
Diokno looking to throw knees to the head but Santana is blocking nicely.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Diokno.
Diokno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Diokno working Santana over with knees to the body.
Diokno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Diokno is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diokno obliges.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Diokno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santana is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Diokno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Diokno.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chel Diokno dominated that round.
That's time! Diokno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Diokno throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diokno lands with a kick to the ribs.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.
Diokno moves into the clinch.
Diokno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Santana has Diokno pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Diokno manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Santana has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Diokno avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diokno lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
Diokno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Santana can do to turn this around?
Diokno throws a punch but it's blocked by Santana.
Santana is working for takedown but Diokno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santana has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Diokno with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Diokno.
Diokno tries a body shot but Santana blocks it.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diokno struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Chel Diokno has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Diokno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Diokno connects with a nasty looking knee right to Santana's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
Diokno pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santana walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diokno.
Diokno throws a head kick that half lands.
 Santana is rocked!
Chel Diokno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santana blocks a head kick by Diokno.
Santana is still on wobbly legs! Can Diokno finish him?
Diokno gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Diokno.
Diokno breaks from the clinch.
Santana takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Diokno moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
Diokno breaks the clinch.
Santana defending well as Diokno loads up on a big left hand.
Diokno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santana.
Some wild striking there from Santana.
Diokno throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Santana's head.
Santana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santana throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diokno is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Diokno moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Diokno tries to land knees in the clinch but Santana avoids the damage to the body.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diokno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Santana takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diokno closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santana takes an elbow to the forehead.
Diokno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diokno prevents the takedown attempt.
Diokno with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
Diokno lands an elbow inside that Santana shrugs off.
Santana tries for a takedown but Diokno manages to get underhooks.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Diokno as the two fighters clinch.
Diokno can't find room to land a body shot as Santana controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diokno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diokno lands with a light punch inside.
Diokno lands a shot to the body.
Diokno lands an elbow inside that Santana shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
Diokno throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santana blocks it with crossed arms.
A left hand lands to the body for Diokno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno stops a takedown attempt from Santana.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
Diokno gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a shoulder strike.
Diokno landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diokno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diokno.
A short uppercut from Diokno.
Diokno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santanas head.
Diokno lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diokno throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hand to the body from Diokno.
Diokno digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Diokno lands an elbow that stopped Santana in his tracks for a moment.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno tries to work over Santana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diokno lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Diokno.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Diokno unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diokno pushes Santana back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diokno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Diokno obliges.
Diokno lands an elbow inside.
Santana avoids the elbow strike from Diokno, against the cage.
Santana seems to have recovered his senses.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
Diokno creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Santana is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Diokno pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Santana wants to take the fight to the mat but Diokno manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Diokno lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Diokno.
Diokno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Santana's elbow.
Diokno utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Diokno misses with the head strike.
Santana tries for a takedown but Diokno manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chel Diokno dominated that second round.
That's time! Diokno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santana rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diokno moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice body kick there by Diokno.
Chel Diokno is winning the standup battle so far.
Diokno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Diokno. Those never looked like landing.
Chel Diokno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diokno jabs at Santana's body.
Diokno lands a head kick!
A nice leg kick from Diokno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santana walks into a left hand.
Diokno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Diokno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Left hook, right uppercut from Santana.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santana avoids the body shot from Diokno.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diokno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Diokno.
Diokno closes the distance and clinches.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diokno after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants a takedown but no success here.
Santana blocks a body shot from Diokno.
Santana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diokno after a bit of a struggle.
Chel Diokno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Erica Santana.
Diokno scores with a knee to the head.
Santana takes an elbow to the temple.
Diokno misses with a punch on the inside.
Diokno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Diokno crunches a lovely knee into Santana's ribcage.
A hook to the body from Diokno.
Santana drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Diokno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Diokno struggles to land a body shot inside as Santana controls his hands.
Santana is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diokno lands a nice elbow.
Diokno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diokno lands a damaging elbow.
Santana wants a takedown.
Diokno lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diokno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diokno presses Santana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Diokno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Diokno lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Diokno.
Diokno landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Diokno tries to land a knee to the head but Santana blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Diokno fails to land.
Diokno lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Diokno.
Good body shot from Diokno.
Diokno scores a nice knee to the body.
Diokno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santana tries to keep at a distance but Diokno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santana drops down looking for an ankle pick but Diokno pulls his leg out and moves away.
Erica Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diokno lands a head kick. Santana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diokno tries to clinch but Santana is having none of it.
Diokno connects with a body shot that sends Santana's belly button to the back.
Diokno slaps away a takedown attempt from Santana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Erica Santana has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diokno moves out of range of the strikes.
Diokno tries to clinch there but Santana circles away.
Diokno throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diokno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santana avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick from Diokno, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diokno tries to clinch up but Santana circles away and keeps his distance.
Santana 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.
Diokno 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.
Santana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diokno looking for a guillotine here but Santana defends easily.
Santana is in close to Diokno's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Diokno is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Santana avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diokno controls Santana momentarily but Santana frees himself.
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!
Diokno is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diokno is looking for a triangle but Santana pushes his legs off easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chel Diokno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diokno, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chel Diokno!
During a confident post fight interview, Chel Diokno thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 2127 p4p, 2675 weight class) and Jonesy McGuffin (ranked 254 p4p, 313 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Horton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonesy McGuffin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuffin stuns Horton with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuffin scores with a nice right hand.
McGuffin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGuffin tries to move into range but Horton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuffin fakes the leg kick and cracks Horton in the body.
A slow jab from McGuffin misses its intended target.
McGuffin cracks Horton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut. Horton saw that one coming.
McGuffin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGuffin 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.
Horton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Horton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McGuffin throws a hook but Horton blocks it.
McGuffin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horton walks into a straight right hand from McGuffin.
McGuffin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horton is looking to counter punch.
Horton lands a jab.
McGuffin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGuffin connects with a body shot.
McGuffin looks to land a left hand but Horton moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Horton misses the target.
Good work by McGuffin as he checks the leg kick.
Horton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuffin throws a body shot but no joy.
McGuffin scores with a jab. Horton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGuffin is looking to slow Horton down with leg kicks.
Horton misses with a low kick.
McGuffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Horton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Horton with a nice calf kick.
Horton misses with a low kick.
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGuffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horton scores with a nice strike.
Tim Horton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from McGuffin misses.
Nice cross by Horton.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - McGuffin scores with a four punch combination!
Horton clobbers McGuffin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGuffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horton.
McGuffin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Horton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Horton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGuffin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuffin works the jab nicely.
McGuffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Horton.
McGuffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGuffin checks a low kick from Horton.
McGuffin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McGuffin circles away quickly and effectively.
McGuffin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from McGuffin misses its intended target.
McGuffin lands an overhand right.
McGuffin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Horton defends well and McGuffin ends up having to push Horton into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Horton stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Horton wants it to stay on the feet.
McGuffin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Horton looks to land a left hand but McGuffin moved out of range nicely.
McGuffin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton is looking to chop away at McGuffin's legs.
McGuffin throws a one two combo.
McGuffin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Horton.
Horton blocks a jab.
McGuffin connects with a jab.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Horton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Horton tries to score with a low kick but McGuffin moves his leg out of the way.
A big right from Horton misses.
McGuffin lands a head shot.
McGuffin throws an overhand right that lands on Horton's shoulder, as Horton tries to avoid the shot.
McGuffin misses with a looping right.
Horton moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horton with a nice calf kick.
McGuffin lands an overhand right.
McGuffin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Horton moves out of range of the leg kick from McGuffin.
McGuffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Horton sprawls well. He's pushed McGuffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tim Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonesy McGuffin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuffin shoots for a double leg takedown but Horton sprawls well. He's pushed McGuffin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horton takes a jab right on the kisser.
McGuffin blocks a leg kick.
McGuffin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McGuffin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McGuffin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McGuffin.
Horton looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuffin is just out of range.
Horton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horton throws a front kick aimed at McGuffin's knee but McGuffin avoids it well.
Horton dips to his left and cracks McGuffin with an uppercut!
McGuffin throws out a powerful jab.
McGuffin slips a jab from Horton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGuffin checks a low kick from Horton.
Horton throws a big shot that misses.
McGuffin throws a hook but Horton avoids it easily.
McGuffin cracks Horton with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jonesy McGuffin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McGuffin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Horton with a nice cross.
McGuffin fails to land the takedown.
Horton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McGuffin lands a jab to the nose.
Horton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuffin moves away.
Horton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horton ducks under a wild hook from McGuffin.
McGuffin works the jab nicely.
McGuffin shoots in and drives through. Horton sprawls well.
Horton slips under a jab from McGuffin.
Horton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McGuffin.
Horton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McGuffin finds it's way round the side to connect with Horton's head.
Horton is looking to slow McGuffin down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horton lands with a nice body punch.
Horton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Horton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuffin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jonesy McGuffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGuffin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tim Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonesy McGuffin.
McGuffin throws a leg kick but Horton sees it coming and moves out of range.
Horton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McGuffin misses with a looping right.
Horton connects with a right hand. McGuffin shakes it off.
McGuffin looks to land a right hand but Horton moved out of range.
McGuffin throws a head kick that misses.
Horton motions for McGuffin to come forward. Horton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McGuffin misses with a body shot.
McGuffin misses with a double jab
and Horton counters with a stiff right hand.
Good exchange - Horton coming out on top.
McGuffin scores with a jab. Horton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Horton slips a straight right by McGuffin.
Horton leaves McGuffin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuffin misses with a takedown attempt - Horton sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horton throws a front kick aimed at McGuffin's knee but McGuffin avoids it well.
Tim Horton is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuffin cracks Horton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Horton with a nice calf kick.
Horton scores with a three punch combo!
McGuffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Horton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horton on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McGuffin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Horton looks to throw the jab but McGuffin is out of range.
McGuffin tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from McGuffin misses.
McGuffin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Horton's head backwards.
McGuffin swinging wildly here.
Horton shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horton lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGuffin's sensitive parts.
Horton throws a nice inside leg kick.
A combination from McGuffin does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from McGuffin misses.
Horton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuffin throws a lazy right hand but Horton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horton is looking to counter punch.
McGuffin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuffin is breathing heavily.
McGuffin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Horton.
Horton fires out a quick counter leg kick but McGuffin just manages to avoid it.
Horton scores with a three punch combo!
McGuffin misses the jab.
McGuffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McGuffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuffin throws a jab but it's blocked by Horton.
Horton lands a leg kick that knocks McGuffin off balance momentarily.
Horton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuffin manages to avoid it.
Horton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGuffin throws a lazy uppercut
and Horton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McGuffin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McGuffin moves away from the strike by Horton.
A nice leg kick from Horton, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Horton.
McGuffin tries for a takedown but Horton circles away easily
and Horton counters with a nice uppercut.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by McGuffin as he checks the leg kick.
Horton connects with a solid leg kick.
Horton thumps McGuffin with a low kick.
McGuffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horton is looking for a counter combo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuffin checks a leg kick.
McGuffin misses with a right hand
and Horton counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut. Horton saw that one coming.
Horton slaps away a takedown attempt from McGuffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McGuffin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Horton has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horton throws the left hand but McGuffin avoids the punch easily.
Horton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGuffin.
McGuffin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McGuffin drops his hands momentarily and Horton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut.
McGuffin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton.
McGuffin throws a body shot but no joy.
Horton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGuffin.
Horton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - Horton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot by Horton.
McGuffin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horton.
Horton throwing a counter right hand but McGuffin manages to avoid it.
Horton tries to score with a low kick but McGuffin moves his leg out of the way.
Horton throws a low kick but McGuffin avoids it.
Horton throws a leg kick but McGuffin checks it.
A slow jab from McGuffin misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McGuffin checks a leg kick.
McGuffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horton stuffs the takedown.
McGuffin checks a low kick from Horton.
McGuffin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McGuffin blocks a low kick nicely.
McGuffin throws the left hand but Horton avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuffin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuffin misses with a lunging right hand
and Horton counters with a nice leg kick.
Horton takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
McGuffin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McGuffin takes one to the chin there.
Horton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuffin's head backwards.
McGuffin misses with an uppercut.
McGuffin looks to land a right hand but Horton moved out of range.
McGuffin with a nice cross.
McGuffin walks into a jab.
McGuffin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuffin fails with the takedown.
McGuffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuffin checks a low kick from Horton.
McGuffin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McGuffin misses the jab.
Horton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McGuffins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuffin throws out the jab.
Horton connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuffin. McGuffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGuffin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McGuffin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tim Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonesy McGuffin.
Horton connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuffin. McGuffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGuffin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Horton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Horton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McGuffin misses with a right hand
and Horton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Horton throws a right and a left that McGuffin avoids nicely.
Horton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGuffin throws out the jab.
Horton misses with a straight left.
Horton lands with a shot to the body.
Horton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGuffin's head backwards.
Nice uppercut there from Horton.
McGuffin throws a front kick aimed at Horton's knee but Horton avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton looks to land a left hand but McGuffin moved out of range nicely.
Horton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horton just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like McGuffin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for McGuffin.
Horton misses with a low kick as McGuffin jumps back.
Horton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGuffin.
McGuffin loads up on a big right hand but Horton slips the punch.
Horton connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuffin. McGuffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGuffin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by McGuffin.
McGuffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuffin.
McGuffin throws a looping overhand right but Horton ducks down to avoid it.
McGuffin looks to land a combination but Horton avoids it well.
Horton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuffin throws out a loose jab but Horton uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuffin lunges at Horton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Horton's hand.
McGuffin throws a jab when Horton was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuffin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Horton moves away.
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!
Horton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGuffin.
McGuffin throws an off balance right hand
and Horton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from McGuffin misses.
Horton staying out of range there.
McGuffin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
McGuffin misses with a straight right.
Horton connects with a good right hand that stumbles McGuffin. McGuffin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McGuffin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McGuffin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McGuffin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Horton connects with a body shot.
McGuffin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McGuffin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Horton misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGuffin misses with a body kick.
Horton appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGuffin tries to move into range but Horton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McGuffin misses with a series of wild punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Horton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Horton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Horton!
Tim Horton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Piercer (ranked 2445 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Better Dead (ranked 281 p4p, 324 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Piercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 27 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead looks to throw the jab but Piercer is out of range.
Dead gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Piercer lands with a nice body punch.
Piercer closes the distance and clinches.
Piercer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
Piercer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Piercer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dead blocking some punches.
Piercer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dead.
Dead is trying to push Piercer away but Piercer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Piercer throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Piercer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
A nice left hand lands by Piercer.
I was talking to Piercer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nice body punch from Piercer - that landed with a thud.
Piercer lands a left hand.
Dead prevents a body shot from Piercer.
Piercer swings wildly with an uppercut but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Piercer lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Piercer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Piercer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piercer scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Dead prevents a body shot from Piercer.
Piercer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Piercer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Piercer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Piercer.
Piercer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Piercer.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Piercer is controlling the position.
Dead is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dead has a couple of punches blocked by Piercer.
A right hook to the body lands for Piercer.
Dead looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Piercer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Piercer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Dead is rocked!
Piercer lands with a right to the head.
Dead is still on wobbly legs! Can Piercer finish him?
Piercer lands a hook that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Piercer lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Piercer.
Dead seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Piercer on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piercer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dead's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piercer scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
Piercer lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Piercer.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Piercer lands a shot to the body.
Piercer lands a nice shot to the body.
Piercer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
Piercer lands with a left to the head.
Piercer lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Piercer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piercer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dead wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Piercer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
That's time! Piercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Piercer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piercer.
Piercer misses with a straight right.
Dead looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dead swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Piercer rushes Dead and presses him up against the cage.
Piercer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Piercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Piercer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Piercer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dead is trying to break the clinch but Piercer has him pressed against the cage.
Piercer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Deads head.
Piercer lands a body punch.
Piercer lands a nice uppercut.
Dead is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Piercer is leaning against Dead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Piercer lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piercer digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Piercer.
Piercer scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Piercer.
Piercer digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Piercer scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Piercer.
Piercer lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dead to his knees! Piercer keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Piercer!
John Piercer 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gable (ranked 1094 p4p, 1707 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 141 p4p, 203 weight class). Jello Belly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dan Gable's chin.
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9 - 3 - 0 |
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13 - 8 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belly lands a jab.
 It looks like Dan Gable has been cut.
Jello Belly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gable gets a double leg takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Belly pulls Gable in close to his closed guard and prevents Gable from doing any damage or advancing position.
Belly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gable controls the pace.
Belly working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Belly throws a series of punches but Gable avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circling - Belly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Belly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belly doesn't manage to clinch there - Gable circles away.
Belly throws out a loose jab but Gable uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gable drives through with a takedown into Belly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gable controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable is looking to pass into half guard but Belly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Belly is in guard.
Gable has Belly pulled in close to control his posture.
Gable might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belly wants to control from the top but Gable keeps moving.
Gable pulls Belly in close to prevent any damage.
Gable trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gable is keeping the position for now.
Gable seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Gable has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Belly wants to control from the top but Gable keeps moving.
Gable is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gable sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gable prevents Belly from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gable's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Belly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gable's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gable's back!
Gable wants to escape the position.
Belly avoiding Gable 's attempts to control his hands.
Gable is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belly is looking for the choke from the back position but Gable is controlling his hands well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belly is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Gable is in bad spot here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Gable's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gable stuffs the takedown attempt from Belly. Belly gets slowly back to his feet.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gable tries to score with a low kick but Belly moves his leg out of the way.
Belly throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gable gets a double leg takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable wants to control from the top but Belly keeps moving.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
Gable throwing strikes from guard but Belly blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gable stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gable has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belly keeping moving, preventing Gable from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gable postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gable wants to pass the guard but Belly is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gable misses with a double jab.
Belly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gable circles away quickly and effectively.
Belly misses with a few strikes there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Belly is defended easily by Gable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Belly cracks Gable with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Belly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gable.
Belly misses with a double jab.
Gable appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Belly shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Gable finds it's way through Belly's defenses.
Gable decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Belly wants to control the action here but instead Gable manages to pass to full mount!
Gable landing strikes from the mount and Belly is in trouble!
Belly is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gable landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gable lands a couple of good shots and Belly has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Belly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Belly grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Gable punches the canvas rather than the man.
Gable tightening his grip on Belly, looking for the choke.
Belly manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gable scores with a takedown into Belly's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable throws a strike but Belly rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Belly drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gable looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gable looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gable!
Belly is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gable dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dan Gable's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Belly is looking to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Gable lands an impressive looking overhand right. Belly doesn't seem phased though.
Gable closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Belly's guard.
Gable tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
Gable slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dan Gable overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Belly seems keen to control Gable's posture.
Belly's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gable trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gable controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gable seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belly for as long as he can get away with.
Gable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belly tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gable paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gable gets a takedown into half guard.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gable thows a huge punch but Belly dodges it nicely.
Belly gets back to full guard.
Belly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gable manages to get himself to full guard.
Gable is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Belly defends well.
Gable looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Belly looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gable wants to stand up but Belly is controlling him.
Gable pushes Belly off and gets back to his feet.
Belly throws a jab when Gable was well out of range.
A lazy body kick from Belly
and Gable counters with a shoot takedown. Belly fights it but they end up in guard.
Belly is pulling down on Gable's head to control his posture.
Gable works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gable lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gable winds up and cracks Belly with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gable is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Belly avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly wants to control but Gable is keeping busy.
Gable throwing shots but Belly is blocking nicely.
Gable is trying to control. Belly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gable trying to pass the guard but Belly defending well.
Belly pushes Gable off looking to stand but Gable dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gable thows a huge punch but Belly dodges it nicely.
Gable not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gable drops an elbow to the side of Belly's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gable 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gable!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dan Gable waved his t-shirt featuring Furnace Performance š„'s logo in front of the cameras.
Jello Belly spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm hungry'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Kyrylo (ranked 1236 p4p, 941 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 140 p4p, 100 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Kyrylo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Billingsly misses the target.
Billingsly fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kyrylo, pushing him back against the cage.
Kyrylo digs a right hand into Billingsly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Billingsly's gas tank.
Kyrylo digs a right hand into Billingsly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Billingsly's gas tank.
Kyrylo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
Kyrylo tries to work over Billingsly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyrylo presses Billingsly against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Billingsly looks winded!
Kyrylo blocking some punches.
A short left from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo lands a nice uppercut.
Billingsly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kyrylo's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Billingsly fails to land.
Kyrylo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kyrylo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
Kyrylo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kyrylo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kyrylo in his tracks.
Chad Billingsly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo tries to clinch but Billingsly is having none of it.
Billingsly tries to clinch up
and Kyrylo counters with a two punch combo.
Kyrylo digs a good body shot into Billingsly's ribs.
Billingsly throws a right hand that misses
and Kyrylo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Billingsly thinking.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrylo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Billingsly! Kyrylo lets Billingsly back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Billingsly takes a swing at Kyrylo's ribcage but misses.
Kyrylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Kyrylo slips the punch.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Billingsly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Billingsly misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo misses with a hook.
Kyrylo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Kyrylo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kyrylo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billingsly. Kyrylo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billingsly throws a series of punches but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Kyrylo throwing a counter right hand but Billingsly manages to avoid it.
Billingsly with a hook.
Kyrylo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Billingslys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kyrylo lands a nice hook to Billingsly's body. Billingsly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Billingsly lands with a shot to the body.
Kyrylo closes the distance and clinches.
Billingsly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyrylo.
Billingsly working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo lands with a left to the head.
Kyrylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrylo misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kyrylo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyrylo drops Billingsly with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Billingsly looks back up at him and smiles so Kyrylo waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Billingsly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrylo throws a sloppy body shot
and Billingsly makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kyrylo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Billingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Billingsly misses with a looping right.
Kyrylo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Billingsly counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyrylo needs to keep his hands up - Billingsly had a free shot at his head there.
Billingsly misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly fails to land with a series of punches.
Kyrylo stuns Billingsly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kyrylo misses the target.
Kyrylo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Kyrylo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billingsly.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Kyrylo throws a counter high kick but Billingsly was just alert enough to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Billingsly.
Kyrylo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly takes one to the chin there.
Kyrylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Billingsly clobbers Kyrylo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerome Kyrylo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
That's time! Kyrylo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kyrylo just misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Billingsly connects with a right hand. Kyrylo shakes it off.
Kyrylo rushes Billingsly and presses him up against the cage.
Kyrylo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrylo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kyrylo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Billingsly can do to turn this around?
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrylo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Billingsly.
Billingsly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Billingsly wants to stall.
Billingsly wants to break free but Kyrylo has control.
Billingsly blocks a body shot from Kyrylo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo tries to throw a body punch but Billingsly avoids it by throwing Kyrylo back against the cage.
Kyrylo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billingsly blocks an uppercut.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
Kyrylo lands with a right to the head.
Billingsly has a couple of punches blocked by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Kyrylo.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrylo fails to land.
Kyrylo tries to throw a body punch but Billingsly avoids it by throwing Kyrylo back against the cage.
Billingsly misses with a body punch.
Billingsly misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyrylo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Billingsly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kyrylo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billingsly lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Billingsly.
Billingsly misses with the head strike.
Kyrylo prevents a body shot from Billingsly.
Kyrylo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kyrylo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyrylo can't find room to land a body shot as Billingsly controls the action.
Kyrylo blocks a body shot from Billingsly.
Kyrylo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kyrylo tries a body shot but Billingsly blocks it.
Kyrylo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Billingsly lands a hook that snaps the head of Kyrylo backwards.
Billingsly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jerome Kyrylo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kyrylo misses with a punch on the inside.
Kyrylo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Billingsly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Billingsly in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyrylo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Billingsly digs a right hand underneath Kyrylo's ribcage. Kyrylo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyrylo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyrylo throws a punch but it's blocked by Billingsly.
Billingsly manages to break the clinch.
Billingsly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kyrylo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kyrylo throws a nice head kick!
Kyrylo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billingsly moves away.
Billingsly throws a lazy right hand but Kyrylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jerome Kyrylo is winning the standup battle so far.
Billingsly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kyrylo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kyrylo throws a body punch but Billingsly moves out of range.
Billingsly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kyrylo.
Billingsly throws a shot from downtown. Kyrylo moves away and avoids it.
Billingsly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kyrylo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kyrylo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Billingsly scores with the left hand. Kyrylo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kyrylo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Billingsly misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Billingsly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kyrylo.
Billingsly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Kyrylo misses its target.
Kyrylo avoids the head kick by Billingsly.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Billingsly misses with a left hand
and Kyrylo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly clobbers Kyrylo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Billingsly slips a straight right by Kyrylo.
A shot to the liver by Billingsly. Beautiful body shot.
Billingsly sizes up Kyrylo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kyrylo lands a jab to Billingsly's midsection.
Kyrylo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kyrylo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billingsly.
Billingsly slips a jab from Kyrylo.
Kyrylo ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kyrylo backs up against the cage.
Billingsly connects with a body shot.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Kyrylo slips the punch.
Billingsly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kyrylo momentarily.
Billingsly throws a hook but Kyrylo avoids it easily.
Kyrylo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kyrylo misses with the combination.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kyrylo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyrylo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyrylo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Billingsly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Billingsly misses
enabling Kyrylo to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly throws an overhand right that lands on Kyrylo's shoulder, as Kyrylo tries to avoid the shot.
Kyrylo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Nice cross by Billingsly.
Billingsly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kyrylo was well out of range. Poor timing from Billingsly.
Kyrylo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billingsly lands a nice looking body shot.
Billingsly throws a lazy right hand but Kyrylo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kyrylo throws a big counter combination but Billingsly scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Billingsly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kyrylo doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyrylo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Billingsly throws a punch but it's blocked by Kyrylo.
Kyrylo stalls.
Kyrylo has a couple of punches blocked by Billingsly.
A head punch on the inside from Kyrylo fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kyrylo.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Billingsly.
Kyrylo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billingsly swings for the body but Kyrylo moves out of range.
Billingsly tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kyrylo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Billingsly coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kyrylo at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Billingsly, as that shot connected.
Kyrylo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Billingsly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a stiff right hand.
Billingsly stuns Kyrylo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Billingsly lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Billingsly.
Billingsly cracks a nice hook into Kyrylo's ribs.
Kyrylo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kyrylo tries to clinch up.
Kyrylo is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kyrylo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly slips a straight right by Kyrylo.
Billingsly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kyrylo with a body shot.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kyrylo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Billingsly misses with an uppercut
and Kyrylo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kyrylo moves out of range as Billingsly strikes.
Kyrylo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Billingsly thuds a left hand into Kyrylo's body.
Kyrylo moves out of range as Billingsly strikes.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
Billingsly jabs at Kyrylo's body.
Billingsly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Billingsly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Billingsly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Billingsly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Billingsly waved his t-shirt featuring Dick Dolla Douchebag's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1533 p4p, 3013 weight class) and Alex Deigos (ranked 225 p4p, 378 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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World class boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
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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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Third Wife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Deigos!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife loads up on a big right hand but Deigos slips the punch.
Wife lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Alex Deigos has been cut.
Wife drops Deigos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Deigos looks back up at him and smiles so Wife waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Deigos is rocked!
Deigos throws a right and a left that Wife avoids nicely.
Deigos is still on wobbly legs! Can Wife finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wife avoids the body shot from Deigos.
Wife is stalking Deigos. Deigos circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Wife, and it's lights out! Deigos really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Third Wife!
Third Wife decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Noeigati (ranked 651 p4p, 1518 weight class) and Anthony Camacho (ranked 90 p4p, 190 weight class). Noeigati's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cremation of Sam McGee. Anthony Camacho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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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 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Noeigati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anthony Camacho!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camacho misses with a right hand
and Noeigati counters with a straight right hand.
Camacho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Noeigati manages to avoid it.
Camacho lands with a nice body punch.
Camacho throws an overhand right that lands on Noeigati's shoulder, as Noeigati tries to avoid the shot.
Camacho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Noeigati moves away.
Camacho takes a swing at Noeigati's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Noeigati wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Noeigati avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Noeigati uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Camacho.
It appears Noeigati was looking to counter with a kick there.
Noeigati blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noeigati listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Noeigati connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camacho misses with a straight right.
Noeigati swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Camacho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Noeigati.
Camacho tried to score with a low kick but Noeigati checks it.
Noeigati half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camacho jabs at Noeigati's body.
Noeigati thumps Camacho with a low kick.
Camacho has managed to clinch.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Camacho is trying to pull guard but Noeigati has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Camacho.
Noeigati blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Camacho swings wildly with an uppercut but Noeigati uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noeigati's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Noeigati takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Noeigati just misses with a punch to the body.
Noeigati sets himself, and Camacho steps forward looking for the clinch! Noeigati avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Camacho. Noeigati does a little dance to reset his feet.
Noeigati throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Noeigati avoids the body shot from Camacho.
Camacho misses the jab.
Camacho looks to land a combination but Noeigati avoids it well.
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!
Camacho misses with a body shot
and Noeigati counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Camacho gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Noeigati lands with a good body shot.
Camacho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Noeigati was well out of range. Poor timing from Camacho.
Noeigati has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Camacho misses with a body punch
and Noeigati counters with a good, hard body kick but Camacho shrugs it off.
Camacho staying out of range there.
Camacho tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Noeigati counter with a right hand.
Camacho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Camacho misses with a wild body shot.
Camacho misses with a left hand
and Noeigati counters with a nice body shot.
Camacho throws a head kick that misses
and Noeigati counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Camacho looks winded!
Camacho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Noeigati manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Noeigati went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Camacho moves in looking to clinch but Noeigati pushes him off.
Noeigati misses with a hook.
Camacho is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Noeigati ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Camacho throws a body shot but no joy.
Camacho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A shot to the body from Camacho misses
and Noeigati counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Camacho off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Noeigati follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Camacho was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Benjamin Noeigati!
A victorious Benjamin Noeigati thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Babcock (ranked 419 p4p, 673 weight class) and Alexander Korolev (ranked 67 p4p, 94 weight class). Babcock comes to the cage accompanied by San Francisco Live Medley. The crowd seem to be enjoying Korolev's choice of entrance music: Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash). Alexander Korolev acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock stalks Korolev and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Korolev's face. Korolev staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Babcock takes the fight into the clinch.
Korolev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babcock's elbow.
Korolev misses with a punch on the inside.
Babcock tries to throw a body punch but Korolev avoids it by throwing Babcock back against the cage.
Babcock controlling the action here for a moment.
Korolev misses with the head strike.
Korolev trying to stall but Babcock improves his position.
Babcock is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Korolev struggles to land a body shot inside as Babcock controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Babcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Babcock lands an impressive looking overhand right. Korolev doesn't seem phased though.
Korolev throws a leg kick that is checked
so Babcock counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock landing with the ground and pound.
Babcock is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Babcock throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Korolev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Korolev keeping full guard, as Babcock tries to pass.
Babcock is working hard here to advance position.
Babcock trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babcock with a flurry of punches that miss.
Babcock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Babcock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Babcock trying to control the position from guard on top but Korolev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Babcock wants to pass the guard but Korolev is keeping the position.
Korolev not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Korolev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Korolev controls Babcock momentarily but Babcock frees himself.
Babcock has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Babcock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Babcock content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock postures up in Korolev's guard and throws a big left but Korolev blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Korolev keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Korolev holds on and takes a little breather.
Babcock is in close to Korolev's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That has opened up Alexander Korolev's cut even more.
Babcock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korolev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Babcock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Babcock looking to pass the guard.
Korolev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korolev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babcock.
Babcock stands and throws Korolev's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korolev is looking to reverse the position.
Babcock is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Korolev is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Korolev taking punishment in the form of punches.
Babcock trying to control the action but Korolev is working from the bottom.
Korolev takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The cut above Alexander Korolev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock scoring with punches from side control.
Alexander Korolev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexander Korolev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jim Babcock!
After winning the bout, Jim Babcock 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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