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DC 140: Wife v Ruyjini PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 3016 p4p, 3101 weight class) and Cathal O Doherty (ranked 211 p4p, 215 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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150
12 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cathal O Doherty!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Brien throws a hook but O Doherty avoids it easily.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract O Doherty.
A little jabbing left from O Doherty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Brien lands an overhand right.
O Brien tries to clinch
and O Doherty counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien closes the distance but O Doherty moves to the side
and O Doherty counters with a two punch combo.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but O Doherty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Doherty counters with a crisp right hand that drops O Brien! O Doherty lets O Brien back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 O Brien is rocked!
 It looks like Miles O Brien has been cut.
O Brien gets a clinch.
O Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to O Brien's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
O Doherty stops a takedown attempt from O Brien.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty has him pressed against the cage.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
O Doherty softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty lands a left hand.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Doherty to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien connects with a jab.
O Brien clinches.
O Doherty's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on O Doherty's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Doherty counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Cathal O Doherty has been cut.
O Brien clinches up with O Doherty and pushes him back against the cage.
O Brien lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of O Doherty backwards.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Miles O Brien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien tries to clinch there but O Doherty circles away.
O Doherty let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Doherty circles away from the clinch attempt
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cathal O Doherty dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
O Brien moves in looking to clinch but O Doherty pushes him off.
It seemed like O Doherty was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Brien moves into range and clinches up with O Doherty.
O Brien jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as O Doherty walks away with a smile on his face. O Brien gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but O Doherty ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from O Doherty on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab, jab by O Brien - just one landing.
O Brien is looking to clinch but O Doherty is avoiding it.
A left lands for O Brien.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries a head kick but it misses.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien clinches with his opponent.
O Brien tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
O Brien has closed the distance and engaged O Doherty in a clinch.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cathal O Doherty seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Doherty is working O Brien over against the cage.
O Brien goes for a takedown attempt but O Doherty pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
O Brien lands a really nice looking cross but O Doherty seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Doherty swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Doherty throws out a counter right but O Brien avoids it with no problem.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch but O Doherty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Doherty ducks right into an uppercut from O Brien.
O Brien throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Doherty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
O Brien moves into the clinch successfully.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on O Doherty's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
O Doherty can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
A short uppercut from O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Doherty misses with a punch to the body.
O Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
O Brien jumps guard but O Doherty stands there with O Brien around his waist. O Brien gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right from O Doherty on the inside.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty has had enough of the clinch but O Brien keeps him there for the moment.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Doherty fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from O Doherty.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Doherty throws a head punch that misses.
O Brien fails to pull guard.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from O Brien.
O Doherty lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from O Brien.
O Doherty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
O Brien fails to pull the fight into his guard.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables O Doherty to keep the fight standing.
O Brien blocks a punch to the side of the head.
O Doherty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
O Doherty throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Miles O Brien will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, O Doherty scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, O Brien scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from O Brien.
O Doherty has a couple of punches blocked by O Brien.
O Doherty working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, O Brien creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. O Doherty just stands there and leans against the cage.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Doherty scores with a nice hook to the head.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien drops down looking for an ankle pick but O Doherty pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cathal O Doherty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Brien instigates a clinch.
O Doherty misses with a punch on the inside.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
O Brien prevents a body shot from O Doherty.
O Doherty tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by O Brien.
O Doherty looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
O Doherty misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Doherty swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Doherty misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
O Brien jumps guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles O Brien. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Doherty.
O Brien softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but O Doherty turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Doherty stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Doherty swings wildly with an uppercut but O Brien uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty misses with a hook to the ribs.
O Doherty misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty lands a hook that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien blocking some punches.
O Doherty struggles to land a body shot inside as O Brien controls his hands.
O Doherty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Doherty misses with some punches.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
O Doherty has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien closes the distance looking to clinch
and O Doherty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien cracks O Doherty with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but O Doherty uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Doherty appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
O Brien looks to clinch
and O Doherty counters with a left to the body.
O Brien swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Doherty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Doherty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
O Brien is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of O Doherty's head but O Doherty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Brien takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and O Doherty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Brien tries to clinch up
and O Doherty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cathal O Doherty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well O Doherty has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cathal O Doherty!
Cathal O Doherty was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taromaru Momoji (ranked 951 p4p, 5342 weight class) and Davante Dunbar (ranked 104 p4p, 445 weight class). Dunbar has chosen Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew as his entrance music. Davante Dunbar acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Solid chin |
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davante Dunbar!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Momoji throws a low kick, looking for Dunbar's leg but Dunbar calmly moves out of range.
Momoji just misses with a punch to the body.
Momoji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunbar.
Momoji connects with the punch.
Dunbar lands a nice shot to the body.
Momoji lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Momoji moves out of range.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Momoji moves out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Momoji has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Momoji connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dunbar. Dunbar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dunbar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Momoji shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dunbar is trying to defend but Momoji finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Momoji sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunbar defending well though.
Momoji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunbar keeps working.
Momoji slips a nice elbow through Dunbar's hands, connecting with Dunbar's forehead.
Dunbar looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Momoji stalling.
Momoji tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dunbar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Momoji wants to control but Dunbar is keeping him busy.
Dunbar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Momoji wants to control but Dunbar is keeping him busy.
Momoji tries to pass to full mount but Dunbar defends it.
Dunbar is not content to let Momoji control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Momoji is looking to advance position but Dunbar won't allow it.
Dunbar is looking to improve his position.
Momoji is controlling the pace.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dunbar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Momoji pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Momoji is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dunbar throws a body punch but Momoji moves out of range.
Dunbar moves in looking to clinch but Momoji pushes him off.
A head kick from Momoji lands but Dunbar takes it in his stride.
Dunbar throws a lazy right hand but Momoji sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dunbar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Momoji connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dunbar scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Momoji misses.
Dunbar digs a good hook to Momoji's body.
Momoji throws a hook but Dunbar avoids it easily.
Dunbar checks a low kick from Momoji.
Dunbar throws a hook but Momoji avoids it easily.
Momoji throws a lazy right hand but Dunbar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Dunbar there.
Momoji shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dunbar is trying to defend but Momoji finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dunbar is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Momoji connects with a nice short shot to Dunbar's temple.
Dunbar tries to roll over but Momoji keeps him under control.
Momoji is keen to just control but Dunbar is a slippery customer.
Dunbar tries to roll over but Momoji keeps him under control.
Momoji is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Momoji prevents Dunbar from improving his position.
Momoji wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunbar keeps working.
Momoji content to control rather than advance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dunbar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunbar misses the target.
Dunbar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Momoji.
Momoji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dunbar moves away.
Momoji scores with a nice right hand.
Momoji swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Momoji wants to slow Dunbar down by chopping away at his legs.
Momoji shoots in and gets a takedown into Dunbar's guard.
Momoji showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dunbar keeping moving, preventing Momoji from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunbar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dunbar can't keep his opponent in guard - Momoji advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji wants to take a breather but Dunbar is having none of it.
Momoji looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Momoji working over Dunbar with some ground and pound. Dunbar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Momoji seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dunbar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Momoji takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Momoji lands a nice short elbow.
Dunbar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Momoji scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dunbar is looking for a sweep. Momoji is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dunbar is refusing to be controlled, as Momoji sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is looking to improve his position.
Momoji is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dunbar!
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount.
Momoji wants to control the pace but Dunbar is squirming around nicely.
Dunbar is working to get back to half guard.
Momoji tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dunbar regains half guard.
Momoji is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Momoji with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dunbar looking for submissions off his back.
Momoji is looking to take a break and control but Dunbar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Momoji prevents Dunbar from improving his position.
Momoji is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dunbar can do to turn this around?
Momoji looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dunbar with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dunbar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Momoji pulls his head out easily.
Dunbar is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Momoji takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Momoji trying to control from half guard but Dunbar is working away.
Dunbar gets back to full guard.
Momoji is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dunbar looking to control.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Momoji advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momoji prevents Dunbar from improving his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dunbar throws a body punch but Momoji moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Momoji misses the target.
Momoji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Momoji fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dunbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A swing and a miss from Dunbar.
Momoji scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Momoji working away.
Dunbar prevents Momoji from moving into mount.
Dunbar can't do much from the bottom here.
Momoji works to advance to full mount. Dunbar defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji with shots to the head and body - Dunbar looks very uncomfortable down there.
Momoji pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunbar tries to hold on but Momoji postures up.
Momoji looking to control but Dunbar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji working the ground and pound effectively.
Momoji fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Momoji looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dunbar wants to control but Momoji is having none of it.
Momoji looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Momoji sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Momoji working Dunbar over with strikes here.
Dunbar is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Momoji avoids the attempt from Dunbar to control.
Dunbar is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Momoji controlling the pace for now.
Dunbar regains half guard.
Dunbar wants to control but Momoji is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Davante Dunbar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunbar might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Momoji haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Momoji trying to control the action but Dunbar is working from the bottom.
Momoji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Dunbar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunbar trying to control here.
Dunbar is staying active underneath Momoji, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dunbar gets full guard.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Dunbar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Momoji doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Momoji manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dunbar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Momoji can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dunbar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunbar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Momoji defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dunbar has momentary wrist control but Momoji slips an elbow through the middle.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Momoji lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dunbar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Momoji controls the pace.
Momoji wants to control from the top but Dunbar keeps moving.
Dunbar is pulling down on Momoji's head to control his posture.
Momoji passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Momoji is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taromaru Momoji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Momoji has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dill Nickle (ranked 1623 p4p, 3672 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 128 p4p, 257 weight class). Aydin has chosen Mockingbird - Eminem as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dill Nickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aydin but Aydin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice shot lands for Aydin.
Aydin throws an overhand right that lands on Nickle's shoulder, as Nickle tries to avoid the shot.
Nickle 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.
Aydin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nickle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nickle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aydin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Nickle from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle preventing the sweep.
Nickle wants to pass the guard but Aydin is keeping the position.
Aydin working for a triangle but Nickle defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Nickle from controlling successfully.
Nickle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nickle looking to pass the guard.
Our spies down at at Ludus Magnus inform us that Aydin has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nickle trying to control the position from guard on top but Aydin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aydin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickle.
Nickle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Aydin has momentary wrist control but Nickle slips an elbow through the middle.
Aydin is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nickle is aware though and is defending well.
Nickle works over Aydin with some ground and pound from guard.
Nickle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle wants to control from the top but Aydin keeps moving.
Nickle throwing strikes from guard but Aydin blocks nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nickle trying to control but Aydin is working from the bottom.
Nickle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nickle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Aydin has his foot on Nickle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nickle works his way back into a safe position though.
Nickle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickle throws a big right hand that misses.
Nickle is looking to work some ground and pound but Aydin has wrist control.
Aydin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickle.
Aydin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle wants to control from the top but Aydin keeps moving.
Nickle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickle tries to free his leg and advance position but Aydin is retaining full guard.
Nickle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aydin working for a triangle but Nickle defends it easily.
Nickle passes into half guard.
Aydin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aydin.
Aydin throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nickle stopping the sweep attempt from Aydin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aydin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nickle drops back, looking for a kneebar! Aydin looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Aydin looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Aydin!
Nickle stops Aydin from passing to mount.
Nickle is trying to control Aydin's posture but Aydin avoids it.
Aydin is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nickle has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nickle throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harun Aydin will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aydin tries to keep at a distance but Nickle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aydin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nickle managing to block the knees to the body from Aydin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aydin.
Aydin manages to pull guard.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing.
Nickle throwing strikes from guard but Aydin blocks nicely.
Aydin is trying to control the position but Nickle postures up.
Harun Aydin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing.
Aydin working for a triangle but Nickle defends it easily.
Nickle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nickle postures up in Aydin's guard and throws a big left but Aydin blocks it.
Aydin working for a triangle but Nickle defends it easily.
Aydin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nickle defends well.
Nickle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aydin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nickle has managed to get both his arms back between Aydin's legs - danger averted.
Nickle wants to pass the guard but Aydin is keeping the position.
Nickle is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Aydin is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Aydin has escaped and now he's on top!
Nickle has control of Aydin's left arm, preventing Aydin from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aydin is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aydin trying to control but Nickle is working from the bottom.
Aydin preventing the sweep.
Aydin tries to free his leg and advance position but Nickle is retaining full guard.
Nickle is looking for a triangle but Aydin pushes his legs off easily.
Aydin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nickle is keeping the position for now.
Aydin trying to control but Nickle is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nickle throws his legs up looking for a submission but Aydin uses it to pass to side control.
Nickle tries to bench press Aydin off him but Aydin keeps the position.
Aydin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nickle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nickle throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Aydin goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Nickle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Aydin's guard! Nice work there by Nickle!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aydin looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nickle has picked Aydin up and slammed him! Aydin can't keep hold of the triangle and Nickle manages to pass to side control!
Nickle tries for a kimura but Aydin is defending well.
Aydin manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aydin moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Aydin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nickle.
Aydin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aydin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nickle defends well.
Nickle advances position into side control!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aydin is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dill Nickle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aydin throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nickle to counter with a crisp jab.
Aydin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nickle's head backwards.
Nickle gets the takedown into side control.
Nickle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aydin to see if he's OK.
Aydin struggling a bit here.
Aydin tries to improve position but can't.
Aydin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Aydin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
 Aydin is rocked!
Nickle tries for a kimura but Aydin is defending well.
Aydin is still in real trouble! Can Nickle finish him?
A big shot lands for Nickle! That's hurt Aydin! Will he recover? Nickle fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dill Nickle!
Dill Nickle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 1144 p4p, 3827 weight class) and Klay Dee (ranked 91 p4p, 241 weight class). Thibodeaux comes into the arena with Scotty x D4L blaring out of the sound system. Dee has chosen Death Patrol by Destroyer as his entrance music. Klay Dee will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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142
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Solid boxing
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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 32 - 0, fighting out of New York, Klay Dee!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee tries a head kick but it misses.
Dee throws a chopping leg kick but Thibodeaux manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dee 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.
Dee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dee throws a lazy uppercut
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice body shot.
Klay Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux looks to land a left hand but Dee moved out of range nicely.
Thibodeaux keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Dee throws a series of punches but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Thibodeaux on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dee throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Dee misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Thibodeaux misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Thibodeaux moved out of range.
Thibodeaux lands with a good body shot.
We've been told by Thibodeaux's head coaches at 4 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dee misses with a right hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
A slow jab from Dee misses its intended target.
Thibodeaux missing with a left hand there. Dee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dee in his tracks.
Dee ducks under a wild hook from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping right hand.
Thibodeaux bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thibodeaux moves in close and cracks Dee with a massive right hand! Dee, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Thibodeaux!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
After the fight, Kaiden Thibodeaux was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Horton (ranked 1445 p4p, 1809 weight class) and Jisoo Oh (ranked 189 p4p, 228 weight class). Jisoo Oh has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Horton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Jisoo Oh!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton lands with a hook. Oh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Oh.
Oh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Oh.
Oh walks into a jab.
Horton misses with a double jab.
Horton's corner calls for a 1-2. Horton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Horton tenderised Oh's leg. Oh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh throws a sloppy head kick and Horton moves out of range easily.
Jisoo Oh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Oh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oh finds it's way round the side to connect with Horton's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh scores with a sloppy right hand. Horton should have avoided that one.
Horton lands an overhand right.
It looks like Jisoo Oh has been cut.
Horton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Horton moves away from the strike by Oh.
Horton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Horton defending well as Oh loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Horton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh throws out a counter right but Horton avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton scores with a shot to the body.
Oh tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horton sprawls well. Horton wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oh gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Oh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Horton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Oh there.
Oh misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Horton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Horton misses with a few strikes there.
Oh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Oh eats them both and turns towards Horton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Horton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Horton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Horton.
Horton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice shot by Oh.
Oh with a poor takedown
and Horton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tim Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Horton connects with an inside leg kick.
Oh lands with a good body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Horton, as that shot connected.
Oh misses with a straight left.
Horton jabs Oh right on the nose. Oh blinks but takes it well.
Tim Horton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horton blocks a jab.
Horton throws a looping overhand right but Oh ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Horton misses.
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
Horton moves away from the strike by Oh.
Horton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Horton misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horton throws a sloppy head kick and Oh moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Horton.
Oh takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Horton.
Oh slips a jab from Horton.
Oh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Horton.
Oh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Horton is trying to escape the position but Oh is controlling the position.
Oh working the head and body with strikes.
Horton dodges the ground and pound from Oh.
Oh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Horton keeps working.
Horton dodges the ground and pound from Oh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oh is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Horton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Oh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Oh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Oh controlling from side mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oh fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Horton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jisoo Oh's cut.
That's time! Horton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Oh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horton was well out of range. Poor timing from Oh.
Oh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Horton misses with a body shot.
Horton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oh can do to turn this around?
Horton tests Oh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horton. Horton obviously looking to wear him down.
Horton connects with a right hand. Oh shakes it off.
Horton lands a lovely overhand right.
Horton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oh throws a series of punches but Horton moves out of range.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horton.
Horton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oh.
Nice body punch from Oh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A good leg kick by Horton.
Oh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horton can pounce on him.
Oh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Oh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Horton.
Horton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Oh on the side of the head.
Horton stuns Oh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horton cracks Oh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh misses with a double jab.
Tim Horton is winning the standup battle so far.
Horton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oh.
Oh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Horton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Horton avoids the body shot from Oh.
Horton thuds his right hand into Oh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Oh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Oh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tim Horton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jisoo Oh.
Oh is breathing heavily.
Horton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oh.
Horton connects with a crisp jab.
Horton throws a good cross that connects.
Oh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Oh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horton with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton lands a glancing blow to the side of Oh's head.
Horton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh misses with a body shot
and Horton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horton throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab, jab by Horton - just one landing.
Horton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
Horton misses with a wild body shot.
Oh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Horton jabs Oh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Donk. Oh catches Horton right on the button with a cross.
Oh shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Horton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh misses with a straight right.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
No joy there for Oh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horton throws a leg kick which misses Oh's front leg but catches the back leg as Oh tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horton scores with a leg kick.
Oh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Horton. Horton obviously looking to wear him down.
Oh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Oh.
Horton scores with a punch to the head.
Horton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Oh or perhaps it was just good defense by Horton, which made it look bad.
Horton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton lands a head kick. Oh smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Horton lands a jab to the nose.
That has opened up Jisoo Oh's cut even more.
Oh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Horton.
Horton has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Horton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Horton.
Horton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horton scores with a jab. Oh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A low kick lands for Horton.
Horton avoids the body shot from Oh.
Oh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Oh backs away, Horton returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Horton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab lands there for Horton.
Oh is rocked!
BOOM! Horton lands a beautiful left hook that drops Oh. Oh tries to recover but Horton is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Oh lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Horton!
Tim Horton very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan David Franco (ranked 3613 p4p, 2689 weight class) and Horghain Yan Spentliche (ranked 394 p4p, 309 weight class). Franco's entrance music is Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190
13 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Horghain Yan Spentliche!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Franco blocks the low kick.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yan Spentliche blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yan Spentliche moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Yan Spentliche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yan Spentliche avoids the head kick by Franco.
Franco throws a head kick but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
Yan Spentliche swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yan Spentliche goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yan Spentliche lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Franco misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Franco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Franco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Franco is rocked!
The fighters circle momentarily. Yan Spentliche darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oh Franco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yan Spentliche throws a right and a left that Franco avoids nicely.
Franco throws a leg kick but Yan Spentliche moved away.
Franco misses with a two punch combination.
Franco seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche avoids the body shot from Franco.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Yan Spentliche paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Franco slips a jab from Yan Spentliche.
Franco throws a poor cross that misses
and Yan Spentliche counters with a right hand to the body.
Franco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Horghain Yan Spentliche has been cut.
Yan Spentliche throws a leg kick but Franco checks it.
Yan Spentliche digs a good hook to Franco's body.
Franco stalks Yan Spentliche and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Yan Spentliche's face. Yan Spentliche staggers backwards, shaken.
Franco throws a head kick but Yan Spentliche moves out of range.
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!
Franco throws a nice head kick!
Franco throws a head kick that misses.
Yan Spentliche throws a good cross that connects.
Franco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franco throws a head kick that Yan Spentliche semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Franco throws a right and a left that both miss.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yan Spentliche connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Franco throws a right and a left that Yan Spentliche avoids nicely.
Franco misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body kick there by Franco.
Yan Spentliche blocks a head kick by Franco.
Franco is breathing heavily.
Yan Spentliche uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Franco. Yan Spentliche shrugs it off though.
Franco throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan Spentliche lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yan Spentliche displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yan Spentliche slips a straight right by Franco.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Yan Spentliche appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Franco throws a combination that misses
and Yan Spentliche counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle, before Yan Spentliche throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Franco's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Yan Spentliche lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Horghain Yan Spentliche!
Horghain Yan Spentliche seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murfum Orcarm (ranked 1648 p4p, 1283 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 100 p4p, 80 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cozad scores with a shot to the body.
Orcarm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Orcarm shoots in looking for a takedown but Cozad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orcarm's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cozad misses with a double jab.
Orcarm is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cozad.
Orcarm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Orcarm's head but Orcarm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cozad gets tackled into the cage by Orcarm. Orcarm maintains the clinch.
Orcarm pulls Cozad into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Orcarm is on top in guard.
Cozad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Orcarm.
Cozad keeping moving, preventing Orcarm from controlling successfully.
Orcarm is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad has his feet on Orcarm's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Orcarm tries for a takedown but Cozad circles away easily
and Cozad counters with a right hand to the body.
Orcarm looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cozad is fending him off so far but Orcarm persists. Nope, Cozad circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cozad! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Murfum Orcarm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Murfum Orcarm has been cut.
Orcarm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cozad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cozad is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Orcarm has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Orcarm is looking to take a break and control but Cozad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Orcarm politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Orcarm prefers to stall for the moment though.
Orcarm trying to control the action but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Orcarm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cozad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cozad is pushing Orcarm's head away, looking to escape. Orcarm manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cozad scores with a punch to the head.
Cozad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Orcarms jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Orcarm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cozad lands a big right hand that sends Orcarm crashing to the mat! Cozad stays standing though and waves Orcarm back to his feet!
Orcarm is rocked!
Murfum Orcarm's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad stuffs the takedown.
Cozad fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Orcarm to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Orcarm looks to clinch but Cozad throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Orcarm taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mike Cozad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bishop Bonesteel (ranked 643 p4p, 865 weight class) and Kra Hang (ranked 77 p4p, 91 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bishop Bonesteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kra Hang!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonesteel ducks under a wild hook from Hang.
Hang throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bonesteel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bonesteel thumps Hang with a low kick.
Hang misses with a hook
and Bonesteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bonesteel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bonesteel takes a step back to recover.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Bonesteel moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonesteel misses the target.
Hang throws a sloppy head kick and Bonesteel moves out of range easily.
Hang misses with a leg kick
enabling Bonesteel to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonesteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hang.
Bonesteel sends Hang crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bonesteel is motioning to the referee to let Hang up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Hang is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hang misses with an uppercut.
Bonesteel is looking to counter punch.
Hang is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonesteel finish him?
Hang misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonesteel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hang throws a head kick that misses
and Bonesteel counters with a crisp right that sends Hang to the canvas! Bonesteel follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bishop Bonesteel!
Bishop Bonesteel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 1308 p4p, 1016 weight class) and KO Jacckson (ranked 178 p4p, 146 weight class). Korolev comes to the cage accompanied by Holding Out For A Hero (EuroMash). Alexander Korolev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacckson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Korolev's guard.
Jacckson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Korolev wants to control but Jacckson passes easily into half guard.
Korolev keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacckson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jacckson is pressing down on Korolev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Korolev is holding on for now.
Jacckson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Jacckson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korolev's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jacckson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacckson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jacckson throwing shots but Korolev is blocking nicely.
Jacckson throwing shots but Korolev is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Jacckson there.
Jacckson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Korolev knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Korolev avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jacckson.
Jacckson wants to work for an arm triangle but Korolev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacckson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacckson stalling away here and it's allowed Korolev to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Korolev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jacckson tries to free his leg and advance position but Korolev is retaining full guard.
Jacckson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacckson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Korolev keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully.
Jacckson tries to free his leg and advance position but Korolev is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jacckson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacckson throws a big right hand that misses.
Korolev is trying to control the position but Jacckson postures up.
Jacckson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jacckson tries to free his leg and advance position but Korolev is retaining full guard.
Jacckson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jacckson is working Korolev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Korolev is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jacckson trying to control the position from guard on top but Korolev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson lands with a good body shot.
Korolev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jacckson.
Jacckson lands a right hook to the body.
Jacckson throws a head kick that misses.
Korolev lands a leg kick that knocks Jacckson off balance momentarily.
Korolev is looking to slow Jacckson down with leg kicks.
Korolev lands a leg kick that knocks Jacckson off balance momentarily.
Korolev misses with a leg kick.
Korolev throws a leg kick
and Jacckson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Jacckson counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson lands with an uppercut that bounces Korolev off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacckson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jacckson checks a low kick from Korolev.
Jacckson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korolev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Korolev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jacckson dives in and grabs Korolev's left leg, looking for a takedown. Korolev pushes down on Jacckson's head and hops out.
Korolev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacckson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Korolev swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jacckson just misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev half committed to a counter leg kick.
Korolev does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Korolev attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jacckson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jacckson shoots in and drives through. Korolev sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KO Jacckson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Korolev connects with a solid leg kick.
Korolev rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jacckson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korolev connects with a looping right hand.
Korolev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korolev swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alexander Korolev is winning the standup battle so far.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Jacckson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Korolev.
Korolev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jacckson takes a step back to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacckson lands with an uppercut that bounces Korolev off the cage and back into range.
Jacckson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Korolev defends well and Jacckson ends up having to push Korolev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Korolev fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Korolev.
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Jacckson misses with a body shot.
Jacckson wants to clinch.
Korolev works Jacckson's body with a nice hook.
Korolev throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a solid leg kick but Jacckson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Korolev.
Jacckson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Korolev.
Korolev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jacckson misses with a hook
and Korolev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Korolev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Korolev throws a low kick but Jacckson avoids it.
Jacckson drives through and clinches with Korolev against the cage.
Jacckson is trying to drag Korolev to the mat but Korolev just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jacckson misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jacckson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Korolev lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is trying to pull guard but Korolev turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alexander Korolev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KO Jacckson.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Jacckson misses with a punch to the body.
Jacckson misses with a punch on the inside.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Korolev.
Nice body punch from Jacckson.
Jacckson has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Jacckson can't find room to land a body shot as Korolev controls the action.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Jacckson.
Jacckson working aggressively here.
Korolev prevents a body shot from Jacckson.
Jacckson scores with a shot to the side of Korolev's head.
Korolev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Korolev tried to score with a low kick but Jacckson checks it.
Korolev misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Jacckson does no damage.
A combination from Jacckson does no damage.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Korolev fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jacckson checks it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacckson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korolev struggling a bit here.
Korolev taking a bit of punishment here - Jacckson scoring with strikes.
Korolev is not content to let Jacckson control the position.
Jacckson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Korolev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Korolev dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Korolev thumps Jacckson with a low kick.
Korolev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Korolev throws a body punch but Jacckson moves out of range.
Jacckson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korolev thumps Jacckson with a low kick.
Jab from Korolev.
Jacckson throws a lazy head kick
and Korolev counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Korolev.
Korolev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jacckson.
Jacckson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jacckson wants to take the fight to the mat but Korolev manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Korolev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Korolev lands a right hand.
Korolev has a couple of punches blocked by Jacckson.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Jacckson controls the action.
Jacckson lands a body shot.
Korolev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jacckson.
Jacckson misses with a body punch.
Jacckson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacckson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Korolev seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jacckson can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacckson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Korolev to keep the fight standing.
Korolev misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Korolev.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Jacckson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jacckson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Korolev.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jacckson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev lands with a left to the head.
Jacckson tries to pull guard but Korolev holds him up against the cage and eventually Jacckson drops back down to his feet.
Alexander Korolev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of KO Jacckson.
Jacckson has Korolev pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Jacckson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Korolev tumbling to the mat - Jacckson dives into Korolev's guard.
Jacckson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jacckson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Korolev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jacckson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Korolev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jacckson advances position into side control!
Korolev can't do much from the bottom here.
Jacckson trying to control the position but Korolev is working away.
Jacckson is trying to get an arm triangle but Korolev is defending well.
Korolev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jacckson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Korolev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jacckson throws a strike aimed at the side of Korolev's head but Korolev avoids it well.
Check out the look on Jacckson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jacckson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Korolev tries to improve position but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alexander Korolev.
I think Korolev 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Alexander Korolev!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Korolev 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Third Wife (ranked 1639 p4p, 1175 weight class) and Ki Ruyjini (ranked 211 p4p, 152 weight class). Ruyjini has chosen 修羅ã®èŠ± Shura no hana by Meiko Kaji as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ki Ruyjini!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife throws a jab when Ruyjini was well out of range.
Wife ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruyjini moves away.
Wife punishes Ruyjini's body with a nice straight punch.
Wife has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruyjini tries to clinch up but Wife circles away and keeps his distance.
Wife is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruyjini.
Ruyjini tries a quick counter leg kick but Wife is wise to it.
Wife misses with a jab to the body
and Ruyjini counters with a good, hard body kick but Wife shrugs it off.
Wife blocks a low kick nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Wife misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wife. Ruyjini does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruyjini drives through and clinches with Wife against the cage.
Ruyjini lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wife backwards.
Ruyjini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Wife.
Wife misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wife breaks the clinch.
Wife takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Wife throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wife bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Third Wife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruyjini walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ruyjini moves in looking to clinch but Wife pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife loads up on a big right hand but Ruyjini slips the punch.
Ruyjini throws a hook but Wife avoids it easily.
Wife connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Ki Ruyjini has been cut.
A lazy left from Wife finds it's target.
Ruyjini drives through and clinches with Wife against the cage.
Wife blocking some punches.
Wife misses with the head strike.
Wife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wife lands with a nice body punch.
Ruyjini moves away from the strike by Wife.
Wife throws a jab when Ruyjini was well out of range.
Wife pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruyjini! But no joy.
Wife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruyjini at a distance.
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!
Wife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruyjini was well out of range. Poor timing from Wife.
Ruyjini 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.
Ruyjini moves out of range as Wife strikes.
Wife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruyjini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruyjini cracks Wife with a good jab.
Wife lands a big uppercut and Ruyjini crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ruyjini looks OK. Wife waves Ruyjini back to his feet!
Wife drops Ruyjini with a huge uppercut! Ruyjini drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wife is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Third Wife!
A less than humble Third Wife misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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