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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chase Villa (ranked 25393 p4p, 5255 weight class) and King Lucifer (ranked 537 p4p, 485 weight class). Chase Villa has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chase Villa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, King Lucifer!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lucifer is looking to get back to full guard here but Villa has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lucifer can't do much from the bottom here.
Villa advances nicely into full mount.
Villa prevents Lucifer from getting the reversal.
Villa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Villa 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lucifer regains half guard.
Lucifer trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lucifer can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Villa pulls his head out easily.
Lucifer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Villa pulls his head out easily.
Villa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lucifer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villa wants to stand but Lucifer has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Lucifer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lucifer trying to control from the bottom.
Villa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lucifer looking for submissions off his back.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Lucifer has eaten all the pies!
Villa controlling the action here.
Villa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lucifer has managed to free his arm - good work.
Villa prevents Lucifer from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Villa working the head and body with strikes.
Lucifer trying to get back to full guard but Villa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Villa landing shots from mount.
Lucifer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lucifer tries to improve his position but instead Villa has taken his back!
Lucifer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Villa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Villa controlling the positon.
Lucifer just trying to survive but Villa is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Villa.
Villa not allowing Lucifer to control his hands.
Lucifer breaks Villa's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lucifer trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
We've been informed that Lucifer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Villa is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Villa is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Villa looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lucifer is one step ahead there.
Villa managing to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chase Villa dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Lucifer. No joy for Villa on that attempt.
Lucifer clinches with his opponent.
Lucifer tries to land a knee to the head but Villa blocks with his arms.
Villa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lucifer walks away with a smile on his face. Villa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucifer goes for a double leg but Villa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Villa continues to drive forward.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucifer has Villa up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Villa is trying to keep an underhook but Lucifer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lucifer is looking to take a break and control but Villa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer is working for a kimura but Villa is defending it quite comfortably.
Villa trying to control but Lucifer postures up.
Villa is positioning himself well to prevent Lucifer advancing to mount.
Villa is staying active underneath Lucifer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lucifer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Villa sees it coming and defends easily.
Villa works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lucifer wants to control from the top but Villa keeps moving.
Villa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Villa wants to sweep but no luck.
Lucifer trying to control but Villa is working from the bottom.
Villa is adopting a defensive guard.
Chase Villa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lucifer wants to pass the guard but Villa is keeping the position.
Lucifer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
No luck for Lucifer with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villa wants to clinch.
Villa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Villa.
Lucifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lucifer moves in looking to clinch but Villa pushes him off.
Villa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lucifer tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Lucifer is letting Villa control him for a moment.
Lucifer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer wants to improve his position but Villa is controlling well.
Villa wants to pass the guard but Lucifer is defending well.
Ground and pound from Villa.
Lucifer is looking to improve his position.
Villa has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Villa passes to full mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lucifer is bucking up trying to escape but Villa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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 Chase Villa will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Villa tries to clinch up.
Villa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucifer moves away.
Lucifer leaves Villa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lucifer is defended easily by Villa.
Villa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lucifer defends well and Villa ends up having to push Lucifer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lucifer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucifer jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Villa walks away with a smile on his face. Lucifer gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Villa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lucifer circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Villa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lucifer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villa is fending him off so far but Lucifer persists. Nope, Villa circles away and we're back to standing.
Lucifer throws a leg kick
and Villa counters with a single leg into guard. Lucifer didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucifer isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Villa stacks Lucifer on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Villa!
Lucifer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Villa working the head with strikes.
A lull in the action here.
Villa tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Villa working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lucifer throws a couple of strikes there.
Lucifer tries to buck Villa off but Villa is having none of it.
Villa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lucifer is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Villa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lucifer has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Villa easily slips into full mount!
Lucifer slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lucifer trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Villa manages to pass to mount!
Villa moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Lucifer has worked his arm free - good work by Lucifer!
Lucifer is trying to work for a sweep but Villa has mounted him!
Lucifer is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucifer wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Villa is not going to allow Lucifer to sit and survive in this position.
Villa just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Villa is punishing Lucifer with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Villa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Villa, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Villa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Putte Possu (ranked 3986 p4p, 4951 weight class) and Ramon Dekkers (ranked 273 p4p, 324 weight class). Putte Possu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ramon Dekkers's 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Putte Possu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ramon Dekkers!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dekkers.
Dekkers tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dekkers!
Possu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dekkers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dekkers scores with a leg kick.
Possu stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dekkers.
Possu clinches with his opponent.
Dekkers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dekkers is looking to break free of the clinch but Possu has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Possu to work.
Dekkers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dekkers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dekkers can't break the clinch.
Dekkers letting Possu take a breather here.
Possu lands a nice uppercut.
Dekkers is looking to break free of the clinch but Possu has double underhooks.
Possu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dekkers's efforts to push away.
Possu prevents Dekkers from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Possu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Possu misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Possu has him pressed against the cage.
Possu lands an elbow inside that Dekkers shrugs off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Possu.
Dekkers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Possu is controlling him.
Possu lands a shot to the body.
Possu is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dekkers working hard to break the clinch.
Dekkers is trying to force a seperation but Possu has the dominant position.
Dekkers tries to circle away but Possu has him pinned against the cage.
Dekkers has had enough of the clinch but Possu keeps him there for the moment.
Possu manages to break the clinch.
Dekkers throws a combination that misses
and Possu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Possu lands a head shot.
Dekkers throws a head kick that misses
and Possu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a sloppy head kick and Possu moves out of range easily.
Dekkers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
 Dekkers is rocked!
Dekkers lands with a nice body kick.
Dekkers is still on wobbly legs! Can Possu finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Possu cracks Dekkers with a right hand to the side of the head.
Possu throws a head kick but Dekkers moves out of range.
Possu connects with a leg kick.
Dekkers seems to have recovered his senses.
Dekkers's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dekkers's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Possu has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dekkers is trying to break the clinch but Possu has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Possu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Possu breaks the clinch.
Dekkers avoids the head kick by Possu.
Possu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dekkers is trying to defend but Possu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Possu seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers tries to kick Possu off but Possu keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Possu is working for a submission of some sort.
Possu is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Possu is trying to control. Dekkers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Possu is looking to advance position but Dekkers won't allow it.
Possu is working for a submission of some sort.
Possu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Possu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Possu wants to pass to mount but Dekkers is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Putte Possu dominated that round.
That's time! Possu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Possu avoids the head kick by Dekkers.
Possu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dekkers.
Possu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jab, jab by Possu - just one landing.
Dekkers connects with a solid leg kick.
Whack! Possu lands a heavy head kick that drops Dekkers. The ref tackles Possu to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Dekkers was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Putte Possu!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamari Daugherty (ranked 3890 p4p, 4184 weight class) and Delta Elit (ranked 167 p4p, 173 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daugherty might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Loading. 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kamari Daugherty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Delta Elit!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugherty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Elit unleashes a big counter combination but Daugherty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Daugherty is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Elit.
A little jabbing left from Elit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Daugherty throws a lazy right hand but Elit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Elit's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Daugherty clobbers Elit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
 It looks like Delta Elit has been cut.
Daugherty throws an off balance right hand
and Elit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daugherty throws a lazy right hand but Elit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Elit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Daugherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daugherty misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daugherty throws a looping overhand right but Elit ducks down to avoid it.
As Daugherty backs off Elit throws a huge counter combo but Daugherty manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elit slips under a jab from Daugherty.
Daugherty dips to his left and cracks Elit with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Daugherty.
Elit unleashes a big counter combination but Daugherty bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Elit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daugherty.
Elit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugherty throws an off balance right hand
and Elit counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like Kamari Daugherty has been cut.
Daugherty misses with a hook.
Daugherty getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daugherty throws a jab when Elit was well out of range.
Daugherty fails to land with a series of punches.
Daugherty lands a head shot.
Daugherty drops Elit with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Elit looks back up at him and smiles so Daugherty waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
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!
Daugherty throws a jab but it's blocked by Elit.
Elit throws a counter combo.
Daugherty scores with a nice head shot.
That has opened up Delta Elit's cut even more.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Daugherty throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Elit is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kamari Daugherty!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack McCallum (ranked 3644 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Timmy Stark (ranked 344 p4p, 405 weight class). McCallum comes to the cage accompanied by My Old Man's a Provo. Timmy Stark is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Stark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCallum.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCallum manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark scores with a nice head shot.
McCallum closes the distance and pushes Stark back into the cage.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCallum lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark punishes McCallum's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCallum throws a head kick that misses.
McCallum tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for McCallum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallum is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCallum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
McCallum misses with a wild combination.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallum.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
Stark lands a jab.
McCallum wants to clinch.
A big right from McCallum misses.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCallum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a body shot.
Timmy Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
McCallum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallum.
Stark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark jabs at McCallum's body.
McCallum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark darts in and clinches McCallum up against the cage.
McCallum tries for a takedown but Stark manages to get underhooks.
McCallum is breathing heavily.
McCallum looking for a takedown.
McCallum breaks the clinch.
McCallum takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Stark.
McCallum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Stark. That snapped McCallum's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCallum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCallum trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McCallum presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCallum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from McCallum misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCallum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCallum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark lands a two punch combo.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCallum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCallum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but McCallum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCallum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCallum, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCallum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Stark 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.
A punch lands to the side of McCallum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
McCallum throws a lazy head kick
and Stark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Jack McCallum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallum.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCallum throws a head kick that misses.
Timmy Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCallum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark lands a body shot.
McCallum gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a series of punches but McCallum moves out of range.
McCallum keeps the fight on the outside.
McCallum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stark eats them both and turns towards McCallum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stark scores with a jab. McCallum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCallum tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from Stark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from McCallum.
McCallum walks into a straight right hand from Stark.
Stark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCallum.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but McCallum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark digs a good hook to McCallum's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
McCallum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets a clinch.
Stark has McCallum pushed against the cage.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCallum manages to break the clinch.
McCallum lands with a nice body kick.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Stark cracks a nice hook into McCallum's ribs.
Stark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A slow jab from McCallum misses its intended target.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCallum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCallum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCallum fails to land with a series of punches.
McCallum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark scores with a one two! McCallum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stark clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stark feints a jab promting McCallum to slip. Stark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCallum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Stark throws a head kick but McCallum moves out of range.
Stark scores with a nice body kick.
McCallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCallum lands a high kick!
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCallum is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCallum's head.
Stark is looking to clinch.
McCallum throws a big counter combination but Stark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark has closed the distance and engaged McCallum in a clinch.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark jumps into guard, dragging McCallum to the mat.
Stark keeping full guard, as McCallum tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCallum's guard.
Stark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stark jabs at McCallum's body.
Stark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCallum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCallum is looking for a sweep.
Stark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stark instigates a clinch.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCallum lands a high kick!
Stark swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a jab.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
McCallum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCallum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends McCallum's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark throws a right hand that McCallum ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallum also avoids with ease.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but McCallum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
McCallum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
McCallum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
McCallum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCallum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark takes a swing at McCallum's ribcage but misses.
Stark tries to bum rush McCallum with a series of wild strikes but McCallum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCallum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
McCallum connects with a leg kick.
McCallum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark works McCallum's body with a nice hook.
McCallum circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCallum appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCallum misses with a body kick.
Stark punishes McCallum's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCallum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from McCallum. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark works over McCallum's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCallum breaks the clinch.
Stark cracks a nice hook into McCallum's ribs.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCallum.
McCallum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stark clinches up with McCallum and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but McCallum pushes him off.
McCallum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark pushes McCallum up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark tests McCallum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from McCallum misses the target.
McCallum takes one on the button.
Stark throws a right hand that McCallum ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallum also avoids with ease.
McCallum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and McCallum moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
McCallum wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stark 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Stark!
The defeated Jack McCallum had this to say: 'Shit happens on to the next.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Radd Zayan (ranked 21639 p4p, 2886 weight class) and Johnny Dukes (ranked 576 p4p, 322 weight class). Zayan comes to the cage accompanied by We Drink Ritalin. Dukes is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I saw the Light. Radd Zayan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johnny Dukes's chin.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Radd Zayan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Dukes!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dukes scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short left from Dukes.
I was talking to Zayan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Zayan managing to block the knees to the body from Dukes.
Dukes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dukes effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Zayan kicks off Dukes and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dukes coming out on top.
Dukes swinging wildly here.
Dukes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dukes.
A lazy left from Dukes finds it's target.
Dukes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Zayan sprawling to the canvas! Zayan rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dukes finish him?!
 Zayan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes tries a head kick but it misses.
As Dukes looks to move away, Zayan throws a big counter combo but Dukes just gets out of the way.
Oh Zayan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dukes closes the distance and clinches.
Zayan seems to have got his legs back now.
Dukes cracks Zayan with a nice body shot.
Zayan is breathing heavily.
Dukes manages to break the clinch.
Zayan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dukes throws a head kick but Zayan moves out of range.
Zayan throws a big counter combination but Dukes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dukes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes closes the distance and pushes Zayan back into the cage.
Dukes breaks from the clinch.
Dukes clinches up against the cage.
Dukes misses with a punch on the inside.
Zayan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zayan blocks an elbow strike.
Dukes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukes turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dukes manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes controls the position.
Dukes is trying to get an arm triangle but Zayan is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Dukes's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dukes dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zayan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zayan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Radd Zayan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dukes tried to score with a low kick but Zayan checks it.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dukes throws a punch but it's blocked by Zayan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dukes trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zayan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, Dukes throws an elbow but misses.
Dukes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Zayan or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zayan takes a shot to the head.
Dukes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zayan breaks from the clinch.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes lands a good knee to the midsection. Zayan won't want to take too many of those.
Dukes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zayan backwards.
Dukes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zayan.
Dukes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes works on Zayan's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Zayan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dukes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dukes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Zayan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dukes on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dukes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zayan manages to avoid it.
It looked like Zayan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zayan blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Dukes lands with a cross.
Dukes moves into range and clinches up with Zayan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Dukes.
Dukes scores with a hook to the body.
Dukes gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Dukes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dukes throws a right and a left that Zayan avoids nicely.
A cross from Dukes lands.
Dukes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dukes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Zayan's brow.
Dukes is stalling here.
Dukes tightens his grip and picks Zayan up, before dumping him to the ground. Zayan manages to land in guard.
Zayan is wriggling around but Dukes manages to pass to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukes stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukes connects with a body shot.
Dukes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dukes lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Dukes.
Dukes scores with a shot to the side of Zayan's head.
Zayan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Dukes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukes effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Dukes's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Dukes taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zayan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dukes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dukes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Johnny Dukes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dukes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukes escapes and gets back to his feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dukes.
Radd Zayan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zayan blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Zayan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Zayan blocks a head kick by Dukes.
Sloppy strikes from Dukes. Those never looked like landing.
Dukes moves into the clinch.
Dukes gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Zayan regains guard.
Zayan wants to get back to his feet but Dukes passes into half guard.
Johnny Dukes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukes not doing much here.
Dukes stands up from half guard.
Dukes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zayan is looking for a counter combo.
Dukes throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Dukes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dukes 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Dukes!
Post fight, an emotional Johnny Dukes said 'The belt is staying with me.'.
Radd Zayan spoke after the fight, saying 'This is one-sided, the game is fixed!!! it's all game programming manipulation. I got robbed!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reynaldo Ribeiro (ranked 3444 p4p, 3435 weight class) and Isduby Cool (ranked 378 p4p, 376 weight class). The key to victory for Reynaldo Ribeiro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Reynaldo Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isduby Cool!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cool misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cool tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Cool back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Ribeiro.
Cool misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ribeiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cool lands with a right to the head.
Cool cracks Ribeiro with a nice body shot.
Ribeiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cool as Ribeiro tries to tie him up.
A body shot lands from Cool.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool is working for takedown but Ribeiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cool stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cool misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cool looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ribeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reynaldo Ribeiro.
Cool has managed to clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ribeiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cool is keeping busy.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Cool misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ribeiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ribeiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Cool.
A body shot lands from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro is looking to control Cool's arms but Cool gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ribeiro has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cool up against the cage.
Ribeiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reynaldo Ribeiro.
Cool rushes Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cool fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cool throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribeiro.
The referee calls for Ribeiro to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cool leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cool.
Cool doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cool displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ribeiro up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cool.
Cool fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Reynaldo Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isduby Cool.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Ribeiro - that landed with a thud.
Ribeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cool backwards.
Cool has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ribeiro after a bit of a struggle.
Ribeiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ribeiro misses with the head strike.
Cool lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cool has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro stalling.
Cool misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro blocks an uppercut.
Cool misses with some punches.
Cool misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.
Cool tries to throw a body punch but Ribeiro avoids it by throwing Cool back against the cage.
Ribeiro tries to stall but Cool uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cool misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cool is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cool as Ribeiro tries to tie him up.
Maybe Ribeiro would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Cool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Cool controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ribeiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cool softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Isduby Cool will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Cool.
Cool tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Ribeiro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cool has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Cool throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cool.
Ribeiro lands a nice uppercut.
Cool has Ribeiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ribeiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
Ribeiro lands a left hand.
Cool blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Cool misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribeiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cool lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Cool misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribeiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Ribeiro as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Cool.
Ribeiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cool softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cool. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cool goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cool lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cool swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cool fails to land.
Ribeiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cool up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cool fails to land.
Cool misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cool lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cool is keeping busy.
Cool has a couple of punches blocked by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro blocks a body shot from Cool.
Ribeiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cool creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cool tries for a takedown but Ribeiro manages to get underhooks.
Reynaldo Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isduby Cool.
Ribeiro misses with a punch to the body.
Cool letting Ribeiro take a breather here.
Isduby Cool seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cool lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cool scores with a shoulder strike.
Cool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cool pulls guard effortlessly.
Cool throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cool keeping moving, preventing Ribeiro from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool wants to control but Ribeiro passes easily into half guard.
Cool is looking to improve his position.
Cool looking for submissions off his back.
Cool looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cool manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isduby Cool showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cool moves into the clinch successfully.
Reynaldo Ribeiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ribeiro is looking to control Cool's arms but Cool gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ribeiro has his back to the cage.
Cool has Ribeiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ribeiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cool has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cool lands a shot to the body.
Ribeiro is struggling to control the position.
Ribeiro blocking some punches.
Ribeiro stalling against the cage.
Ribeiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cool working aggressively here.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Cool.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cool.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cool tries to clinch up but Ribeiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Ribeiro keeps the fight on the outside.
Cool forces Ribeiro back against the cage and clinches.
Cool swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ribeiro is pressed up against the cage. Cool has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ribeiro down to the mat. Ribeiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Reynaldo Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isduby Cool.
Cool is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cool closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ribeiro has Cool pressed against the cage.
Cool scores with a hook to the body.
Cool struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribeiro controls his hands.
Ribeiro misses with a body punch.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Cool controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro lands a body punch.
Ribeiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cool blocks a body shot from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Cool backwards.
Cool lands a nice uppercut.
Cool tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro cracks Cool with a nice body shot.
Ribeiro effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cool.
Ribeiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Cool controls his hands.
Ribeiro lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cool misses with some punches.
Cool is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cool tries to work over Ribeiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cool scores with a shoulder strike.
Ribeiro lands a shoulder strike.
Cool throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribeiro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ribeiro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribeiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cool lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Isduby Cool is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ribeiro pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro controlling the action here for a moment.
Ribeiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cool goes for a takedown attempt but Ribeiro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cool clinches up with Ribeiro and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cool letting Ribeiro take a breather here.
Ribeiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ribeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Reynaldo Ribeiro.
I think Cool 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isduby Cool!
After winning the bout, Isduby Cool thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matheus Cardoso (ranked 2945 p4p, 4176 weight class) and Anderson Adesanya (ranked 340 p4p, 435 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matheus Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Cardoso throws a body shot but no joy.
Adesanya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cardoso.
Adesanya throws a shot to the body.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Cardoso circles away.
Adesanya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cardoso misses the body punch
enabling Adesanya to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Adesanya's coach down at Tappelukerho was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adesanya's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A jab from Adesanya misses.
Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Cardoso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Adesanya works on Cardoso's body with a couple of short punches.
Cardoso blocking some punches.
Cardoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Adesanya scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso works on Adesanya's body with a couple of short punches.
Adesanya prevents Cardoso from breaking the clinch.
Adesanya stalling in the clinch but Cardoso improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso breaks the clinch.
Cardoso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Adesanya pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adesanya throws a sloppy head kick
and Cardoso counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adesanya!
Cardoso working away.
Adesanya avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cardoso.
Adesanya tries to escape but Cardoso is in control.
Adesanya manages to get back to half guard.
Cardoso with the ground and pound but Adesanya uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Adesanya has his hands on Cardoso's head, controlling the position.
Adesanya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Adesanya looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Adesanya is trying to keep Cardoso in close.
Cardoso trying to control but Adesanya is working from the bottom.
Adesanya is looking to stand up but Cardoso isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cardoso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adesanya is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso shoots for a takedown but Adesanya saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Cardoso keeps it at a distance.
Cardoso fails to land with a series of punches.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cardoso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Cardoso circles away.
Cardoso misses with a straight left.
Adesanya slips a jab and a cross from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a hook.
Adesanya looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cardoso throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Adesanya jabs at Cardoso's body.
Cardoso misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a nice body kick.
Cardoso just misses with a punch to the body.
Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cardoso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cardoso walks into a straight right hand from Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardoso swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Adesanya bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Cardoso.
Adesanya connects with a solid leg kick.
Adesanya avoids the body shot from Cardoso.
Adesanya lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adesanya slaps away a takedown attempt from Cardoso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Cardoso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya with the inside leg kick.
Adesanya cracks Cardoso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Cardoso pushes him off.
Cardoso shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Adesanya as he jumps to the side.
Adesanya steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cardoso.
Cardoso misses with a body shot.
Adesanya leaves Cardoso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Adesanya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cardoso tries a body shot but Adesanya blocks it.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardoso blocks it with crossed arms.
Cardoso digs a right hand into Adesanya's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Adesanya's gas tank.
Cardoso is trying to break the clinch but Adesanya is controlling him.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardoso blocks it with crossed arms.
Cardoso is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Adesanya.
Adesanya lands with a right to the head.
Cardoso's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Cardoso keeps it at a distance.
Good shot there by Adesanya.
Cardoso misses the body punch
and Adesanya counters by moving into the clinch.
Cardoso blocks an elbow strike.
Cardoso is working for takedown but Adesanya is calmly controlling the position for now.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cardoso changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Adesanya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matheus Cardoso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Cardoso does no damage.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardoso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Cardoso takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cardoso dives in for a single leg takedown but Adesanya sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Adesanya has a couple of punches blocked by Cardoso.
Cardoso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adesanya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Adesanya.
Adesanya stalling in the clinch.
Cardoso looking for a takedown.
Adesanya prevents a body shot from Cardoso.
Adesanya connects with a knee to the head.
Cardoso drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adesanya gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cardoso takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to stall but Cardoso uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cardoso lands with a left to the head.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Cardoso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cardoso tries for a takedown but Adesanya manages to get underhooks.
Cardoso wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cardoso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adesanya slowing the pace effectively.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cardoso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Anderson Adesanya seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso wants to get back to striking at distance but Adesanya won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Adesanya.
A short uppercut from Cardoso.
Adesanya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardoso lands with a light punch inside.
Cardoso looking to stall.
Cardoso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cardoso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Cardoso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adesanya is defending well.
Cardoso tries to land a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks with his arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cardoso as Adesanya tries to tie him up.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Adesanya gets underhooks to prevent Cardoso's takedown attempt.
Cardoso lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cardoso blocks it with crossed arms.
A shot in the inside from Adesanya.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adesanya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cardoso.
Cardoso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Adesanya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cardoso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Adesanya is defending well.
Cardoso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adesanya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Adesanya misses with a knee strike.
Cardoso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Cardoso blocks it.
Cardoso is looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Adesanya.
Cardoso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cardoso drops down looking for an ankle pick but Adesanya pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping body kick lands there for Adesanya.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adesanya closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Adesanya throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cardosos head.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cardoso avoids it.
Cardoso has picked Adesanya up - he's going for a ride! Cardoso dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Adesanya is refusing to be controlled, as Cardoso sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Adesanya's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Adesanya trying to control here.
Adesanya is trying to get back to full guard.
Adesanya trying to control but Cardoso postures up.
Adesanya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cardoso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Adesanya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cardoso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anderson Adesanya is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two 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.
Cardoso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cardoso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cardoso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cardoso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cardoso working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Cardoso.
Adesanya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Adesanya.
Cardoso looking to sit in guard and control but Adesanya gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cardoso can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Adesanya controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso seems keen to control Adesanya's posture.
Adesanya gets to his feet - Cardoso follows without any prompting.
Cardoso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Cardoso circles away and keeps his distance.
Cardoso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cardoso misses with a wild body shot.
Cardoso keeps the fight on the outside.
Cardoso throwing a counter right hand but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya lands with a good body shot.
Cardoso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to clinch
and Cardoso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Adesanya is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cardoso dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cardoso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Matheus Cardoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cardoso working the ground and pound.
Adesanya is rocked!
Adesanya gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Adesanya is still in real trouble! Can Cardoso finish him?
Cardoso looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Adesanya covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matheus Cardoso!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Asa Steele (ranked 2163 p4p, 3176 weight class) and Arsi Kuja (ranked 266 p4p, 362 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Asa Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arsi Kuja!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele clinches.
Kuja lands a shoulder strike.
Kuja is working Steele over against the cage.
Kuja lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kuja throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kuja fails to land.
Steele blocks an uppercut.
Kuja blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kuja looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuja lands a body shot.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steele lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuja has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Kuja swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kuja.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Kuja is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Kuja.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kuja lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuja.
Kuja lands a right hand.
Kuja presses Steele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Steele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Kuja cracks Steele with a nice body shot.
Steele lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Steele prevents a body shot from Kuja.
Kuja scores with a hook to the body.
Steele being controlled against the cage.
Kuja has a couple of punches blocked by Steele.
Kuja is leaning against Steele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuja softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuja lands a shot to the body.
Kuja scores with a shot to the side of Steele's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuja creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kuja.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuja tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steele misses with the head strike.
Kuja makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuja scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuja misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steele lands a left hand.
Kuja blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Kuja as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kuja.
Steele misses with some punches.
Kuja struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Kuja can't find room to land a body shot as Steele controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steele.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuja lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Kuja.
Kuja tries to work over Steele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Steele misses with a punch on the inside.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Kuja misses with the head strike.
Kuja gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuja lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuja struggles to land a body shot inside as Steele controls his hands.
Kuja swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuja gets through Steele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Steele is rocked!
A short left from Kuja.
Oh Steele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuja.
Kuja dips a shoulder and cracks Steele with a mighty uppercut! Steele falls back against the cage and Kuja unloads with a barrage of strikes! Steele is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kuja screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arsi Kuja!
Our winner, Arsi Kuja, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Grant (ranked 2059 p4p, 2443 weight class) and Attila Kovacs (ranked 254 p4p, 293 weight class). Grant comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't It Funny. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Attila Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs with a nice calf kick.
Kovacs swings widly with a right hand
letting Grant counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Kovacs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some bone on bone action there as Grant checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An attempted straight right counter from Grant misses the target.
Oooooh!!! Grant has knocked Kovacs down with a huge combo! Grant steps away and waves a wobbly Kovacs back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kovacs is rocked!
It looks like Attila Kovacs has been cut.
Kovacs looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacs misses with a left hand
and Grant counters with a crisp right that sends Kovacs to the canvas! Grant follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Grant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikodem Kowalczyk (ranked 895 p4p, 1464 weight class) and Javon Jefferson (ranked 112 p4p, 189 weight class). Jefferson has chosen Zoey Dollaz - It's Ok (feat. A Boogie wit da Hoodie) as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nikodem Kowalczyk!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Javon Jefferson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalczyk moves away from the strike by Jefferson.
Jefferson loads up on a big right hand but Kowalczyk slips the punch.
Jefferson throws a shot from downtown. Kowalczyk moves away and avoids it.
Jefferson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kowalczyk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson scores with a nice strike.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Kowalczyk.
Jefferson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kowalczyk throws a right hand that misses
and Jefferson counters with a straight right hand.
Jefferson's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jefferson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kowalczyk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jefferson.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kowalczyk slips a jab from Jefferson.
A quick step to the side and Kowalczyk tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jefferson looks to land a right hand but Kowalczyk moved out of range.
Kowalczyk darts in and clinches Jefferson up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson working hard to break the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands with a short shot to the head.
Jefferson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalczyk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jefferson's efforts to push away.
Kowalczyk lands with a left to the head.
Jefferson is trying to break the clinch but Kowalczyk has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk scores with a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk lands a right hand.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kowalczyk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jefferson can't break the clinch.
Kowalczyk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jefferson manages to break the clinch.
Jefferson slips under a jab from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk looks to throw the jab but Jefferson is out of range.
Kowalczyk lands a jab to the head.
Nikodem Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Jefferson misses its intended target.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild body shot.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Kowalczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson misses with a left hand
and Kowalczyk counters by clinching up.
Kowalczyk lands with a light punch inside.
Good body shot from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk working aggressively here.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Kowalczyk throws a punch but it's blocked by Jefferson.
Jefferson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kowalczyk has double underhooks.
Kowalczyk lands a shot to the body.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson blocks a body shot from Kowalczyk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jefferson is trying to force a seperation but Kowalczyk has the dominant position.
Kowalczyk misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk lands with a light punch inside.
Kowalczyk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jeffersons head.
Kowalczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalczyk lands with a light punch inside.
Jefferson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kowalczyk misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk lands an uppercut.
Jefferson blocking some punches.
Jefferson takes a shot to the head.
Kowalczyk lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is working Jefferson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jefferson.
Kowalczyk lands a body punch.
Jefferson looks winded!
Kowalczyk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jefferson backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kowalczyk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kowalczyk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalczyk scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk pushes Jefferson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jefferson is rocked!
Kowalczyk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jefferson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kowalczyk finish him?
Jefferson is trying to break the clinch but Kowalczyk has him pressed against the cage.
Kowalczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk pushes Jefferson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kowalczyk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jefferson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jefferson drops to his knees and Kowalczyk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikodem Kowalczyk!
Nikodem Kowalczyk retains his middleweight title!
Nikodem Kowalczyk 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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