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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathas Araujo (ranked 2430 p4p, 2727 weight class) and Naruesorn Chaiyachue (ranked 215 p4p, 240 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathas Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naruesorn Chaiyachue!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaiyachue has taken the fight to the clinch.
Chaiyachue missing with knees to the body.
Araujo blocks a body shot from Chaiyachue.
Araujo managing to block the knees to the body from Chaiyachue.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Chaiyachue has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Araujo is trying to pull guard but Chaiyachue has him pressed against the cage.
Araujo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chaiyachue is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Araujo has clasped his hands together around Chaiyachue's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Araujo staying calm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Araujo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chaiyachue has escaped the position, nice work there.
Araujo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Araujo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Araujo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Araujo has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Chaiyachue is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Araujo yanks on the arm and Chaiyachue is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Araujo.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathas Araujo!
An out of breath Jonathas Araujo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Naruesorn Chaiyachue was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna thank the fans who watch our fight today, I didn't get the win today but I will be back stronger on my next fight.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dax Ryan (ranked 22648 p4p, 22743 weight class) and Ethan Campbell (ranked 580 p4p, 549 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dax Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ryan to the mat! Ryan manages to get full guard.
Ryan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ryan 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.
Ryan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Ryan 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.
Ryan working Campbell over with strikes.
Ryan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Campbell has hold of Ryan's hands but Ryan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
 Campbell is rocked!
Ryan controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Campbell is out! Ryan gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!
A very excited looking Dax Ryan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Gayweather (ranked 1731 p4p, 5303 weight class) and Jugabu Batdorani (ranked 212 p4p, 506 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jugabu Batdorani!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gayweather defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Batdorani.
Gayweather catches Batdorani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Batdorani misses with a takedown
and Gayweather counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Gayweather knocks Batdorani out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Floyd Gayweather!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brusse Liee (ranked 2736 p4p, 2603 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 343 p4p, 335 weight class). Liee comes into the arena with Disturbed - Indestructible [Official Music Video] blaring out of the sound system. Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brusse Liee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liee fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ferreira Da Silva is out of range.
Liee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but Liee moves out of range.
Liee is looking to counter punch.
Liee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Liee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liee slips under a jab from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Liee up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee lands a nice uppercut.
Liee lands a shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ferreira Da Silva is looking to control Liee's arms but Liee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ferreira Da Silva has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liee's elbow.
Liee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva has been cut.
Ferreira Da Silva has Liee pushed against the cage.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee has Ferreira Da Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Liee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ferreira Da Silva tumbling to the mat - Liee dives into Ferreira Da Silva's guard.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva is trying to stall.
Liee pulls guard effortlessly.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferreira Da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ferreira Da Silva is one step ahead there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira Da Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ferreira Da Silva stands up and waves to Liee to follow him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ferreira Da Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Liee back into the cage.
Liee is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ferreira Da Silva is defending well.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Liee in his tracks for a moment.
Liee lands an uppercut.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferreira Da Silva leaning against his opponent.
Liee works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Ferreira Da Silva has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Liee is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Liee blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of stalling here from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva wants to stall.
Liee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liee misses with an elbow strike.
Liee avoids a wild elbow strike from Ferreira Da Silva.
Liee has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferreira Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liee jumps guard but Ferreira Da Silva stands there with Liee around his waist. Liee gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brusse Liee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira Da Silva just leaning against Liee, taking a breather.
Liee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Liee pushes Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a left hand.
Ferreira Da Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liee.
The referee calls for Ferreira Da Silva to work.
Liee tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferreira Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Liee is working Ferreira Da Silva over against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liee throws an elbow but misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut.
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.
Ferreira Da Silva drives through and clinches with Liee against the cage.
Liee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ferreira Da Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Liee lands a left hand.
Liee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva prevents a body shot from Liee.
Liee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferreira Da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brusse Liee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a right and a left that Liee avoids nicely.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Liee appears to be looking for a big counter.
Brusse Liee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ferreira Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a combination. Liee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ferreira Da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Liee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ferreira Da Silva cracks a nice hook into Liee's ribs.
Ferreira Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferreira Da Silva drops his hands momentarily and Liee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Liee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Liee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liee.
Liee seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Liee forces Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Ferreira Da Silva avoiding damage.
Liee struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira Da Silva controls his hands.
Ferreira Da Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Liee pushes Ferreira Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Liee lands a nice shot to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liee gets through Ferreira Da Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to stall.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Liee letting Ferreira Da Silva take a breather here.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Liee throws an elbow but misses.
Liee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Liee wants a takedown but no success here.
Come on Ferreira Da Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Liee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira Da Silva into the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Liee controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liee.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Liee.
Ferreira Da Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Liee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liee tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Liee lands a body shot.
Liee lands an elbow that stopped Ferreira Da Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Ferreira Da Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
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 Brusse Liee will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Liee gets tackled into the cage by Ferreira Da Silva. Ferreira Da Silva maintains the clinch.
Brusse Liee has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Liee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ferreira Da Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a body shot.
Ferreira Da Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Liee wants a takedown but no success here.
Liee letting Ferreira Da Silva take a breather here.
Ferreira Da Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Liee lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liee prevents a body shot from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva avoids the elbow strike from Liee, against the cage.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Liee misses with a knee to the head.
Ferreira Da Silva trying to control the position but instead, Liee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ferreira Da Silva into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That has opened up Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva's cut even more.
Liee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferreira Da Silva prevents it.
Liee gets control of Ferreira Da Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Liee will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ferreira Da Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Liee is retaining full guard.
Liee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferreira Da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Liee wants to control from the top but Ferreira Da Silva keeps moving.
Liee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liee postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Liee won't allow Ferreira Da Silva to get back to his feet.
Liee stands and throws Ferreira Da Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Liee is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ferreira Da Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.
Liee tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Liee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ferreira Da Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Liee but great work by Ferreira Da Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liee is trying to escape the position but Ferreira Da Silva is controlling the position.
Liee tries to bench press Ferreira Da Silva off him but Ferreira Da Silva keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva is staying tight to Liee's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Ferreira Da Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Ferreira Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Liee in a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva stalling.
Liee digs a right hand underneath Ferreira Da Silva's ribcage. Ferreira Da Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ferreira Da Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Liee fails to land.
Ferreira Da Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira Da Silva stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Liee scores with a hook to the body.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Liee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Liee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to stall.
Liee successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Liee is on top in guard.
Liee drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ferreira Da Silva dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira Da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ferreira Da Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Brusse Liee.
I think Liee has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marco Bjurstrom (ranked 1446 p4p, 2058 weight class) and Jack Lawson (ranked 192 p4p, 265 weight class). Jack Lawson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marco Bjurstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Lawson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson fails with the takedown.
Bjurstrom cracks Lawson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Jack Lawson has been cut.
Bjurstrom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjurstrom sends Lawson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bjurstrom is motioning to the referee to let Lawson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lawson is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Bjurstrom and Lawson falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bjurstrom!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marco Bjurstrom!
An out of breath Marco Bjurstrom thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 858 p4p, 3022 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 106 p4p, 342 weight class). Seagal has chosen Route 23 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 33 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bjornsson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Seagal is looking to stand up but Bjornsson isn't so interested in that idea.
Bjornsson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Seagal wants to stand and escape but Bjornsson is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bjornsson looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seagal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Steven Seagal has been cut.
Bjornsson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Seagal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bjornsson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bjornsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seagal is keeping the position for now.
Bjornsson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bjornsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Seagal wants to stand and escape but Bjornsson is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bjornsson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Seagal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bjornsson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seagal looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bjornsson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bjornsson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Seagal is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks Bjornsson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bjornsson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bjornsson grinds an elbow into Seagal's temple.
Seagal wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is staying tight to Seagal's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bjornsson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Seagal for as long as he can get away with.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
This is a sustained period of stalling by Bjornsson.
Bjornsson advances to full mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bjornsson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Seagal seems a little lost for a moment, as Bjornsson dominates the positioning.
Bjornsson works to advance to full mount. Seagal defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Bjornsson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Seagal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Further stalling from Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Bjornsson controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bjornsson continues to stall.
Bjornsson working Seagal over with strikes here.
Seagal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson controlling the position easily from mount.
Seagal is trying to stand.
Bjornsson dominating with strikes here.
Seagal squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bjornsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson looking to finish Seagal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Seagal!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bjornsson looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've been hearing that Bjornsson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Bjornsson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steven Seagal's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice cross by Bjornsson.
Seagal misses with a left hand
and Bjornsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seagal takes one on the button.
That has opened up Steven Seagal's cut even more.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.
Seagal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seagal throws a head kick that misses.
Bjornsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Seagal misses.
Bjornsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson connects with a single shot there.
Bjornsson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bjornsson in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bjornsson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bjornsson controlling from mount.
Bjornsson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seagal can do to turn this around?
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.
Bjornsson continues to hold on tight.
Seagal trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson controlling from the full mount.
Bjornsson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Seagal hang on?
Bjornsson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Eddie Bjornsson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steven Seagal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Bjornsson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bjornsson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Eddie Bjornsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 839 p4p, 22572 weight class) and Pawel Nastula (ranked 77 p4p, 388 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 83 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pawel Nastula!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nastula is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nastula can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hall tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nastula knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nastula is trying to get back to full guard.
Hall is trying for a kimura here. Nastula looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Hall wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Richard Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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