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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Zakharov (ranked 4645 p4p, 25145 weight class) and Spring Time (ranked 448 p4p, 525 weight class). Roman Zakharov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Spring Time's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roman Zakharov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spring Time!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zakharov has Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Zakharov lands with a right to the head.
Zakharov lands a hook that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Zakharov misses with some punches.
Zakharov lands a shoulder strike.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Zakharov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zakharov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zakharov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zakharov drops Time onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Time is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
 Time is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zakharov avoids it.
Time is still on wobbly legs! Can Zakharov finish him?
Time missing with knees to the body.
Time seems to have recovered his senses.
Zakharov managing to block the knees to the body from Time.
Zakharov lands a right hand.
Zakharov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zakharov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Time missing with knees to the body.
Time is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zakharov is defending well for now.
Time landing knees to the head.
Time misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zakharov.
Time tries to land knees in the clinch but Zakharov avoids the damage to the body.
Zakharov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zakharov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Time looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakharov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zakharov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zakharov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Zakharov as the two fighters clinch.
Zakharov lands a body shot.
Zakharov lands with a light punch inside.
Zakharov lands a hook that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Zakharov pushes Time against the cage. Zakharov is working some dirty boxing. Zakharov pushes off with a quick right hook! Time goes down! Time tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Zakharov moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Zakharov!
An out of breath Roman Zakharov 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Stevens (ranked 4117 p4p, 24968 weight class) and Rashad Petrov (ranked 435 p4p, 576 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaime Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rashad Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stevens.
Stevens closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Petrov's guard.
Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stevens defends well.
Stevens trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov working for a triangle but Stevens defends it easily.
Stevens has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Petrov is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Stevens seems to have locked his on tight now - Petrov screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Stevens, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jaime Stevens!
Jaime Stevens seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Iason (ranked 5131 p4p, 3690 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 530 p4p, 443 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adam Iason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iason smiles and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Iason.
Iason gets a clinch.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iason's elbow.
Iason is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Iason into the cage.
Iason misses with a hook from the clinch.
Iason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iason wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Iason can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iason stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Adam Iason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Come on Iason - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
I was talking to Iason's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iason throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Iason gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Iason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Iason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Iason is controlling him.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short uppercut from Iason.
Iason prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Iason's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Iason tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Iason lands with a left to the head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iason blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Iason smiles and moves away.
Iason could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Iason misses with a two punch combination.
Iason has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is working for takedown but Iason is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva tightens his grip and picks Iason up, before dumping him to the ground. Iason manages to land in guard.
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!
Iason trying to control the position here.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Iason knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Iason working a defensive guard here.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Iason to stand up.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Iason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Iason holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Iason lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Iason.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Iason misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Iason creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Iason lands with a light punch inside.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva has clasped his hands together around Iason's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Iason is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iason is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Iason dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Iason moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Iason lands an uppercut.
Iason being controlled against the cage.
Iason controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva has hold of one of Iason's legs. Iason is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Iason keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Iason, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iason moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Iason pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iason rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iason lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iason is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Iason into the cage.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Iason is defending well.
Silva letting Iason take a breather here.
Iason breaks from the clinch.
Iason keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Iason closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iason pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iason will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Iason's elbow.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Iason prevents it.
Adam Iason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Iason stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iason is trying to stall.
Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Iason keeping hold of Silva's head, controlling as best he can.
Iason blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva is trying to control. Iason wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Iason wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Iason is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Iason's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iason keeps working.
Iason is trying to improve his position.
Silva working away.
Silva tries to move to mount but Iason blocks the move with his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Iason keeps working.
Iason isn't going anywhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva clinches up with Iason and pushes him back against the cage.
Iason breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Iason sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Iason clinches.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva tries to work over Iason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Iason misses with some punches.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Iason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Iason manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Iason looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Iason is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Iason closes the distance and clinches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Adam Iason has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Iason is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iason breaks the clinch.
Iason moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Iason went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva tries to keep at a distance but Iason has taken the fight into the clinch.
Iason escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Iason.
Iason stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Adam Iason is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iason fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Iason pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Iason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iason lands a right hand.
Iason prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Iason stalling the fight.
Iason's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Iason moves into the clinch.
Iason lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Iason breaks the clinch.
Iason gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iason has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Iason regains guard immediately.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Iason pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Iason breaks from the clinch.
Iason moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Iason.
Iason swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Iason scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Iason manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Iason went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Iason has managed to clinch.
Adam Iason has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Iason is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Iason shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Iason improves position.
Iason lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Iason.
Iason breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iason rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Iason breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Iason breaks from the clinch.
Iason pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Iason breaks the clinch.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Iason. Iason maintains the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Iason avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Iason gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Iason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Iason.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Iason showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Iason has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Iason!
A very excited looking Adam Iason 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhett Colett (ranked 4373 p4p, 4742 weight class) and Deven Fitzwater (ranked 437 p4p, 457 weight class). Deven Fitzwater has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rhett Colett's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rhett Colett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deven Fitzwater!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colett tries to keep at a distance but Fitzwater has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fitzwater lands a knee to the body.
Fitzwater has Colett pressed against the cage.
Fitzwater misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fitzwater lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colett.
Colett is trying to break the clinch but Fitzwater has him pressed against the cage.
Fitzwater digs a right hand into Colett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Colett's gas tank.
Fitzwater tries to pull guard but Colett forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colett is trying to break the clinch but Fitzwater is controlling him.
Colett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Colett gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fitzwater.
Fitzwater swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzwater is trying to pull guard but Colett turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rhett Colett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deven Fitzwater.
Fitzwater fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Colett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Colett can't break the clinch.
Colett working hard to break the clinch.
Fitzwater looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Colett is trying to break free.
Colett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fitzwater shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colett as he avoids it easily.
Fitzwater fails with the takedown
and Colett counters with a nice body shot.
Fitzwater pushes Colett up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fitzwater is trying to pull guard but Colett has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fitzwater just misses with a elbow thrown towards Colett's brow.
Fitzwater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fitzwater with a lazy takedown attempt
and Colett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitzwater looks winded!
Fitzwater shoots and misses
and Fitzwater takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fitzwater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fitzwater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzwater doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Colett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fitzwater wants to clinch
and Colett makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fitzwater wants to clinch but Colett slips to the side
enabling Colett to counter with a crisp jab.
Fitzwater with a poor takedown
and Colett counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzwater closes the distance but Colett moves to the side
and Colett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Deven Fitzwater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzwater misses with a takedown attempt
and Colett counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rhett Colett!
A very excited looking Rhett Colett 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Spartacus Rome (ranked 4433 p4p, 3645 weight class) and Andy Perkasa (ranked 484 p4p, 436 weight class). Spartacus Rome could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Andy Perkasa's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spartacus Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Perkasa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurstr�m.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkasa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perkasa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Perkasa throws a head kick that misses.
Rome's corner calls for a 1-2. Rome obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Perkasa tries to clinch up but Rome circles away and keeps his distance.
Perkasa misses with a head kick.
Rome connects with a leg kick.
Rome misses with a two punch combination.
Perkasa closes the distance and clinches up with Rome, looking for a takedown. Perkasa pushes Rome against the cage but Rome circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rome drops down looking for a counter takedown but Perkasa sprawls and moves away.
Rome throws a combination that misses
and Perkasa counters with a right hand to the body.
Rome scores with a one two! Perkasa had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkasa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rome feinted with a counter takedown.
Rome sizes up Perkasa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Perkasa is rocked!
Crack! Rome connects with the perfect overhand right and Perkasa falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Rome!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spartacus Rome!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Strickland (ranked 3602 p4p, 3749 weight class) and Alex Anderson (ranked 402 p4p, 413 weight class). Alex Anderson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lorenzo Strickland's chin.
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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 St Petersburg, Lorenzo Strickland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Strickland.
A shot to the body from Anderson misses
and Strickland counters with a left and a right that stings Anderson.
Strickland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strickland but Strickland pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strickland avoids the body shot from Anderson.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Strickland lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Strickland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Strickland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strickland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Anderson misses with a right hand
and Strickland counters with a stiff right hand.
Strickland throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Strickland did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
Strickland is trying to escape back to his feet but Anderson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Strickland is letting Anderson control him for a moment.
Anderson is working to tighten his grip on Strickland's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Strickland has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Anderson is really squeezing tight and eventually Strickland passes out! Anderson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alex Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trujillo (ranked 3227 p4p, 4070 weight class) and Kaden Stephens (ranked 398 p4p, 465 weight class). Trujillo's entrance music is Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Kaden Stephens was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Trujillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kaden Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Trujillo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Trujillo wants to pass the guard but Stephens is keeping the position.
Stephens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Trujillo stacks Stephens 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 Trujillo!
Stephens is trying to control Trujillo's posture but Trujillo avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stephens tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Trujillo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens gets back to half guard.
Stephens gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trujillo is stalling in the full guard.
Trujillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Trujillo trying to control but Stephens is working from the bottom.
Trujillo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stephens is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stephens trying to keep a closed guard but Trujillo is proving a slippery customer.
Trujillo won't allow Stephens to sweep him here.
Stephens has his foot on Trujillo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trujillo works his way back into a safe position though.
Trujillo stopping the sweep attempt from Stephens.
Stephens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Trujillo's guard.
Stephens is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens looking to pass the guard.
Stephens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Stephens pushing down on Trujillo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stephens seems to be working for a kimura but Trujillo defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stephens passes the guard and advances to mount!
Stephens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Trujillo has worked his arm free - good work by Trujillo!
Stephens swings around for an armbar but Trujillo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stephens's guard.
Trujillo wants to control from the top but Stephens keeps moving.
Trujillo is fighting to break Stephens's control of his arms but Stephens is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stephens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stephens is working for a kimura but Trujillo is defending it quite comfortably.
Trujillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stephens on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens slows the pace down in half guard.
We've been informed that Stephens has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stephens not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stephens is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Stephens has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stephens with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaden Stephens dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stephens dives in and scores a takedown into Trujillo's guard.
Stephens wants to control from the top but Trujillo keeps moving.
Stephens tries to free his leg and advance position but Trujillo is retaining full guard.
Trujillo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trujillo keeping moving, preventing Stephens from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens pushing down on Trujillo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Stephens is working for a submission of some sort.
Stephens wants to free his trapped foot but Trujillo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Stephens wants to pass to mount but Trujillo is defending the position.
Stephens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trujillo is defending against the submission attempts here by Stephens.
Stephens moves nicely into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stephens fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Stephens looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Stephens trying to control the action but Trujillo is working from the bottom.
Trujillo gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Stephens is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens trying to pass the guard but Trujillo defending well.
Stephens is trying to control the action in half guard but Trujillo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stephens is trying for a kimura here. Trujillo looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Stephens wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaden Stephens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Liam Plecak (ranked 2805 p4p, 2828 weight class) and Ruslam Raskmanuv (ranked 322 p4p, 324 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liam Plecak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslam Raskmanuv!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plecak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plecak has Raskmanuv pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raskmanuv manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Raskmanuv has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plecak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raskmanuv wants a takedown.
Raskmanuv has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Plecak avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Liam Plecak has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ruslam Raskmanuv.
Raskmanuv prevents the takedown attempt.
Raskmanuv drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Plecak gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raskmanuv is looking to take this one to the mat.
Plecak gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raskmanuv.
Plecak has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Raskmanuv is trying to keep an underhook but Plecak manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plecak lands strikes from half guard.
Plecak seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raskmanuv wants to improve his position but Plecak is controlling well.
Plecak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Plecak is just content to waste time from the top position. Raskmanuv takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Plecak missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Plecak has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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.
Raskmanuv looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Plecak puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Plecak has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Raskmanuv works to full guard.
Plecak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Plecak scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Plecak slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plecak wants to stand but Raskmanuv is controlling his posture from full guard.
Raskmanuv looking for a sweep. Not yet Raskmanuv, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raskmanuv can do anything to dispel that myth.
Plecak is fighting to break Raskmanuv's control of his arms but Raskmanuv is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Plecak pushes Raskmanuv up against the cage in a clinch.
Raskmanuv has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Plecak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Raskmanuv goes for a takedown in the clinch but Plecak prevents it.
Plecak manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Plecak moves into the clinch.
Plecak lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Plecak gets control of Raskmanuv's arms and successfully pulls guard. Plecak will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raskmanuv stopping the sweep attempt from Plecak.
Plecak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Raskmanuv must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Plecak throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raskmanuv postures up in Plecak's guard and throws a big left but Plecak blocks it.
Raskmanuv postures up in Plecak's guard and throws a big left but Plecak blocks it.
Raskmanuv content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Plecak trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raskmanuv trying to control but Plecak is working from the bottom.
Plecak wants to sweep but no luck.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Plecak dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Raskmanuv blocks the low kick.
Plecak has taken the fight to the clinch.
Plecak wants a takedown but no success here.
Plecak has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Raskmanuv uses from the top position.
Raskmanuv missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Raskmanuv working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Raskmanuv really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Plecak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Plecak is looking for a triangle but Raskmanuv pushes his legs off easily.
Plecak trying to control the position.
Raskmanuv connects with a couple of short punches.
Raskmanuv with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raskmanuv working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raskmanuv controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Raskmanuv throwing strikes but missing.
Raskmanuv working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raskmanuv's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raskmanuv with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raskmanuv works over Plecak with some ground and pound from guard.
Raskmanuv works over Plecak with some ground and pound from guard.
Plecak has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Raskmanuv postures up and lands a big shot to Plecak's brow.
Raskmanuv lands a couple of digs.
Raskmanuv stands up over Plecak, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Plecak working for a triangle but Raskmanuv defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raskmanuv stops Plecak from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plecak looking to control.
Raskmanuv controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Raskmanuv has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Plecak is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Raskmanuv frees his head nicely. Oh but Plecak has switched to an armbar! Raskmanuv is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Liam Plecak!
Liam Plecak took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Clinch Submit (ranked 1717 p4p, 2276 weight class) and Johnny Sawyer (ranked 225 p4p, 279 weight class). Sawyer has chosen Dion - The Wanderer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Punch Clinch Submit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sawyer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Anni Minnem�ki and Roosa J�rvil�inen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sawyer lands with an overhand left.
Submit misses the body punch
and Sawyer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sawyer gets a clinch.
Submit throws a punch but it's blocked by Sawyer.
Submit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Submit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Submit wants to take the fight to the mat but Sawyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sawyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Submit's corner calls for a 1-2. Submit obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sawyer lands with a good body shot.
Submit misses with a straight right.
Submit has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shut Up & Train! in the buildup to the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Sawyer misses the target.
Sawyer pushes Submit up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Submit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sawyer breaks from the clinch.
Submit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sawyer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sawyer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Submit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sawyer moves away from the strike by Submit.
Submit misses with a hook. Sawyer ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Submit misses with an uppercut.
Sawyer clinches with his opponent.
Sawyer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
 It looks like Punch Clinch Submit has been cut.
Nice elbow from Sawyer.
A right handed body shot lands from Sawyer.
Submit swings wildly with an uppercut but Sawyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Submit working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Sawyer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sawyer.
Sawyer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sawyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Submit is breathing heavily.
Sawyer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sawyer lands a nice elbow.
Submit tries to stall but Sawyer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sawyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
Sawyer lands a left hand.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sawyer.
Punch Clinch Submit's cut is getting worse.
Sawyer lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sawyer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sawyer breaks the clinch.
Submit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Submit takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sawyer clobbers Submit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sawyer lands a slapping body shot.
Submit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Submit backs away from a small jab... but Sawyer lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Submit crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sawyer with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Johnny Sawyer!
Johnny Sawyer is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Johnny Sawyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matyas Magyar (ranked 1936 p4p, 1599 weight class) and Armus Tar Monster (ranked 193 p4p, 157 weight class). Tar Monster has chosen Tech N9ne - Hard as his entrance music. Matyas Magyar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Armus Tar Monster's chin.
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163
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matyas Magyar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Armus Tar Monster!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magyar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tar Monster is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Tar Monster's face as Magyar controls the position.
Magyar wants to control but Tar Monster is keeping him busy.
Magyar is staying tight to Tar Monster's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Magyar working away.
Magyar is working Tar Monster over with some ground and pound from side control.
Magyar gets to mount! Tar Monster was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar content just to control the position here.
Magyar raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar Monster is desperately trying to improve his position but Magyar has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magyar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tar Monster wants to control but Magyar is having none of it.
Magyar 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.
Tar Monster bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tar Monster won't allow Magyar to sweep him here.
Tar Monster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tar Monster wants to control from the top but Magyar keeps moving.
Magyar pulls Tar Monster in close to prevent any damage.
Tar Monster tries to free his leg and advance position but Magyar is retaining full guard.
Magyar 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tar Monster trying to control but Magyar is working from the bottom.
Tar Monster is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tar Monster really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magyar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tar Monster prevents Magyar from getting back to his feet.
Tar Monster wants to pass the guard but Magyar is keeping the position.
Magyar wants to sweep but no luck.
Magyar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tar Monster trying to keep a closed guard but Magyar is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Tar Monster keeps moving.
Magyar lands a couple of digs.
Magyar wants to control from the top but Tar Monster keeps moving.
Tar Monster working for submissions but it's allowed Magyar to get to half guard.
Magyar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tar Monster!
Magyar pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Magyar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tar Monster is in a horrible position here. Magyar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar with the ground and pound from mount.
Magyar cracks Tar Monster with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tar Monster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Magyar fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Tar Monster is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magyar sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tar Monster is still in real trouble! Can Magyar finish him?
Tar Monster seems to have recovered his senses.
Magyar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Magyar controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matyas Magyar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Magyar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tar Monster's half guard.
Magyar prevents Tar Monster from improving his position.
Magyar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Matyas Magyar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tar Monster looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Magyar working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar lands strikes from half guard.
Magyar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Magyar working Tar Monster over with strikes.
Magyar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tar Monster can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar Monster is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Magyar.
Magyar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tar Monster is trying to get back to full guard.
Magyar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Magyar working over Tar Monster with some ground and pound. Tar Monster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Magyar not doing much here.
Magyar prevents Tar Monster from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Magyar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Magyar in particular looking to stall.
Magyar prevents Tar Monster from improving his position.
Magyar controlling the action here.
Tar Monster is trying to control but can't.
Magyar not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tar Monster!
Tar Monster is desperately trying to improve his position but Magyar has a good base and remains in mount.
BOOM! Magyar connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Magyar controlling the position easily from mount.
Magyar wants to control the pace but Tar Monster is squirming around nicely.
Magyar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tar Monster taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tar Monster takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tar Monster manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tar Monster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tar Monster is looking to improve his position.
Tar Monster trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Magyar looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magyar with shots to the head and body - Tar Monster looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matyas Magyar dominated that second round.
That's time! Magyar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Magyar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tar Monster did well to prevent Magyar getting side control.
Magyar winds up and cracks Tar Monster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tar Monster wants to control but Magyar is keeping busy.
Magyar seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tar Monster does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Magyar connects with a nice short shot to Tar Monster's temple.
Magyar is controlling the pace.
Tar Monster is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magyar slips a nice elbow through Tar Monster's hands, connecting with Tar Monster's forehead.
Magyar is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tar Monster looking for submissions off his back.
Magyar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Magyar working the head and body with strikes.
Tar Monster looking for submissions off his back.
Magyar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magyar working over Tar Monster with some ground and pound. Tar Monster looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tar Monster looking for submissions off his back.
Tar Monster looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tar Monster takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Magyar controlling the pace.
Magyar is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magyar lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Magyar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tar Monster can't escape the position.
Magyar with good strikes from the mount here!
Magyar controlling his opponent.
Magyar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Matyas Magyar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magyar lands a heavy elbow.
Magyar controlling the position easily from mount.
Tar Monster wants to control but Magyar is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magyar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Magyar unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magyar controlling the pace for now.
Tar Monster wants to hold on but Magyar pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matyas Magyar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magyar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matyas Magyar!
During a confident post fight interview, Matyas Magyar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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