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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Picogram (ranked 2523 p4p, 4337 weight class) and Juan David Franco (ranked 297 p4p, 416 weight class). Franco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bullet For My Valentine- Tears Don't Fall. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonny Picogram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan David Franco!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Picogram.
Franco is looking for the big counter here.
Picogram looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Franco misses with the combination.
Franco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Jonny Picogram has been cut.
Franco goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Picogram.
Picogram avoids the head kick by Franco.
Picogram swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Picogram tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franco was well out of range. Poor timing from Picogram.
Picogram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franco moves away.
Franco throws a counter combo.
Picogram misses with a left hand
and Franco counters with a crisp one two that drops Picogram! Franco thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Picogram to his feet! Picogram is in big trouble!
 Picogram is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco tries a head kick but it misses.
Oh Picogram is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Picogram throws a jab when Franco was well out of range.
Picogram throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Picogram counters with a nice body kick.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Picogram misses the target.
Nice body punch from Franco.
Picogram seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Picogram counters with a stiff right hand.
Franco looks winded!
Franco closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Franco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Franco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Picogram blocks the body kick.
Franco throws a series of punches but Picogram avoids them all with ease.
Picogram is looking for a counter combo.
Franco misses with a wild combination.
Picogram throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Picogram throws a jab but it's blocked by Franco.
Franco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Picogram slips a straight right by Franco.
Franco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Picogram, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick
and Picogram counters with a nice body shot.
Franco throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picogram misses the shot to the body.
Picogram avoids the head kick by Franco.
Picogram throws a quick counter kick to the body but Franco avoids it.
Picogram stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Franco checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Picogram throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Franco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Franco throws a sloppy head kick and Picogram moves out of range easily.
A jab from Picogram misses.
Picogram throws a wild body kick that Franco sees coming a mile off.
Franco throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Picogram avoids the head kick by Franco.
Picogram throws a low kick, looking for Franco's leg but Franco calmly moves out of range.
Franco throws a right hand that Picogram ducks under and follows up with a left that Picogram also avoids with ease.
Franco throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Picogram.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Franco swinging wildly here.
Picogram looks to score with a jab to the body but Franco is just out of range.
Picogram throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Franco misses
and Picogram cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Franco misses with a series of wild punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Picogram misses its target.
Picogram throws a body shot but no joy.
Picogram moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Franco.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Picogram takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Picogram stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picogram stalling the fight.
Picogram gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Picogram tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Franco is trying to push Picogram away but Picogram has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Picogram tries a body shot but Franco blocks it.
Picogram stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Picogram.
Franco blocks an elbow strike.
Picogram lands an elbow inside that Franco shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franco is looking to break free of the clinch but Picogram has double underhooks.
Picogram stalls.
Franco is trying to break the clinch but Picogram has him pressed against the cage.
Franco looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juan David Franco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonny Picogram's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Franco throws a combination that misses
and Picogram counters with an inside leg kick.
Picogram connects with a solid leg kick.
Juan David Franco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franco uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Franco lands a big head kick that sends Picogram tumbling to the mat! Franco takes a step backwards and waves Picogram back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Franco circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Picogram drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Franco follows Picogram to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan David Franco!
Juan David Franco 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoha Nagibatel (ranked 3061 p4p, 24014 weight class) and Walter Conway (ranked 330 p4p, 511 weight class). Walter Conway will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 26 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lyoha Nagibatel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Conway!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Nagibatel misses with a looping left.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway slips under a jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel scores with a jab to the head.
Conway on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nagibatel. Nagibatel obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel feints and then cracks Conway's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conway down.
Lyoha Nagibatel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagibatel.
Conway takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nagibatel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
Conway is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good leg kick by Nagibatel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Nagibatel as he connects with a hook.
Conway moves out of range as Nagibatel strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nagibatel. That's going to slow Conway down.
Conway blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick
and Conway moves into the clinch.
Nagibatel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Conway.
Nagibatel effectively controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel stalling.
Conway has Nagibatel pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nagibatel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nagibatel breaks the clinch.
Nagibatel looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Conway's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nagibatel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Conway scrambles back to his feet.
Nagibatel catches Conway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Conway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nagibatel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Conway moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Conway chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nagibatel can pounce on him.
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nagibatel throws a right and a left that Conway avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagibatel connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conway. Conway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nagibatel tries a head kick but it misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Conway wants to counter the offense by Nagibatel and move into the clinch position.
Nagibatel throws an overhand right that lands on Conway's shoulder, as Conway tries to avoid the shot.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Nagibatel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nagibatel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
A nice leg kick from Nagibatel, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nagibatel misses with a low kick.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Conway is able to avoid easily.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nagibatel throws a sloppy head kick and Conway moves out of range easily.
Conway walks into a left hand.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Conway moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nagibatel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel wants to land a leg kick but Conway is out of range.
Nagibatel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Conway's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Nagibatel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An inside leg kick lands from Nagibatel.
Conway keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lyoha Nagibatel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Walter Conway's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Nagibatel throws a head kick that misses.
Conway steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nagibatel.
Conway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagibatel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Conway tries to counter by closing the distance.
A big left from Nagibatel misses.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nagibatel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nagibatel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conway can do to turn this around?
Nagibatel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nagibatel misses with a head kick.
Nagibatel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conway's hands.
Conway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws out a leg kick but Conway moves out of range and Nagibatel only half commits.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Conway stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nagibatel.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
Nagibatel lands a leg kick that knocks Conway off balance momentarily.
Conway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nagibatel.
Conway is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel throws a right hand that misses
and Conway holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nagibatel is pressed up against the cage. Conway has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nagibatel down to the mat. Nagibatel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Conway avoids the head kick by Nagibatel.
Nagibatel with the inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Nagibatel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
Conway blocks a head kick by Nagibatel.
Conway wants to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagibatel lands with a slapping head kick.
Nagibatel looks to throw the jab but Conway is out of range.
Nagibatel sets himself, and Conway steps forward looking for the clinch! Nagibatel avoids it this time.
Nagibatel throws a head kick but Conway moves out of range.
Nagibatel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nagibatel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conway tries to counter with a clinch but Nagibatel shakes him off and moves away.
Walter Conway has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nagibatel lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lyoha Nagibatel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Nagibatel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lyoha Nagibatel!
Lyoha Nagibatel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Mazepin (ranked 4463 p4p, 1438 weight class) and Crazy Legs (ranked 430 p4p, 185 weight class). Mazepin comes to the cage accompanied by boom. Legs is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Walk - Pantera. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 59 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fedor Mazepin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crazy Legs!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Legs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Legs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Crazy Legs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Legs.
Mazepin attempts a counter takedown but Legs avoids it well and moves away.
Legs closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Mazepin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Fedor Mazepin has been cut.
Mazepin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mazepin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Legs pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Legs'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.
Still in the clinch, Legs scores with a nice short uppercut.
Legs'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Legs lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mazepin or not.
A short right from Legs on the inside.
Legs has Mazepin pushed against the cage.
Legs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mazepin backwards.
Legs content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Legs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Legs creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Legs drops Mazepin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Mazepin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Mazepin is rocked!
Mazepin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Legs prevents a takedown attempt there.
Oh Mazepin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fedor Mazepin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legs lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mazepin to his knees! Legs keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crazy Legs!
During a confident post fight interview, Crazy Legs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Fedor Mazepin was interviewed post fight and said 'until next time'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 2004 p4p, 2897 weight class) and Mo Lee (ranked 188 p4p, 241 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mo Lee!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
A punch combination from Mercer misses.
Lee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lee looks to clinch
and Mercer counters with a right hand to the body.
Lee tries to clinch but Mercer moves out of range.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Mercer.
Mercer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mo Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mercer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee wants to clinch.
Mercer is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mercer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Mercer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mercer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lee tries to clinch up
and Mercer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mercer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Mercer in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer breaks the clinch.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mercer lands with a kick to the temple. Lee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mercer lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Mercer takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Lee is rocked!
Lee takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Bobby Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mercer connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lee - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Mercer!
An intense looking Bobby Mercer took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'What a ride it's been Dynasty! I loved every minute here! This org is one of the best around & it's not going anywhere, anytime soon. Love you all! Glad I could end on a high note! Sorry Diogo, there's not gona be a rubber match.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pfanne (ranked 1520 p4p, 3251 weight class) and Smash Adams (ranked 183 p4p, 350 weight class). Adams has chosen Smash Adams' Theme as his entrance music. Smash Adams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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13 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brad Pfanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Smash Adams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams takes a swing at Pfanne's ribcage but misses.
Pfanne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Adams circles away.
Pfanne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Adams to score with a decent uppercut.
Adams misses with an uppercut. Pfanne saw that one coming.
We've been hearing reports that Pfanne has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pfanne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Adams pinned against the cage. Adams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for Adams.
A slow jab from Adams misses its intended target.
Pfanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pfanne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Adams wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pfanne manages to pass to side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Pfanne lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams is trying to stand.
Pfanne scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pfanne throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adams looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pfanne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pfanne lands strikes from half guard.
Pfanne 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.
Pfanne stops Adams from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pfanne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Adams scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pfanne manages to mount him!
Adams is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfanne has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Adams's face.
 It looks like Smash Adams has been cut.
Adams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Adams takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Pfanne's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brad Pfanne!
During a confident post fight interview, Brad Pfanne thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hunter (ranked 1616 p4p, 2247 weight class) and The Wilson (ranked 211 p4p, 269 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilson's choice of entrance music: Painkiller. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
Hunter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Wilson to the ground. Hunter is now in Wilson's guard.
Hunter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hunter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hunter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Hunter is having none of it.
Hunter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wilson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wilson has escaped and now he's on top!
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Hunter has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson stands up over Hunter, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Wilson cracks Hunter with a solid left hand.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hunter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilson connects with a couple of short punches.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hunter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wilson has managed to get both his arms back between Hunter's legs - danger averted.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Paul Hunter has been cut.
Wilson is in close to Hunter's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hunter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hunter is trying to improve his position.
Hunter manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilson's best efforts.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Hunter's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hunter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wilson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunter is looking for a triangle but Wilson pushes his legs off easily.
Wilson postures up and lands a big shot to Hunter's brow.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hunter's head.
Paul Hunter's cut is getting worse.
Hunter working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wilson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hunter has his foot on Wilson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wilson works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Paul Hunter's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hunter throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wilson cracks Hunter with a solid left hand.
Hunter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilson controls the pace.
Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hunter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Hunter's cut.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Hunter's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). The Wilson!
Our winner, The Wilson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 870 p4p, 784 weight class) and Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 115 p4p, 103 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anstey might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let's hear it for the boy. Bjornsson has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Eddie Bjornsson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Solid boxing
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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 42 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bjornsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bjornsson looks winded!
Anstey with the ground and pound but Bjornsson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Bjornsson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Anstey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anstey wants to free his trapped foot but Bjornsson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornsson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
Bjornsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anstey is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Bjornsson is staying active underneath Anstey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anstey slows the pace down in half guard.
Bjornsson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Anstey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Anstey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bjornsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Anstey.
Still in half guard, Anstey seems content to control.
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. Anstey connects with a nice short shot to Bjornsson's temple.
Anstey tries to pass to full mount but Bjornsson defends it.
Anstey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control from half guard but Bjornsson is working away.
Anstey throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bjornsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Anstey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Anstey is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Bjornsson dodges it nicely.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Anstey 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjornsson's head.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Anstey seems content to control.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Bjornsson dodges it nicely.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bjornsson is refusing to be controlled, as Anstey sits in half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Anstey manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bjornsson on his heels. He'll look to pass Bjornsson's guard now, I'm sure.
Anstey loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Anstey decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Anstey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bjornsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anstey content to control rather than advance.
Bjornsson is refusing to be controlled, as Anstey sits in half guard.
Anstey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bjornsson is breathing heavily.
Anstey is trying to control. Bjornsson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Bjornsson dodges it nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey throwing shots but Bjornsson is blocking nicely.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjornsson defending well though.
Anstey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Anstey perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Anstey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bjornsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anstey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Anstey there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Anstey in particular looking to stall.
Anstey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Anstey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bjornsson defending well though.
Bjornsson is refusing to be controlled, as Anstey sits in half guard.
Anstey lands strikes from half guard.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Bjornsson dodges it nicely.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Bjornsson won't allow Anstey to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey trying to control the action but Bjornsson is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Anstey gets a takedown into half guard.
Anstey throwing shots but Bjornsson is blocking nicely.
Bjornsson is staying active underneath Anstey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Anstey lands with a punch from half guard.
Anstey thows a huge punch but Bjornsson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson is trying to get back to full guard.
Anstey slips a nice elbow through Bjornsson's hands, connecting with Bjornsson's forehead.
Anstey thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bjornsson's head.
Anstey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anstey lands strikes from half guard.
Bjornsson is rocked!
Anstey working over Bjornsson with some ground and pound. Bjornsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bjornsson is still in real trouble! Can Anstey finish him?
Anstey 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.
Anstey slows the pace down in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eddie Bjornsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Anstey dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Bjornsson has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
An intense looking Corwin Anstey took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'That's how it's done, I want to go again asap.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuo Shima (ranked 950 p4p, 1268 weight class) and Dax Ryan (ranked 131 p4p, 175 weight class). Shima comes to the cage accompanied by The HU - Yuve Yuve Yu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tetsuo Shima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dax Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan throws out a counter right but Shima avoids it with no problem.
Shima lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ryan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Shima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ryan on the ground.
Ryan throwing strikes but missing.
Ryan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shima works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ryan postures up in Shima's guard and throws a big left but Shima blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shima is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Ryan dives into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ryan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ryan landing a few strikes.
Ryan cracks Shima with a big right hand but Shima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shima tries to buck Ryan off but Ryan is having none of it.
Ryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Ryan lands a few punches from side control.
Shima is rocked!
Ryan tries to score with some ground and pound. Shima controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Oh Shima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ryan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Shima wants to control but Ryan postures up.
Shima seems to have got his legs back now.
Ryan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Shima takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ryan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Shima sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Ryan.
Shima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan landing strikes.
Shima manages to work his way to half guard, despite Ryan's best efforts.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ryan lands a nice short elbow.
Ryan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ryan is pressing down on Shima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shima is holding on for now.
Shima tries to get to full guard but Ryan has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan working over Shima with some ground and pound. Shima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Shima defending well though.
Ryan thows a huge punch but Shima dodges it nicely.
Ryan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ground and pound from Ryan.
Ryan throwing shots but Shima is blocking nicely.
Ryan lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Shima quite badly. Shima pulls Ryan in close trying to recover. Ryan postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Shima on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Shima doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Ryan!
Dax Ryan is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Dax Ryan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Tetsuo Shima was interviewed post fight and said 'Off to the next, I thought I would have beat this bum but shit happens'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kimmo Peramaki (ranked 557 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Sebastion Lynar (ranked 60 p4p, 135 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kimmo Peramaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Peramaki trying to control the position.
Peramaki wants to control the position but Lynar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lynar is looking for a kimura here.
Peramaki is trying to maintain the position but Lynar is very close to passing his half guard.
Peramaki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynar pulls his head out easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki is holding on to half guard well.
Peramaki tries to get to full guard but Lynar has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Peramaki doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lynar.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peramaki keeps working.
Peramaki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynar pulls his head out easily.
Peramaki actively working from the bottom here.
Peramaki is trying to control but can't.
Peramaki wants to get back to full guard.
Lynar is thwarting Peramaki's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lynar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Peramaki!
Peramaki is desperately trying to improve his position but Lynar has a good base and remains in mount.
Peramaki is working hard here to advance position.
Lynar avoids the attempt from Peramaki to control.
Lynar wants to finish this one by submission but Peramaki is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lynar.
Peramaki bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lynar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki wants to control from the top but Lynar keeps moving.
Peramaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lynar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Peramaki looking to pass the guard.
Peramaki wants to control from the top but Lynar keeps moving.
Peramaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lynar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Peramaki.
Peramaki wants to control from the top but Lynar keeps moving.
Lynar looking for a guillotine here but Peramaki defends easily.
Lynar trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peramaki wants to control from the top but Lynar keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sebastion Lynar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Peramaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Peramaki pulls Lynar into guard.
Peramaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lynar is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peramaki keeping moving, preventing Lynar from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peramaki trying to keep a closed guard but Lynar is proving a slippery customer.
Lynar looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Peramaki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lynar, into his guard.
Lynar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peramaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lynar is looking for a triangle but Peramaki pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lynar is on top in guard.
Lynar trying to control but Peramaki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Peramaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Peramaki, not yet.
Lynar has gone for a leg lock! Peramaki slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lynar's guard.
Peramaki is stalling in the full guard.
Lynar keeping moving, preventing Peramaki from controlling successfully.
Peramaki will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar pulls Peramaki in to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Peramaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Peramaki wants to control from the top but Lynar keeps moving.
Lynar has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Peramaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lynar keeping full guard, as Peramaki tries to pass.
Lynar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lynar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lynar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lynar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Peramaki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Peramaki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Peramaki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Peramaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Peramaki clinches up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimmo Peramaki dominated that second round.
That's time! Peramaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lynar misses with a two punch combination.
Peramaki tries to clinch there but Lynar circles away.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Lynar is having none of it.
Peramaki lands the left hand.
Peramaki lands with an overhand left.
Lynar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kimmo Peramaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peramaki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lynar.
Peramaki misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Peramaki as Lynar shoots in.
A lazy left from Peramaki finds it's target.
Kimmo Peramaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peramaki tries to clinch but Lynar moves away
and Lynar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Peramaki connects with a looping right hand.
Peramaki darts in and clinches Lynar up against the cage.
Peramaki drags the fight down to the ground.
Sebastion Lynar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peramaki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lynar is aware though and is defending well.
Peramaki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Peramaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki keeping moving, preventing Lynar from controlling successfully.
Peramaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lynar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Peramaki is not content to let Lynar control the position.
Lynar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peramaki is not content to let Lynar control the position.
Lynar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Peramaki knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lynar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Peramaki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lynar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Peramaki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lynar's guard! Nice work there by Peramaki!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar keeping moving, preventing Peramaki from controlling successfully.
Peramaki is stalling in the full guard.
Lynar is looking for a triangle here but Peramaki uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Peramaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peramaki has hold of Lynar's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lynar tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Peramaki cranks the arm and Lynar screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lynar, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kimmo Peramaki!
Kimmo Peramaki retains his lightweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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