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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kawan Kayem (ranked 4169 p4p, 4179 weight class) and Sejun Park (ranked 322 p4p, 326 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kawan Kayem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sejun Park!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayem swats away the attempt to clinch by Park.
Kayem paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kayem jabs at Park's body.
Kayem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Park's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kayem connects with a crisp jab.
Park moves in looking to clinch but Kayem pushes him off.
Kayem lands with a cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Park looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Park on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Park is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch lands to the side of Park 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Park wants to clinch up but Kayem keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Kayem misses the target.
Kawan Kayem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Park wants to clinch but Kayem slips to the side
and Kayem counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Park has Kayem up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Park gets through Kayem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Park tries to throw a body punch but Kayem avoids it by throwing Park back against the cage.
Park misses with a short punch on the inside.
Park lands a good knee to the midsection. Kayem won't want to take too many of those.
Kayem drops down looking for an ankle pick but Park pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kayem ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Park drops his hands momentarily and Kayem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Park tries to clinch up
and Park takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Park tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kayem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kayem lands a nice shot to the body.
Park looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Park uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kayem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Park drops his hands momentarily and Kayem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Kayem.
Park wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Park rushes Kayem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Park crunches a lovely knee into Kayem's ribcage.
Park lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Park lands a knee to the head.
Kayem is breathing heavily.
Park lands a good knee to the midsection. Kayem won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Park.
 Kayem is rocked!
Park lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Kayem is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Park lands a nice knee to the body.
Park cracks Kayem on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sejun Park!
An intense looking Sejun Park took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Shou out to my boy pachirisu, and vote for Boe Jiden 2025'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Georgs Elmars (ranked 2790 p4p, 1149 weight class) and Brody Parks (ranked 165 p4p, 90 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Elmars might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Warrior's Anthem by Skyforger. Brody Parks 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Georgs Elmars!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Parks!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Elmars.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Parks misses with an uppercut. Elmars saw that one coming.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
We've been hearing reports that Elmars has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parks misses with a two punch combination.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elmars was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Elmars tries to counter by clinching up but Parks breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks misses with a hook. Elmars ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Elmars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Elmars feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmars gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Parks throws a looping overhand right but Elmars ducks down to avoid it.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Brody Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parks throws a hook but Elmars avoids it easily.
Parks throws an overhand right that lands on Elmars's shoulder, as Elmars tries to avoid the shot.
Brody Parks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Parks throws a hook but Elmars blocks it.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Elmars moves away and avoids it.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Elmars avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
Elmars is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parks.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Elmars slips a jab from Parks.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Elmars seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Parks throws a lazy uppercut
and Elmars counters with a shoot takedown. Parks fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Elmars stays in close to Parks's body and controls the position.
Elmars trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks wants to stand up but Elmars is controlling him.
Elmars might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Elmars trying to control but Parks is working from the bottom.
Parks told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Parks pushes Elmars off and scrambles back to his feet.
Elmars walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Parks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Elmars's head backwards.
Parks throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks misses with an uppercut
and Elmars counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Elmars.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Elmars jumps guard and drags Parks to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Elmars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Elmars working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Parks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Parks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Elmars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elmars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parks.
Parks fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Parks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Elmars momentarily.
Parks rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Elmars moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Parks misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parks misses with a looping left.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Parks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Parks connects with the punch.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars.
Parks misses with an uppercut. Elmars saw that one coming.
Parks takes a swing at Elmars's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Elmars misses its target.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Elmars is just out of range.
Parks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Elmars uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
Brody Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Elmars moves away.
Elmars swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Elmars slips under a jab from Parks.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
Elmars takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws an off balance right hand
and Elmars holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Elmars keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Parks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Parks has had enough of the clinch but Elmars keeps him there for the moment.
Elmars misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Elmars.
Parks avoids a wild elbow strike from Elmars.
Elmars lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Parks avoids a wild elbow strike from Elmars.
Parks is trying to break the clinch but Elmars has him pressed against the cage.
Elmars turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Elmars manages to end up in side control.
Parks explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
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!
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elmars was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Elmars appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A quick step to the side and Elmars tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Parks.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Elmars was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Parks.
Parks throws out a loose jab but Elmars uses good head movement to avoid it.
Elmars ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Parks looks to land a combination but Elmars avoids it well.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Elmars manages to avoid it.
Parks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parks takes a swing at Elmars's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elmars counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Elmars walks into a jab.
Elmars avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Elmars uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Parks looks to throw the jab but Elmars is out of range.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmars is looking to counter the offense by Parks and move into the clinch.
No joy there for Parks, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Elmars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Elmars does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brody Parks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Elmars's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Elmars.
A slow jab from Parks misses its intended target.
Elmars drops down looking for a counter takedown but Parks sprawls and moves away.
Elmars moves away from the strike by Parks.
Elmars tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Parks manages to circle out of the way.
Parks throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Elmars moves into the clinch.
Elmars creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Parks's defenses.
Parks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Elmars was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Elmars slips under a jab from Parks.
As Parks tries to get set, Elmars tries to push him back and clinch up but Parks manages to avoid the attempt.
Elmars ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elmars bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Elmars is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Parks misses with a straight left.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks misses with a straight right.
Parks uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Parks misses with a shot to the body
and Elmars counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Parks blocks the elbow strike.
Elmars has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Parks clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Parks is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Elmars off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Parks is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Elmars gets his way!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Elmars is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Parks knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Parks for a finish.
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!
Elmars has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Parks! Can he survive? No! He's out! Elmars gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georgs Elmars!
Georgs Elmars thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatami Korpi (ranked 1574 p4p, 1508 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 200 p4p, 192 weight class). Shamrock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dangerous Entrance Theme. Ken Shamrock is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aatami Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Korpi cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Korpi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Korpi wants it to stay on the feet.
Shamrock takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Korpi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korpi digs a good hook to Shamrock's body.
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Korpi.
Korpi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt - Korpi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aatami Korpi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Shamrock.
Korpi throws a push kick but Shamrock slaps the foot to one side.
Shamrock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Korpi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi scores with a jab.
Korpi connects with a leg kick.
Korpi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shamrock to score an easy takedown into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shamrock accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shamrock postures up in Korpi's guard and throws a big left but Korpi blocks it.
Shamrock throws a big right hand that misses.
Shamrock throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shamrock is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Korpi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shamrock is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shamrock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Korpi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Korpi tries to get out of the position.
Shamrock drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shamrock jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shamrock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shamrock wants to control from the top but Korpi keeps moving.
Shamrock throwing strikes from guard but Korpi blocks nicely.
Shamrock passes into half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shamrock working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi has hold of Shamrock's hands but Shamrock slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shamrock looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korpi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but Korpi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura but Korpi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shamrock to get the leverage.
Korpi is looking for a sweep. Shamrock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Korpi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Korpi is trying to control but can't.
Korpi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Shamrock content to control rather than advance.
Korpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi tries to roll over but Shamrock keeps him under control.
Shamrock is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Korpi defends it well.
Korpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shamrock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Korpi regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Shamrock.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamrock pushing down on Korpi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shamrock working Korpi over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Shamrock will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Korpi motions for Shamrock to come forward. Korpi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Korpi connects with a nice looking jab.
Korpi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into side control. Korpi won't be happy with that.
Shamrock wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Korpi, who protects the arm well.
Korpi being controlled for a moment.
Korpi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Shamrock throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi manages to get back to half guard.
Korpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shamrock is thwarting Korpi's attempts to control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shamrock in particular looking to stall.
Shamrock is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Shamrock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Korpi's head.
Shamrock sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Korpi defending well though.
Korpi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shamrock.
Shamrock is controlling the pace.
Shamrock missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi wants to control but Shamrock is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shamrock passes to side control.
Shamrock is looking to take a break and control but Korpi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamrock misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
An elbow from Shamrock crashes against the mat.
Shamrock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Korpi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Shamrock tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Korpi looks calm but he's in trouble here. Shamrock gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Korpi is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Shamrock lets go of the hold and Korpi can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Shamrock!
During a confident post fight interview, Ken Shamrock 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Azim Kaarduu (ranked 1045 p4p, 1378 weight class) and Tyrese Mercado (ranked 113 p4p, 139 weight class). Tyrese Mercado has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Azim Kaarduu's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azim Kaarduu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrese Mercado!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaarduu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercado.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mercado! But no joy.
Kaarduu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kaarduu doesn't manage to clinch there - Mercado circles away.
It seemed like Mercado was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mercado is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kaarduu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kaarduu connects with the punch.
Kaarduu tries to clinch there but Mercado circles away.
Kaarduu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Mercado 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mercado is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mercado throws Kaarduu to one side and escapes!
Kaarduu misses with a hook
letting Mercado counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Azim Kaarduu has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaarduu misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Mercado on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu clinches.
A hook to the body from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mercado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kaarduu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mercado or not.
Kaarduu has Mercado pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaarduu.
Mercado blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mercado lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaarduu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mercado backwards.
Mercado misses with some punches.
Kaarduu lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kaarduu.
A short body shot lands from Kaarduu as the two fighters clinch.
Mercado looks winded!
Kaarduu presses Mercado against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Mercado takes a shot to the head.
Kaarduu tries a body shot but Mercado blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mercado takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mercado.
Kaarduu lands a nice uppercut.
Kaarduu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaarduu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaarduu gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kaarduu distracts Mercado with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kaarduu works over Mercado with some ground and pound from guard.
Kaarduu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kaarduu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kaarduu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mercado's head.
Mercado wants to get back to his feet but Kaarduu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaarduu postures up in Mercado's guard and throws a big left but Mercado blocks it.
Kaarduu throwing strikes from guard but Mercado blocks nicely.
Kaarduu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kaarduu throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu prevents Mercado from getting back to his feet.
Kaarduu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mercado's head.
Kaarduu wants to control from the top but Mercado keeps moving.
Mercado has momentary wrist control but Kaarduu slips an elbow through the middle.
Kaarduu stands up over Mercado, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mercado can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaarduu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kaarduu cracks Mercado with a solid left hand.
Kaarduu postures up and lands a big shot to Mercado's brow.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaarduu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mercado is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaarduu prevents Mercado from getting back to his feet.
Kaarduu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mercado can't keep his opponent in guard - Kaarduu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mercado is trying to stand.
Kaarduu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kaarduu 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.
Ground and pound from Kaarduu.
Mercado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaarduu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mercado is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaarduu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mercado manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Azim Kaarduu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Kaarduu with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mercado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mercado moves away from the strike by Kaarduu.
Kaarduu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Mercado's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kaarduu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercado counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaarduu throws a hook to the side of Mercado's head but Mercado sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mercado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaarduu with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mercado gets caught napping as Kaarduu dives in and scores a takedown. Mercado manages to retain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azim Kaarduu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Azim Kaarduu's cut.
That's time! Kaarduu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kaarduu with a poor takedown
and Mercado cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kaarduu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kaarduu throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mercado's waist but Mercado gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kaarduu off to one side.
Mercado feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaarduus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaarduu is rocked!
Mercado finds Kaarduu's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Kaarduu flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Mercado lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Kaarduu will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrese Mercado!
In his post fight interview, Tyrese Mercado started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oreo Hopgood (ranked 1030 p4p, 510 weight class) and Don Rockmuller (ranked 136 p4p, 70 weight class). Hopgood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Solid boxing
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oreo Hopgood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Rockmuller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopgood scores with a shot to the body.
Rockmuller tests Hopgood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hopgood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And Rockmuller tries to counter it with a takedown but Hopgood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hopgood ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rockmuller moves away.
Hopgood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hopgood misses with a hook.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Hopgood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rockmuller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopgood is looking to regain half guard here but Rockmuller keeps moving and retains side control.
We've been hearing good reports from Hopgood's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rockmuller wants to control but Hopgood is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopgood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hopgood tries to get to full guard but Rockmuller has control of the leg.
Rockmuller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hopgood's head.
Hopgood controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Rockmuller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Rockmuller is thwarting Hopgood's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hopgood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rockmuller pulls his head out easily.
Hopgood gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hopgood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rockmuller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rockmuller stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hopgood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockmuller working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hopgood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rockmuller has managed to get both his arms back between Hopgood's legs - danger averted.
Rockmuller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of short punches.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Hopgood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rockmuller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hopgood working for a triangle but Rockmuller defends it easily.
Hopgood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockmuller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller working some strikes from top position.
Rockmuller wants to pass the guard but Hopgood is keeping the position.
Rockmuller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopgood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockmuller is fighting to break Hopgood's control of his arms but Hopgood is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oreo Hopgood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rockmuller has Hopgood up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopgood tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hopgood pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hopgood lands a left hand.
Rockmuller manages to break the clinch.
Hopgood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rockmuller swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hopgood shoots for a takedown but Rockmuller saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood gets caught napping as Rockmuller dives in and scores a takedown. Hopgood manages to retain guard.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockmuller cracks Hopgood with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockmuller postures up in Hopgood's guard and throws a big left but Hopgood blocks it.
Rockmuller trying to control but Hopgood is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller throwing strikes but missing.
Rockmuller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rockmuller throwing strikes but missing.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopgood is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rockmuller defends well.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Don Rockmuller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rockmuller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hopgood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller postures up.
Hopgood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rockmuller gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rockmuller trying to control but Hopgood is working from the bottom.
Rockmuller controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rockmuller jabs at Hopgood's body.
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.
Hopgood just misses with a punch to the body.
Rockmuller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hopgood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rockmuller avoids it really well and circles away.
Rockmuller decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hopgood wants to control but Rockmuller is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hopgood fails with the takedown
and Rockmuller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Hopgood!
Rockmuller in side control, throwing shots but Hopgood defends.
Hopgood on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Rockmuller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hopgood to see if he's OK.
Rockmuller looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hopgood is avoiding damage well.
Hopgood gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockmuller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hopgood defending well though.
Rockmuller wants to take a breather but Hopgood is having none of it.
Rockmuller working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockmuller passes to side control.
Rockmuller throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hopgood is looking to reverse the position.
Rockmuller with the ground and pound but Hopgood regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Hopgood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Rockmuller seems content to control.
Rockmuller wants to free his trapped foot but Hopgood is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hopgood is looking for a sweep. Rockmuller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rockmuller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hopgood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hopgood is pressing down on Rockmuller's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Hopgood wants to sweep here but Rockmuller controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rockmuller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rockmuller is working Hopgood over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rockmuller looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rockmuller connects with a couple of short punches.
Hopgood is trying to keep Rockmuller in close.
Hopgood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rockmuller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rockmuller controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Oreo Hopgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopgood throws a body punch but Rockmuller moves out of range.
Rockmuller shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rockmuller throws a big right hand that misses.
Rockmuller wants to control from the top but Hopgood keeps moving.
Rockmuller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockmuller lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Don Rockmuller really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hopgood looks to land a right hand but Rockmuller moved out of range.
Rockmuller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hopgood defends it well.
Rockmuller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopgood lands a nice shot to the body.
Hopgood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopgood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hopgood takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopgood controlling the pace.
Hopgood is looking to take a break and control but Rockmuller is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hopgood sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockmuller defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hopgood in particular looking to stall.
Hopgood frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopgood throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rockmuller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Hopgood throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hopgood lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Rockmuller really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rockmuller to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rockmuller shrugs it off.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hopgood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rockmuller is desperately trying to improve his position but Hopgood has a good base and remains in mount.
Rockmuller is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hopgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Hopgood is in the full mount, landing strikes.
 Rockmuller is rocked!
Hopgood postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rockmuller bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hopgood and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oreo Hopgood!
Oreo Hopgood is the new light heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Khamzat Magomedov (ranked 1079 p4p, 1125 weight class) and Viktor Mikidropov (ranked 130 p4p, 133 weight class). Mikidropov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger. Viktor Mikidropov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khamzat Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Viktor Mikidropov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov shoots in looking for a takedown. Mikidropov tries to sprawl out of it but Magomedov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mikidropov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Magomedov shoots in but Mikidropov avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mikidropov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mikidropov lands in his opponent's guard.
Mikidropov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mikidropov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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.
Mikidropov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Magomedov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Magomedov has his foot on Mikidropov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mikidropov works his way back into a safe position though.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mikidropov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mikidropov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magomedov has his foot on Mikidropov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mikidropov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikidropov trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mikidropov has his hands clasped together but Magomedov extends and breaks Mikidropov's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Magomedov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Khamzat Magomedov!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Potter (ranked 691 p4p, 159 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 88 p4p, 20 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scott Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Potter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hamland scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Potter wants to control but Hamland postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Potter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hamland working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hamland working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Hamland crashes against the mat.
Potter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamland looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Potter is avoiding damage well.
Potter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Potter tries to get out of the position.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
Hamland is chipping away with strikes.
Hamland looks up at the clock and then as Potter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hamland smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
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!
Hamland working the ground and pound.
Hamland working the ground and pound but Potter is defending the strikes.
Hamland trying to control the position but Potter is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamland cracks Potter with a big elbow.
Hamland is working Potter over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Potter down.
Hamland landing strikes.
Potter is not content to let Hamland control the position.
The referee asks Hamland politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hamland prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hamland scores with a couple of short elbows.
Potter is looking to regain half guard here but Hamland keeps moving and retains side control.
Hamland misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries to bench press Hamland off him but Hamland keeps the position.
Hamland landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hamland working away.
Hamland trying to control the position but Potter is working away.
Hamland scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Potter struggling a bit here.
Potter avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hamland.
Hamland scoring with punches and elbows.
Hamland scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hamland cracks Potter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Potter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Check out the look on Hamland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamland lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland cracks Potter with a big right hand but Potter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Potter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hamland connects with a decent elbow.
Potter is rocked!
Hamland is chipping away with strikes.
Oh Potter is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Potter taking a bit of punishment here - Hamland scoring with strikes.
Potter is looking for a sweep.
Hamland prevents Potter from escaping the position.
Potter seems to have got his legs back now.
Potter is not content to let Hamland control the position.
Hamland working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamland is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Potter will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
Hamland is looking to take a break and control but Potter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamland is putting a hurting on Potter here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamland in side control lands a decent elbow.
Potter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hamland cracks Potter with a big elbow.
Hamland misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Potter is not content to let Hamland control the position.
Potter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Hamland working the ground and pound.
Hamland lands some shots froms side control.
Potter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamland on the ground.
Hamland in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Potter takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hamland landing strikes.
Hamland working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hamland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hamland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hamland throws an overhand right that lands on Potter's shoulder, as Potter tries to avoid the shot.
Hamland tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Potter defends well and Hamland ends up having to push Potter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hamland connects with the punch.
Hamland doesn't manage to clinch there - Potter circles away.
Potter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hamland drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Potter defends it well.
Potter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hamland was well out of range. Poor timing from Potter.
Hamland throws a lazy right hand but Potter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamland throws a shot from downtown. Potter moves away and avoids it.
Hamland tries to clinch there but Potter circles away.
Hamland just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Potter misses.
Hamland has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Potter slips a jab from Hamland.
Hamland sizes up Potter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice jab there from Potter.
Hamland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hamland throws a jab but it's blocked by Potter.
Potter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Potter. Hamland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Potter throws a lazy right hand but Hamland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hamland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Potter tries to sprawl but Hamland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hamland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hamland lands strikes from half guard.
Chick Hamland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamland throwing shots but Potter is blocking nicely.
Hamland working Potter over with strikes.
Hamland is keen to just control but Potter is a slippery customer.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Potter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Potter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hamland tries to pass the half guard into mount. Potter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Potter is not content to let Hamland control the position.
Potter trying to hold on to Hamland's head to control him but Hamland postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Potter's head.
Potter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Potter has hold of Hamland's hands but Hamland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hamland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Potter manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamland scoring with some ground and pound.
Potter keeping moving, preventing Hamland from controlling successfully.
Hamland connects with a couple of short punches.
Hamland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potter trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland cracks Potter with a solid left hand.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Potter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamland sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Potter's guard.
Potter is looking to improve his position.
Hamland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamland wants to pass the guard but Potter is defending well.
Hamland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Potter's head.
Potter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hamland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamland.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamland lands a nice short elbow.
Hamland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Potter is looking for a sweep. Hamland is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Potter trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamland lands a nice short elbow.
Hamland trying to control the action but Potter is working from the bottom.
Potter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hamland.
Hamland working over Potter with some ground and pound. Potter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamland thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hamland lands a nice short elbow.
Hamland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hamland seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Potter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Potter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hamland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Potter!
Hamland landing a few strikes.
Check out the look on Hamland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Potter is looking to regain half guard here but Hamland keeps moving and retains side control.
Potter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Potter is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Potter struggling a bit here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland is chipping away with strikes.
Potter is trying to improve his position.
Potter is being controlled here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter is looking for a sweep.
Hamland lands some shots froms side control.
Potter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Potter tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland slips a nice elbow through Potter's hands, connecting with Potter's forehead.
Potter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Potter is concentrating on defense, preventing Hamland from advancing position.
Potter tries to get to full guard but Hamland has control of the leg.
Hamland trying to control the action but Potter is working from the bottom.
Hamland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
Potter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Scott Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Potter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hamland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Potter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Potter is looking to control Hamland's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Potter avoid being mounted?
Hamland is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Potter!
Hamland dominating with strikes here.
Hamland wants to control the pace but Potter is squirming around nicely.
Hamland avoids the attempt from Potter to control.
Hamland connects with a bit shot that sees Potter covering up! More strikes from Hamland and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hamland is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chick Hamland!
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