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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 2286 p4p, 2008 weight class) and Tayaen Porfirigo (ranked 279 p4p, 245 weight class). Ethan Hawk could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tayaen Porfirigo's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tayaen Porfirigo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawk tries to score with a low kick but Porfirigo moves his leg out of the way.
Porfirigo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hawk swings for the body but Porfirigo moves out of range.
Porfirigo lands a glancing blow to the side of Hawk's head.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Porfirigo counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Porfirigo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawk tries a head kick but it misses.
Porfirigo moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Hawk rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Porfirigo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ethan Hawk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawk misses with a hook. Porfirigo ducked under it nicely.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
Porfirigo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hawk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Porfirigo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hawk to get to his feet.
Porfirigo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Porfirigo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo wants to work for an arm triangle but Hawk is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Porfirigo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hawk!
Porfirigo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Porfirigo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Porfirigo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawk is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Porfirigo stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Porfirigo checks a leg kick.
Hawk throws a jab when Porfirigo was well out of range.
Hawk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Porfirigo doesn't seem bothered though.
Hawk throws a hook but Porfirigo blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Porfirigo! But no joy.
Hawk misses the shot to the body.
Hawk thows a body kick. Porfirigo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Porfirigo avoids a kick to the body.
Porfirigo rushes Hawk and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Porfirigo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hawk.
Hawk missing with a left hand there. Porfirigo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A shot to the liver by Hawk. Beautiful body shot.
Porfirigo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Porfirigo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Porfirigo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hawk knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Porfirigo trying to control the position but Hawk is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hawk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porfirigo on the ground.
Hawk is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hawk trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tayaen Porfirigo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Porfirigo changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Hawk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hawk misses with a shot to the body
and Porfirigo counters by moving into the clinch.
Hawk is pressed up against the cage. Porfirigo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawk down to the mat. Hawk avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Porfirigo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Porfirigo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawk lands a head kick. Porfirigo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hawk misses with a few strikes there.
Porfirigo shapes to counter with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawk misses the target.
Tayaen Porfirigo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hawk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Porfirigo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Ethan Hawk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawk scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Porfirigo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk thows a leg kick but Porfirigo checks it
and Porfirigo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Porfirigo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hawk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawk misses with a double jab
and Porfirigo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hawk won't be happy with that.
Porfirigo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hawk, who protects the arm well.
Porfirigo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hawk is avoiding damage well.
Porfirigo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hawk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Porfirigo blocks a head kick by Hawk.
Hawk gets caught napping as Porfirigo dives in and scores a takedown. Hawk manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porfirigo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porfirigo is working Hawk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk has a closed guard, preventing Porfirigo from standing up.
Porfirigo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Porfirigo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Porfirigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Porfirigo throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Porfirigo is pulling down on Hawk's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawk, at least for the moment.
That's four 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.
Porfirigo wants to stand but Hawk is controlling the position.
Porfirigo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Porfirigo is trying to keep Hawk in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hawk, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hawk dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Hawk's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Porfirigo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hawk's guard.
Porfirigo throwing strikes but missing.
Porfirigo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hawk is keeping the position for now.
Tayaen Porfirigo has got the better of the ground game so far.
Porfirigo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Porfirigo trying to control but Hawk is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porfirigo prevents Hawk from getting back to his feet.
Porfirigo throws a strike but Hawk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porfirigo has Hawk pulled in close to control his posture.
Hawk would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Porfirigo has control of Hawk's left arm, preventing Hawk from doing any damage.
Hawk stopping the sweep attempt from Porfirigo.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hawk with a nice cross.
Hawk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Porfirigo is out of range and Hawk settles back down.
Both fighters circling a little - Hawk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Porfirigo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hawk's guard.
Porfirigo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hawk's guard.
Porfirigo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hawk is looking to stand up but Porfirigo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porfirigo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Porfirigo is still trying to improve position.
Porfirigo wants to control from the top but Hawk keeps moving.
Hawk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Porfirigo is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Porfirigo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hawk.
Ethan Hawk is winning the standup battle so far.
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.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Porfirigo wants to counter the offense by Hawk and move into the clinch position.
Hawk swats away the attempt to clinch by Porfirigo.
Porfirigo ducks under a wild hook from Hawk.
And Porfirigo tries to counter it with a takedown but Hawk pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Porfirigo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hawk was covering up waiting for the punch and Porfirigo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Porfirigo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Porfirigo decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Porfirigo shoots in looking for a takedown but Hawk manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Porfirigo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tayaen Porfirigo.
I think Porfirigo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tayaen Porfirigo!
Tayaen Porfirigo opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
In defeat, Ethan Hawk stepped up to the mic, saying 'In the end he fought like a 'Gentleman', true to his nickname, respecting his mate's money maker.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 2031 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Kyle Schneider (ranked 231 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Edmonds might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 46 - 40 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds dives in and grabs Schneider's left leg, looking for a takedown. Schneider pushes down on Edmonds's head and hops out.
Edmonds gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Schneider.
Schneider misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schneider. Edmonds does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Edmonds misses its target.
Edmonds looks to score with a jab to the body but Schneider is just out of range.
Edmonds lands a lovely overhand right.
Schneider displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Edmonds throws out the jab.
Schneider lands a body shot.
Schneider slips under a jab from Edmonds.
Schneider wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schneider ducks under a wild hook from Edmonds.
Edmonds shoots in but Schneider avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A shot to the liver by Schneider. Beautiful body shot.
Edmonds misses with a wild body shot.
Schneider comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider throws a series of punches but Edmonds moves out of range.
Edmonds throws a jab but it's blocked by Schneider.
Edmonds misses with an uppercut. Schneider saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Schneider misses the target.
Schneider is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Edmonds rather than just go for the knockout.
Schneider connects with a body shot.
Edmonds throws a lazy right hand but Schneider sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schneider throws out a counter right but Edmonds avoids it with no problem.
Schneider avoids the body shot from Edmonds.
Edmonds misses the jab.
A slow jab from Edmonds misses its intended target.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Schneider is out of range.
Schneider closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Schneider lands in his opponent's guard.
Schneider throwing strikes from guard but Edmonds blocks nicely.
Schneider in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider with a nice head shot there.
Edmonds trying to keep a closed guard but Schneider is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schneider landing some decent shots from guard.
Edmonds working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schneider.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schneider postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schneider wants to pass the guard but Edmonds is keeping the position.
Schneider stands up over Edmonds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schneider lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schneider is in close to Edmonds's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Schneider working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Edmonds's head.
 Edmonds is rocked!
Schneider distracts Edmonds with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oh Edmonds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edmonds is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Edmonds seems to have got his legs back now.
Schneider stands up over Edmonds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edmonds looking for a sweep. Not yet Edmonds, not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schneider's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schneider looking to pass the guard.
Schneider showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edmonds has momentary wrist control but Schneider slips an elbow through the middle.
Schneider scoring with some ground and pound.
Edmonds trying to control the position.
Schneider wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schneider sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Edmonds's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Schneider 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.
Edmonds throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schneider doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Schneider uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edmonds.
Edmonds needs to keep his hands up - Schneider had a free shot at his head there.
Edmonds avoids the body shot from Schneider.
Edmonds looks to throw the jab but Schneider is out of range.
A nice side step and Schneider releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schneider scores with a nice head shot.
Schneider closes the distance and clinches.
Schneider working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Schneider blocking some punches.
Schneider lands a takedown into guard.
Schneider won't allow Edmonds to sweep him here.
Schneider connects with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Edmonds controls Schneider momentarily but Schneider frees himself.
Schneider lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider trying to control the position from guard on top but Edmonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schneider working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schneider stands up over Edmonds, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edmonds looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Schneider passes into side control.
Edmonds takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Schneider is chipping away with strikes.
Schneider lands an elbow.
Schneider landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider is chipping away with strikes.
Edmonds struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Schneider landing a few strikes.
Schneider grinds an elbow into Edmonds's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schneider lands a strong strike to the head of Edmonds. That's dazed him! Schneider looking to finish here. Edmonds is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Schneider lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Schneider!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lee Murray (ranked 881 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Honza Hohol (ranked 112 p4p, 165 weight class). Lee Murray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Honza Hohol's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray throws a head kick that misses.
Hohol gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hohol crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohol.
Hohol throws a strike aimed at the side of Murray 's head but Murray avoids it well.
Hohol taking a breather here.
Murray avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hohol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Hohol.
Hohol is looking to take a break and control but Murray is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Murray 's face as Hohol controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hohol throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hohol cracks Murray with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Murray 's coaches at Casa Steel have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hohol trying to control the position but Murray is working away.
Hohol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hohol controls the position.
Let's hope that Hohol has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hohol throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hohol controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Murray changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murray misses with an uppercut. Hohol saw that one coming.
Hohol shoots for a takedown but Murray saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hohol or perhaps it was just good defense by Murray , which made it look bad.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murray as he avoids it easily.
Lee Murray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Honza Hohol.
Hohol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Honza Hohol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murray cracks Hohol with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Murray has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hohol to stand back up!
 Hohol is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Murray uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hohol tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Murray is absolutely delighted - when Hohol wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lee Murray !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ludko Struja Jr (ranked 593 p4p, 929 weight class) and Pallas Anttonen (ranked 81 p4p, 122 weight class). Struja Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M.. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludko Struja Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pallas Anttonen!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anttonen dodges the punch combination from Struja Jr.
Anttonen drops his hands momentarily and Struja Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anttonen closes the distance and pushes Struja Jr back into the cage.
Struja Jr looking to stall.
Struja Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Anttonen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anttonen misses with a punch to the body.
Struja Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Anttonen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Anttonen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Struja Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen gets through Struja Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anttonen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Struja Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Anttonen is leaning against Struja Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Struja Jr blocks an uppercut.
Struja Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Anttonen lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Struja Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anttonen lands with a right to the head.
Struja Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Anttonen.
Struja Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Anttonen misses with the head strike.
Struja Jr prevents a body shot from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Struja Jr backwards.
Anttonen breaks the clinch.
Pallas Anttonen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick from Anttonen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ludko Struja Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anttonen throws a low kick but Struja Jr avoids it.
Struja Jr lands with an overhand left.
Anttonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Struja Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Struja Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Struja Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Struja Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anttonen rushes Struja Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Struja Jr breaks from the clinch.
Anttonen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Struja Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Struja Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Struja Jr 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anttonen.
Struja Jr throws the left hand but Anttonen avoids the punch easily.
Struja Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Struja Jr fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Struja Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Anttonen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anttonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Anttonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Struja Jr backwards.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Anttonen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Anttonen.
Anttonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Struja Jr has clasped his hands together around Anttonen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Anttonen throws Struja Jr to one side and escapes!
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!
Struja Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anttonen's waist but Anttonen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Struja Jr off to one side.
Anttonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Struja Jr is out of range and Anttonen settles back down.
Anttonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Struja Jr misses with a body punch.
Struja Jr misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Anttonen.
Struja Jr is breathing heavily.
Anttonen lands with a light punch inside.
Struja Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Struja Jr digs a right hand into Anttonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Anttonen's gas tank.
Struja Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Struja Jr.
Anttonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Anttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anttonen throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands with a short shot to the head.
Anttonen breaks from the clinch.
Jab, jab by Struja Jr - just one landing.
A combination from Struja Jr does no damage.
Anttonen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Struja Jr takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anttonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anttonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Struja Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Struja Jr lands with a hook. Anttonen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pallas Anttonen dominated that round.
That's time! Struja Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Struja Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Anttonen counters with a left to the body.
Struja Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Anttonen connects with a solid leg kick.
Anttonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Struja Jr closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anttonen circles away.
Anttonen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Struja Jr clinches up with Anttonen and pushes him back against the cage.
Anttonen digs a right hand underneath Struja Jr's ribcage. Struja Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anttonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Anttonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anttonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pallas Anttonen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Anttonen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anttonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anttonen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Struja Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Anttonen.
Anttonen lands a right hand.
Struja Jr has Anttonen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anttonen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anttonen as Struja Jr tries to tie him up.
Struja Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Struja Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anttonen is keeping busy.
Struja Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Struja Jr.
Struja Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Struja Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Anttonen.
Anttonen throws an off balance right hand
and Struja Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Anttonen didn't expect that.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Anttonen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Anttonen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
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!
Struja Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anttonen misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anttonen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Struja Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anttonen tries to avoid it but Struja Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anttonen to the ground. Anttonen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludko Struja Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anttonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Struja Jr. Struja Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Anttonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Struja Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Struja Jr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Anttonen!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Struja Jr scoring with punches from side control.
Struja Jr trying to control the position but Anttonen is working away.
Anttonen throws Struja Jr to one side and escapes!
Anttonen misses with a series of wild punches.
Struja Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anttonen.
Ludko Struja Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Struja Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anttonen.
Struja Jr checks a low kick from Anttonen.
Struja Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Struja Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Anttonen sprawls well. He's pushed Struja Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It seemed like Anttonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Struja Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anttonen.
Anttonen connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Struja Jr to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Anttonen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pallas Anttonen!
Pallas Anttonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nico Lange (ranked 1132 p4p, 1487 weight class) and James Howlett (ranked 117 p4p, 149 weight class). Howlett has chosen Indestructible as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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28
165
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160
15 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nico Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lange is looking to clinch but Howlett is avoiding it.
Howlett feints the counter takedown.
Howlett gets a double leg takedown into Lange's guard.
Howlett tries to free his leg and advance position but Lange is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lange had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howlett defends it easily.
Lange is trying to keep Howlett in close.
Lange looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lange looking to control.
Howlett drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howlett jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lange throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lange can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howlett controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Howlett defends it easily.
Howlett stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lange swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Howlett's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lange keeping moving, preventing Howlett from controlling successfully.
Howlett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lange goes for a double leg but Howlett avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Howlett continues to drive forward.
Howlett pulls guard successfully.
Howlett is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Howlett is working for a submission of some sort.
Lange is defending against the submission attempts here by Howlett.
Lange makes his way to full guard, as Howlett worked for a kimura.
Howlett won't allow Lange to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howlett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howlett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lange is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lange working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Howlett doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Howlett manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lange is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Howlett is aware though and is defending well.
Lange looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Howlett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lange is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lange can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howlett controls the pace.
Lange is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Howlett is aware though and is defending well.
Lange escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Howlett gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howlett accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lange looking for a guillotine here but Howlett defends easily.
Lange wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Howlett manages to pass to side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Howlett is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lange is just riding it out for now. Howlett eventually gives up the hold.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Howlett darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lange is looking to get back to is feet but Howlett passes into side control.
Howlett trying to control the action but Lange is working from the bottom.
Lange looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lange 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.
Lange is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Howlett pulls his head out easily.
Howlett is looking for a kimura here.
Lange looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange is trying to get back to full guard.
Howlett is keen to just control but Lange is a slippery customer.
Howlett is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lange wants to improve his position but Howlett is controlling well.
Howlett is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Howlett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
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.
Howlett blocks the strikes from Lange.
Lange is trying to get back to full guard.
Lange is looking to escape.
Howlett is working for a kimura but Lange is defending it quite comfortably.
Howlett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
James Howlett has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett is trying to control. Lange wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Howlett is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lange sees it coming and defends easily.
Howlett works his way into side control.
Howlett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Howlett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lange manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lange tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howlett makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Howlett.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Howlett is trying to keep Lange in close.
Lange has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Howlett has his foot on Lange's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lange works his way back into a safe position though.
Lange tries to free his leg and advance position but Howlett is retaining full guard.
Howlett looking for a sweep. Not yet Howlett, not yet.
Lange wants to pass the guard but Howlett is keeping the position.
Howlett is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lange defends well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lange wants to stand and escape but instead Howlett has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Howlett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lange will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howlett drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lange defends it well.
Howlett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Howlett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lange quickly recovers to half guard.
Howlett in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Lange tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Howlett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Howlett!
James Howlett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steel Adams (ranked 410 p4p, 430 weight class) and Evan Ekbomb (ranked 54 p4p, 57 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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30
160
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30
166
8 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steel Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Ekbomb!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ekbomb gets caught napping as Adams dives in and scores a takedown. Ekbomb manages to retain guard.
Ekbomb is looking to stand up but Adams isn't so interested in that idea.
Adams is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Ekbomb is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Ekbomb has escaped and now he's on top!
Ekbomb wants to stand and escape but instead Adams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Adams postures up and lands a big shot to Ekbomb's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekbomb avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekbomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekbomb has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Adams has passed into side control.
Adams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ekbomb keeps working.
Adams misses with the ground and pound.
Adams working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Ekbomb is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Adams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Adams controlling the position.
Adams throws an elbow but Ekbomb slips to the side and avoids it well.
Ekbomb is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams swings around for an armbar but Ekbomb sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Adams's guard.
Adams 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.
Adams looking to control.
Ekbomb preventing the sweep.
Adams looking for a guillotine here but Ekbomb defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekbomb stands up from Adams's guard - Ekbomb perhaps looking for a knockout.
Adams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ekbomb as he jumps to the side.
A big left from Ekbomb misses.
Adams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ekbomb throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ekbomb as Adams shoots in.
A leg kick checked by Adams.
Ekbomb stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Ekbomb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams scores with a shot to the body.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams tries for a takedown but Ekbomb circles away easily
and Ekbomb counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ekbomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Adams on the side of the head.
It looks like Steel Adams has been cut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekbomb misses with a head kick.
Adams drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ekbomb sprawls and moves away.
Adams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Ekbomb dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steel Adams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Adams moves away from the strike by Ekbomb.
Ekbomb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb is looking to slow Adams down with leg kicks.
Adams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ekbomb.
Ekbomb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ekbomb's guard.
Adams throws a big right hand that misses.
Adams wants to control from the top but Ekbomb keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Adams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ekbomb wants to sweep here but Adams controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams wants to control from the top but Ekbomb keeps moving.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ekbomb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Adams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ekbomb pulls Adams in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Adams misses with a hook
and Ekbomb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Adams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ekbomb is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Adams presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Ekbomb lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ekbomb gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Adams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams can't get the takedown.
Ekbomb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adams backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ekbomb.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ekbomb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ekbomb leaning his opponent against the cage.
Adams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steel Adams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adams is trying to pull guard but Ekbomb has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekbomb leaning against his opponent.
Adams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Adams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ekbomb gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ekbomb is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adams is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Ekbomb.
Adams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ekbomb walks away with a smile on his face. Adams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Adams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ekbomb counters with a straight right hand.
Adams wants to land a leg kick but Ekbomb is out of range.
Adams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ekbomb counters with a nice right hand that sends Adams toppling to the canvas! Adams scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ekbomb finish him?!
Adams is rocked!
Steel Adams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adams shoots in for a takedown but Ekbomb shows good takedown defense.
Oh Adams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ekbomb avoids it really well and circles away.
Ekbomb circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Adams tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ekbomb wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Evan Ekbomb!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Philip Marcus (ranked 203 p4p, 500 weight class) and Kuromiya Hiro (ranked 22 p4p, 49 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Philip Marcus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Kuromiya Hiro!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Marcus throws a nice looking combination but Hiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marcus slips a jab from Hiro.
Marcus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro drops his hands momentarily and Marcus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hiro thuds a left hand into Marcus's body.
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hiro blocks a leg kick.
Hiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hiro throws a hook but Marcus avoids it easily.
Hiro misses with a low kick as Marcus jumps back.
Hiro missing with a left hand there. Marcus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marcus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Marcus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marcus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marcus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Marcus's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hiro working aggressively here.
Marcus looking to stall.
Hiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro lands with a right to the head.
Marcus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hiro prevents a body shot from Marcus.
Marcus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marcus working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marcus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Hiro.
Hiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hiro lands with a left to the head.
Hiro lands a nice uppercut.
Marcus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Marcus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hiro has a couple of punches blocked by Marcus.
Hiro blocks a body shot from Marcus.
Marcus tries a body shot but Hiro blocks it.
A hook to the body from Hiro.
A right hand to the body from Hiro.
Marcus misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Marcus or not.
A bit of stalling here from Hiro.
Hiro works on Marcus's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hiro.
Marcus pushes Hiro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Marcus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hiro's elbow.
Marcus misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hiro takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Hiro.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
Hiro struggles to land a body shot inside as Marcus controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Marcus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hiro is leaning against Marcus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marcus misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Marcus.
Hiro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hiro is working Marcus over against the cage.
Marcus is breathing heavily.
Marcus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hiro is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hiro.
Marcus blocks an uppercut.
Hiro gets through Marcus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by Hiro.
Marcus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hiro.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hiro can't find room to land a body shot as Marcus controls the action.
Hiro stalls.
Hiro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Marcus's efforts to push away.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marcus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marcus has a couple of punches blocked by Hiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hiro.
Hiro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Marcus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hiro can turn it around.
Hiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcus breaks from the clinch.
Marcus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hiro.
Marcus avoids the body shot from Hiro.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
Hiro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marcus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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!
A clash of legs there as Marcus blocks the low kick.
Marcus blocks a jab.
Marcus throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hiro.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Marcus didn't see that one coming.
Marcus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiro. That did some damage!
Marcus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Marcus didn't see that one coming.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Marcus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marcus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hiro throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Marcus counter with a right hand.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuromiya Hiro dominated that round.
That's time! Marcus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marcus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Hiro misses.
Marcus is looking to counter punch.
Marcus just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro throws a leg kick
and Marcus counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hiro throws a hook to the side of Marcus's head but Marcus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marcus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marcus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hiro. Hiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Good standup being displayed there by Hiro as he connects with a hook.
Hiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Marcus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hiro swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
Marcus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hiro momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marcus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick lands for Hiro.
Hiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Marcus on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Marcus moved away.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marcus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Marcus on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro tries to score with a low kick but Marcus moves his leg out of the way.
Hiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hiro slips under a jab.
Hiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marcus was well out of range. Poor timing from Hiro.
Marcus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hiro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hiro swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Hiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcus.
Marcus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Marcus.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hiro.
Hiro misses with an uppercut. Marcus saw that one coming.
Marcus is looking for a counter combo.
Hiro loads up on a big right hand but Marcus slips the punch.
Marcus looks to land a body kick but Hiro moved away.
Hiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Hiro misses with a hook
and Marcus counters with a thumping low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hiro.
Marcus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Marcus has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hiro.
Kuromiya Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marcus scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marcus throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hiro.
Marcus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marcus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hiro.
Hiro throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Hiro misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marcus checks a leg kick.
Marcus swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hiro! But no joy.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
Marcus throws a looping overhand right but Hiro ducks down to avoid it.
Hiro misses with a left hand
and Hiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hiro throws out a leg kick but Marcus moves out of range and Hiro only half commits.
Hiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Marcus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hiro.
Hiro lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hiro misses with a punch on the inside.
Marcus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hiro blocks a body shot from Marcus.
Marcus blocking some punches.
Hiro lands a body shot.
Hiro scores with a shoulder strike.
Marcus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marcus swings wildly with an uppercut but Hiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marcus breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Hiro.
Hiro throws a leg kick but Marcus sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Marcus cracks a nice hook into Hiro's ribs.
Nice jab there from Hiro.
Hiro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marcus doesn't seem bothered though.
Marcus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hiro misses with a low kick.
Marcus misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcus with a hook.
Hiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marcus.
Hiro fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marcus has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Hiro finds it's way through Marcus's defenses.
Marcus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Marcus as he connects with a hook.
Marcus throws a front kick aimed at Hiro's knee but Hiro avoids it well.
Hiro blocks a jab.
Hiro throws a chopping leg kick but Marcus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Marcus slips a straight right by Hiro.
Hiro connects with a leg kick.
Marcus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marcus throwing a counter right hand but Hiro manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marcus takes a swing at Hiro's ribcage but misses.
Marcus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hiro.
As Hiro looks to move away, Marcus throws a big counter combo but Hiro just gets out of the way.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kuromiya Hiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hiro takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Philip Marcus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus scores with a hook.
Hiro tries to land a leg kick but Marcus saw it coming and moves away.
Marcus slips a straight right by Hiro.
Marcus lands a jab to Hiro's midsection.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Hiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Marcus counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Hiro.
Kuromiya Hiro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Marcus is just out of range.
Hiro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hiro lands a glancing blow to the side of Marcus's head.
Hiro moves forwards but Marcus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hiro clobbers Marcus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Marcus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hiro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Hiro.
Hiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Marcus connects with a leg kick.
Hiro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marcus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marcus throws a lazy right hand but Hiro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Hiro.
Hiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marcus with a body shot.
A big right from Marcus misses.
Hiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus.
Marcus moves out of range as Hiro strikes.
Hiro swings for the body but Marcus moves out of range.
Hiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Marcus.
Hiro takes a swing at Marcus's ribcage but misses.
Hiro misses with a straight right.
Hiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marcus.
Hiro throws a body punch but Marcus moves out of range.
Hiro just misses with a punch to the body.
Hiro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marcus's hands.
Hiro has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hiro there as he acknowledges the shot.
Marcus just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a nice head kick!
 It looks like Kuromiya Hiro has been cut.
Marcus checks a leg kick.
As Hiro backs away, Marcus returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marcus swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
Hiro is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marcus with a body shot.
Hiro lands with a thumping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marcus moves into the clinch.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Hiro.
Marcus blocks a body shot from Hiro.
Marcus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hiro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marcus.
Hiro is looking to score with low kicks.
Marcus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marcus lands a lovely overhand right.
Marcus dips to his left and cracks Hiro with an uppercut!
Hiro lands with a nice body punch.
Marcus misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Marcus.
Marcus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marcus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marcus manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marcus throws a low kick but Hiro avoids it.
Hiro throws a leg kick which misses Marcus's front leg but catches the back leg as Marcus tries to avoid it.
Marcus takes one to the chin there.
Marcus blocks a jab.
Hiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marcus slips under a jab from Hiro.
Hiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marcus.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Marcus throws a hook to the side of Hiro's head but Hiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marcus has taken the fight to the clinch.
Marcus works on Hiro's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Marcus fails to land.
Marcus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marcus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hiro misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hiro scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro looks to land a left hand but Marcus moved out of range nicely.
Hiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Marcus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hiro jabs Marcus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hiro walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Marcus slips a straight right by Hiro.
Hiro throws an overhand right that lands on Marcus's shoulder, as Marcus tries to avoid the shot.
Hiro throws the left hand but Marcus avoids the punch easily.
Hiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marcus looks to score with a jab to the body but Hiro is just out of range.
Hiro lands with a straight right. Marcus didn't see that one coming.
Hiro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hiro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Marcus takes a step back to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Marcus.
Marcus checks a leg kick nicely.
Hiro misses with a hook.
A jab lands there for Marcus.
Marcus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hiro counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuromiya Hiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hiro has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuromiya Hiro!
Kuromiya Hiro made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Tetrev (ranked 288 p4p, 521 weight class) and Kwawi Mumba (ranked 39 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tomas Tetrev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwawi Mumba!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tetrev moves to clinch but Mumba breaks away
and Mumba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tetrev missing with a left hand there. Mumba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mumba lands with a right hand.
Tetrev throws a shot from downtown. Mumba moves away and avoids it.
Tetrev looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumba is just out of range.
Mumba lands a body shot.
Tetrev is looking to clinch but Mumba is avoiding it.
Tetrev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mumba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mumba misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mumba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tomas Tetrev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Mumba catches Tetrev right on the button with a cross.
Tetrev throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tetrev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tetrev has managed to clinch.
Mumba tries to pull guard but Tetrev holds him up against the cage and eventually Mumba drops back down to his feet.
Tetrev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mumba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tetrev walks away with a smile on his face. Mumba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tetrev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Tetrev misses with a looping left.
Tetrev wants to clinch up but Mumba keeps it at a distance.
Mumba looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mumba connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mumba connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tetrev. Tetrev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tetrev misses with a right hand
and Mumba counters with a crisp right that sends Tetrev to the canvas! Mumba follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwawi Mumba!
A victorious Kwawi Mumba thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 178 p4p, 309 weight class) and Vic Romano (ranked 26 p4p, 49 weight class). Talvela kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Romano has chosen MXC Most Extreme Challenge as his entrance music. Paavo Talvela could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vic Romano's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vic Romano!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Romano.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Romano manages to avoid it.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Romano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela misses with a hook. Romano ducked under it nicely.
Romano looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Romano just misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela throws a leg kick but Romano checks it.
A big left from Romano misses.
Romano cracks Talvela with an open hand slap.
Vic Romano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romano misses with a hook to the body
and Talvela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Romano to the mat! Romano manages to get full guard.
Talvela lands a couple of digs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela is looking to work some ground and pound but Romano has wrist control.
Romano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Talvela is working Romano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Talvela accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talvela working some strikes from top position.
Romano throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Talvela stopping the sweep attempt from Romano.
Talvela looking to sit in guard and control but Romano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Romano connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Romano manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
Romano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Romano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talvela is pressing down on Romano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Talvela is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romano defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela has his foot on Romano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romano works his way back into a safe position though.
Romano lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romano lands an elbow.
Romano is looking to take a break and control but Talvela is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Romano is chipping away with strikes.
Talvela tries to improve position but can't.
Romano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romano working the head and body with strikes.
Romano grinds an elbow into Talvela's temple.
Romano in side control lands a decent elbow.
Romano scoring with punches from side control.
Talvela takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela tries to buck Romano off but Romano is having none of it.
Talvela gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talvela moves into full guard.
Romano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romano is working Talvela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Romano with a nice head shot there.
Romano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Romano scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Talvela to see if he's OK.
Talvela sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Romano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Romano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Talvela looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Romano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Romano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Romano checks a leg kick.
Romano digs a good body shot into Talvela's ribs.
Romano throws an overhand right that lands on Talvela's shoulder, as Talvela tries to avoid the shot.
Talvela tried to counter with a leg kick but Romano avoided it.
Romano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Romano lands a body shot.
Talvela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Romano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romano. Talvela does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talvela tries to keep at a distance but Romano has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Romano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talvela's elbow.
Nice elbow from Romano.
Romano can't find room to land a body shot as Talvela controls the action.
Romano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Romano lands a body punch in the clinch.
Romano cracks Talvela with a nice body shot.
Romano swings wildly with an uppercut but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romano jumps guard.
Talvela looking to pass the guard.
Romano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talvela manages to get himself to full guard.
Romano is stalling in the full guard.
Romano lands a couple of elbows.
Romano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romano is in close to Talvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romano looking to pass the guard.
Romano is in close to Talvela's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Romano trying to control the position from guard on top but Talvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romano lands a couple of digs.
Talvela tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talvela has momentary wrist control but Romano slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Romano postures up and lands a big shot to Talvela's brow.
Talvela wants to sweep but no luck.
Talvela bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Romano's guard.
Talvela will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Romano wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Romano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Romano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Talvela is one step ahead there.
Talvela being controlled here momentarily.
Romano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Romano trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Romano looking for a sweep. Not yet Romano, not yet.
Romano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Romano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talvela distracts Romano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Romano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Romano is still trying to improve position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Romano takes a swing at Talvela's ribcage but misses.
Romano drops his hands momentarily and Talvela takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talvela throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Romano was covering up waiting for the punch and Talvela finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Talvela trying to control but Romano is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Romano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Romano closes the distance and clinches.
Paavo Talvela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talvela struggles to land a body shot inside as Romano controls his hands.
A short right from Romano on the inside.
Talvela blocks an uppercut.
Talvela scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Talvela lands a shoulder strike.
Talvela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Romano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Talvela lands a nice uppercut.
Romano lands an uppercut.
Romano tries a body shot but Talvela blocks it.
Talvela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Romano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talvela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Romano misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romano fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Talvela gets through Romano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Romano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romano scores with a shot to the side of Talvela's head.
Romano comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Vic Romano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talvela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talvela.
Talvela working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romano lands an elbow just above Talvela 's eye.
Romano throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Talvela drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Talvela has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Romano avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Romano as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Romano lands a right hand.
Romano lands a left hand.
Romano tries to throw a body punch but Talvela avoids it by throwing Romano back against the cage.
Romano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Romano throws an elbow but misses.
Romano blocks an uppercut.
Romano misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Romano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talvela.
Talvela has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Romano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Romano throws a punch but it's blocked by Talvela.
Romano pulls Talvela into guard.
Romano lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Romano trying to control the position from guard on top but Talvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Romano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Talvela is keeping the position for now.
Romano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Romano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Talvela has his foot on Romano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Romano works his way back into a safe position though.
Romano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Romano landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Romano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Talvela is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Talvela looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Romano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Romano distracts Talvela with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Talvela thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Romano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romano passes Talvela's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Romano winds up and cracks Talvela with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Romano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vic Romano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Talvela is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Romano slips a nice elbow through Talvela's hands, connecting with Talvela's forehead.
Talvela is rocked!
Romano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Oh Talvela is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romano's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Vic Romano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Talvela looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talvela seems to have got his legs back now.
Romano prevents Talvela from improving his position.
Romano landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vic Romano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Romano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vic Romano!
Vic Romano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saulo Álves Leite (ranked 56 p4p, 139 weight class) and Mombasa Magabi (ranked 4 p4p, 10 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saulo Álves Leite!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magabi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Álves Leite. That one must have hurt.
Álves Leite is looking to land body kicks.
Álves Leite looks to land a body kick but Magabi moved away.
Álves Leite scores with a push kick.
Álves Leite pushes Magabi away with a front kick.
Magabi scores with a push kick.
Álves Leite misses with a body kick.
Magabi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Álves Leite dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magabi . That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Álves Leite.
Saulo Álves Leite seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Álves Leite is looking to slow Magabi down with leg kicks.
Magabi blocks the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Magabi misses.
Donk. Álves Leite catches Magabi right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Álves Leite, as that shot connected.
A good leg kick by Álves Leite.
Álves Leite throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Magabi to counter with a crisp jab.
Álves Leite throws a push kick but Magabi slaps the foot to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Álves Leite looks to throw a body kick
and Magabi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Magabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Álves Leite throws the kick towards the body but Magabi avoids it.
Magabi throws a leg kick which misses Álves Leite's front leg but catches the back leg as Álves Leite tries to avoid it.
Magabi misses with a body kick.
Álves Leite misses with a double jab
and Magabi counters with a good, hard body kick but Álves Leite shrugs it off.
Álves Leite pushes Magabi up against the cage in a clinch.
Magabi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Álves Leite working Magabi over with knees to the body.
Álves Leite misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magabi .
Álves Leite lands an elbow just above Magabi 's eye.
Magabi lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magabi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Magabi lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Álves Leite on the inside.
Magabi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Álves Leite lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Magabi .
Magabi looks winded!
Magabi blocks an uppercut.
Magabi taking a breather.
Magabi can't find room to land a body shot as Álves Leite controls the action.
Knees to the body from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite scores with a nice hook to the head.
Álves Leite tries a body shot but Magabi blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Álves Leite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Mombasa Magabi 's cut even more.
A short left from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite blocks an uppercut.
Magabi throws a head punch that misses.
Álves Leite lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magabi backwards.
Álves Leite scores with a shoulder strike.
Magabi avoiding damage as Álves Leite throws knees to the body.
Álves Leite scores a nice knee to the body.
Álves Leite missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Álves Leite throws an elbow that misses.
Álves Leite utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Álves Leite lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Álves Leite lands with a light punch inside.
Magabi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magabi trying to stall but Álves Leite improves his position.
Magabi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magabi misses with the head strike.
Magabi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Álves Leite scores with a nice short uppercut.
Álves Leite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The cut above Mombasa Magabi 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Álves Leite tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Álves Leite throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Álves Leite obliges.
Álves Leite lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Magabi fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Álves Leite lands a right hand.
Álves Leite scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Álves Leite lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Álves Leite lands a shoulder strike.
Mombasa Magabi 's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Álves Leite.
Álves Leite working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Álves Leite blocks an uppercut.
Magabi takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mombasa Magabi 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Saulo Álves Leite!
Saulo Álves Leite retains his super heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Saulo Álves Leite made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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