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FCL 68 - Beltran vs Elofsson PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nils Fjellstroem (ranked 3380 p4p, 3536 weight class) and Brennan Clarke (ranked 381 p4p, 393 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nils Fjellstroem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fjellstroem misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fjellstroem defending well as Clarke loads up on a big left hand.
Fjellstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke misses with a series of wild punches.
Fjellstroem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clarke.
Fjellstroem pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fjellstroem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Clarke back to the cage. Fjellstroem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
 It looks like Brennan Clarke has been cut.
Fjellstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Fjellstroem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarke clinches up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Clarke.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Fjellstroem throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke counters with a right hand to the body.
Fjellstroem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clarke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjellstroem throws a nice head kick!
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Fjellstroem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Clarke.
Clarke working aggressively here.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Fjellstroem avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Clarke has Fjellstroem pressed against the cage.
Fjellstroem misses with a punch on the inside.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fjellstroem takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Clarke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Clarke tries to close the distance and clinch but Fjellstroem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clarke tries to clinch but Fjellstroem is having none of it.
Fjellstroem ducks right into an uppercut from Clarke.
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fjellstroem misses with the head strike.
Clarke gets through Fjellstroem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clarke stalling the fight.
Fjellstroem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fjellstroem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fjellstroem misses with some punches.
Fjellstroem has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
Fjellstroem taking a breather.
Fjellstroem drags the fight down to the ground.
Clarke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fjellstroem has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Clarke is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke trying to control the action but Fjellstroem is working from the bottom.
Clarke tries to stand but Fjellstroem is controlling his head.
Fjellstroem is looking for a sweep.
Fjellstroem looks to move to half guard but instead Clarke has passed into mount! Damn!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarke looking to control but Fjellstroem is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fjellstroem is in all sorts of trouble here.
Clarke avoids the attempt from Fjellstroem to control.
Fjellstroem holds on to Clarke as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Clarke trying to control but Fjellstroem is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Fjellstroem working to try and regain half guard.
Fjellstroem is in a horrible position here. Clarke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fjellstroem holds on for dear life, controlling Clarke's posture momentarily.
Clarke controlling his opponent.
Fjellstroem really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fjellstroem is squirming around, avoiding Clarke's attempts to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brennan Clarke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brennan Clarke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fjellstroem throws a jab when Clarke was well out of range.
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
Fjellstroem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Fjellstroem on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Clarke connects with a right hand. Fjellstroem shakes it off.
Clarke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Fjellstroem moves out of range.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Fjellstroem avoids nicely.
Clarke closes the distance and pushes Fjellstroem back into the cage.
Clarke lands with a right to the head.
Fjellstroem misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Fjellstroem's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Clarke.
Fjellstroem looks to land a right hand but Clarke moved out of range.
Fjellstroem misses with a looping left.
Clarke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fjellstroem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nils Fjellstroem is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fjellstroem uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjellstroem throws a lazy right hand but Clarke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick by Fjellstroem misses
and Clarke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fjellstroem lands a head kick!
Fjellstroem tests Clarke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fjellstroem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clarke momentarily.
That has opened up Brennan Clarke's cut even more.
Clarke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarke moves into the clinch.
Clarke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke is trying to break the clinch but Fjellstroem has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke lands an uppercut.
Fjellstroem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fjellstroem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clarke.
Fjellstroem lands with a right to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fjellstroem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nils Fjellstroem is winning the standup battle so far.
Fjellstroem lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clarke backs up against the cage.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fjellstroem creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Clarke misses.
Fjellstroem needs to keep his hands up - Clarke had a free shot at his head there.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Fjellstroem avoids it well.
Clarke avoids the body shot from Fjellstroem.
Clarke wants to counter the offense by Fjellstroem and move into the clinch position.
Fjellstroem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fjellstroem misses with a looping right.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Fjellstroem.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Fjellstroem uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarke.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke drives through and clinches with Fjellstroem against the cage.
Clarke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clarke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke pushes Fjellstroem back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke gets through Fjellstroem's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brennan Clarke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fjellstroem is trying to stall.
Fjellstroem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke looks to land a combination but Fjellstroem avoids it well.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Fjellstroem is just out of range.
Clarke drops his hands momentarily and Fjellstroem takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Clarke is looking to clinch but Fjellstroem is avoiding it.
Fjellstroem swats away the attempt to clinch by Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem swings widly with a right hand
and Clarke counters by clinching up.
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!
Fjellstroem lands with a right to the head.
The cut above Brennan Clarke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fjellstroem tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
Clarke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Clarke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fjellstroem throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Fjellstroem.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke throws a nice looking combination but Fjellstroem bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fjellstroem lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Brennan Clarke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brennan Clarke's cut.
That's time! Fjellstroem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Clarke connects with a body shot that sends Fjellstroem's belly button to the back.
Clarke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fjellstroem gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Fjellstroem.
Clarke tests Fjellstroem's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fjellstroem tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarke throws a body shot but no joy.
Fjellstroem scores with the left hand. Clarke knows he should have avoided that one.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Clarke blocks a head kick by Fjellstroem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Fjellstroem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clarke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Fjellstroem lands but Clarke takes it in his stride.
Fjellstroem avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Clarke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fjellstroem rather than just go for the knockout.
Clarke has Fjellstroem up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fjellstroem breaks the clinch.
Clarke swings for the body but Fjellstroem moves out of range.
Clarke throws a right and a left that Fjellstroem avoids nicely.
Fjellstroem lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Fjellstroem lands a head kick!
Clarke gets a clinch.
Fjellstroem's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fjellstroem.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
Fjellstroem throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fjellstroem keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fjellstroem misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke clinches with his opponent.
Fjellstroem stalling in the clinch but Clarke improves position.
Fjellstroem tries to circle away but Clarke has him pinned against the cage.
Clarke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fjellstroem tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Fjellstroem manages to break the clinch.
Clarke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clarke jabs at Fjellstroem's body.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Fjellstroem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clarke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fjellstroem ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke lands a nice hook to Fjellstroem's body. Fjellstroem takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarke ducks under a wild hook from Fjellstroem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem throws a sloppy head kick and Clarke moves out of range easily.
Fjellstroem throws a lazy head kick
and Clarke moves into the clinch.
Clarke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fjellstroem is keeping busy.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Fjellstroem avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Clarke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Clarke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Clarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Fjellstroem throws a head kick that misses.
Fjellstroem looks to throw the jab but Clarke is out of range.
Clarke tries to clinch but Fjellstroem is having none of it.
Fjellstroem is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Clarke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fjellstroem.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fjellstroem was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fjellstroem catches Clarke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Clarke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clarke forces Fjellstroem back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke lands with a short shot to the head.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Clarke closes the distance and clinches.
Fjellstroem misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fjellstroem.
Clarke manages to break the clinch.
Fjellstroem throws a looping overhand right but Clarke ducks down to avoid it.
Fjellstroem throws a jab but it's blocked by Clarke.
Clarke rushes Fjellstroem and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fjellstroem tries to work over Clarke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fjellstroem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nils Fjellstroem has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brennan Clarke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fjellstroem takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brennan Clarke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clarke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brennan Clarke!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between KeAndre Rolls (ranked 2625 p4p, 3902 weight class) and Mike Hunter (ranked 159 p4p, 211 weight class). KeAndre Rolls had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 137.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Mike Hunter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, KeAndre Rolls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolls throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rolls avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rolls is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunter lands a jab to the nose.
Hunter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rolls looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rolls takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hunter lands with a hook. Rolls tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hunter drives through and clinches with Rolls against the cage.
Rolls misses with the head strike.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Hunter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rollss head.
 Rolls is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Oh Rolls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunter lands a big right hand that drops Rolls! The killer instinct kicks in and Hunter finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hunter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Hunter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Portin Vartija (ranked 3116 p4p, 24266 weight class) and Yujirou The Ogre (ranked 353 p4p, 572 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Portin Vartija!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yujirou The Ogre!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Ogre throws a poor cross that misses
and Vartija counters with a nice uppercut.
The Ogre throws a poor cross that misses
and Vartija counters with a nice right hand that sends The Ogre toppling to the canvas! The Ogre scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Vartija finish him?!
 The Ogre is rocked!
Vartija moves away from the strike by The Ogre.
Vartija throws a counter high kick but The Ogre was just alert enough to avoid it.
The Ogre misses with an uppercut.
The Ogre throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Ogre misses with a hook. Vartija ducked under it nicely.
Yujirou The Ogre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vartija looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Vartija backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks The Ogre's temple! It sends The Ogre violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Vartija celebrates and the doctors try to help The Ogre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Portin Vartija!
After winning the bout, Portin Vartija thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mferi (ranked 925 p4p, 1944 weight class) and Conor Pena (ranked 117 p4p, 231 weight class). Mike Mferi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Mferi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor Pena!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Mferi is just out of range.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Mferi misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mferi doesn't seem phased though.
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mferi.
Pena throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena digs a good hook to Mferi's body.
Mferi walks into a left hand.
Mferi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mferi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mferi clobbers Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Mferi misses with a few strikes there.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mferi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mferi.
Mferi is looking to counter the offense by Pena and move into the clinch.
Pena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pena swings for the body but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mferi ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Mferi with a hook.
Pena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mferi rather than just go for the knockout.
Mferi throws a right hand that misses
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mferi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mferi. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Pena moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Pena slips a jab from Mferi.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pena on the side of the head.
Mferi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pena throws a right and a left that Mferi avoids nicely.
Mferi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
A slow jab from Mferi misses its intended target.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mferi.
Mferi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Pena misses.
Mferi misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Mferi tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena misses with a combination
and Mferi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mferi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Mferi lands with a hook. Pena tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena connects with a body shot.
Pena gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mferi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mferi ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Pena throws a series of punches but Mferi avoids them all with ease.
Pena avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
Pena tries to move into range but Mferi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Mferi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena slips under a jab from Mferi.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
Pena looks to land a combination but Mferi avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena blocks a jab.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Mferi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mferi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Mferi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena lands a jab-cross combination.
Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mferi on the side of the head.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Mferi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mferi lands with a shot to the body.
Pena moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Mferi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pena finds it's way round the side to connect with Mferi's head.
Pena gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mferi.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mferi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mferi scores with a nice strike.
Mferi misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mferi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor Pena will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mferi scores with a decent looking hook.
Mferi has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi is controlling him.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena trying to control the position but instead, Mferi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pena into the cage.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Mferi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pena blocking some punches.
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Pena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pena darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mferi avoids the body shot from Pena.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Mferi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mferi.
Pena throws a combination. Mferi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Mferi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pena throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mferi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mferi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pena moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Pena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Mike Mferi has been cut.
Pena misses with a hook to the body
and Mferi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Mferi. That snapped Pena's head back.
A swing and a miss from Mferi.
Pena cracks Mferi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mferi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mferi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Mferi misses with a left hand
and Pena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mferi drops his hands momentarily and Pena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mferi misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mferi avoids the body shot from Pena.
A little feinted left hand from Mferi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena thuds a left hand into Mferi's body.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mferi. Mferi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Mferi throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mferi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena staying out of range there.
Conor Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mferi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mferi doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena slips under a jab.
Mferi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Mferi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
A little feinted left hand from Mferi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Mferi connects with a looping right hand.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mferi moves away.
Pena moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Pena lands a body shot.
Pena throws a right and a left that Mferi avoids nicely.
Pena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mferi jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mferi throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mferi takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws out a counter right but Mferi avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Mferi scores with a jab to the head.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mferi throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mferi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.
Mferi instigates a clinch.
Mferi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mike Mferi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Mferi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Mferi throws a shot to the body.
Mferi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pena connects with a looping right hand.
Pena slips under a jab from Mferi.
Mferi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mferi takes one to the chin there.
Pena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mferi tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range.
Mferi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mferi slows down the pace here.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mferi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mferi.
Mferi is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mferi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Mferi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mferi misses with the head strike.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi has him pressed against the cage.
Mferi lands a left hand.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mferi slips a straight right by Pena.
Pena walks into a jab.
Mferi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mferi tries to clinch up.
Mferi lands with a cross.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Mferi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mferi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mferi.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
Mferi throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
Pena misses the jab.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Mferi tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena misses with a body shot.
As Pena tries to get set, Mferi tries to push him back and clinch up but Pena manages to avoid the attempt.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mferi manages to avoid it.
Mferi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mferi misses with the combination.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Mferi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mferi tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it.
Mferi forces Pena back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Mferi.
Mferi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena is trying to push Mferi away but Mferi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mferi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pena's efforts to push away.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi is controlling him.
Pena is trying to push Mferi away but Mferi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mferi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pena.
Mike Mferi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mferi working aggressively here.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Mferi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mferi keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mferi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mferi.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Pena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Mferi cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mferi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pena.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Mferi lands with a cross.
Mferi scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mferi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mferi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Conor Pena!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mursk Apuro (ranked 1174 p4p, 1328 weight class) and Vidar Engberg (ranked 141 p4p, 158 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mursk Apuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vidar Engberg!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apuro misses with a body punch
and Engberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Engberg feints a jab promting Apuro to slip. Engberg then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Apuro slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Engberg digs a good hook to Apuro's body.
Engberg scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Apuro.
Engberg slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Engberg throws a body punch but Apuro moves out of range.
Engberg misses with an uppercut
letting Apuro counter with a right hand.
Engberg lands a nice shot that snaps Apuro's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apuro throws the left hand but Engberg avoids the punch easily.
Engberg tests Apuro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Engberg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Apuro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Engberg sizes up Apuro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Engberg misses with an uppercut
and Apuro makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apuro digs a good hook to Engberg's body.
Apuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Engberg avoids the body shot from Apuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Apuro - just one landing.
Apuro misses with a body shot.
Apuro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Apuro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Apuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Apuro thuds a left hand into Engberg's body.
Apuro ducks under a wild hook from Engberg.
Engberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Engberg fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Apuro is out of range.
Engberg jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Apuro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Engberg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apuro. Engberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Apuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Apuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Engberg.
Engberg throws a series of punches but Apuro avoids them all with ease.
Apuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Engberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Apuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Engberg on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Engberg punishes Apuro's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Engberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engberg throws out a powerful jab.
Engberg takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Apuro lands with an overhand left.
Apuro with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Engberg looks to throw the jab but Apuro is out of range.
Apuro is looking to counter punch.
Apuro scores with a hook.
Apuro blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Apuro on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Apuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Engberg under the eye.
A punch lands to the side of Engberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Engberg missing with a left hand there. Apuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Apuro misses with a hook.
Apuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Engberg manages to avoid it.
Apuro slips under a jab from Engberg.
Engberg lands a right hook to the body.
Apuro dips to his left and cracks Engberg with an uppercut!
Apuro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Engberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apuro.
Engberg misses with a left hand
and Apuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Engberg in his tracks.
Apuro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Engberg is rocked!
Apuro throws a hook but Engberg avoids it easily.
Engberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Engberg swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Engberg slips a jab from Apuro.
Engberg lands a jab to the head.
Engberg lands with a cross.
Engberg throws a series of punches but Apuro avoids them all with ease.
Apuro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Engberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apuro.
Engberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Apuro scores with a jab. Engberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Apuro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Engberg connects with a body shot.
Engberg avoids the body shot from Apuro.
Engberg defending well as Apuro loads up on a big left hand.
Apuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Engberg staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Engberg throws a right and a left that Apuro avoids nicely.
Engberg wants to clinch
and Apuro counters with a left to the body.
Apuro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice cross by Apuro.
A looping hook to the body misses from Apuro. Engberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Engberg lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Apuro throws an overhand right that lands on Engberg's shoulder, as Engberg tries to avoid the shot.
Apuro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Engberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Apuro lands with a nice body punch.
Engberg lands with a cross.
Apuro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Apuro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Engberg. Engberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Engberg keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Apuro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apuro misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mursk Apuro dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Engberg lands with a nice combination. Apuro backs away looking to recover.
Apuro catches Engberg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Engberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Apuro throws a hook but Engberg blocks it.
Engberg moves away from the strike by Apuro.
Engberg moves out of range as Apuro strikes.
Apuro throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Apuro throws a shot from downtown. Engberg moves away and avoids it.
Engberg looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Apuro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Engberg can do to turn this around?
Apuro throws a lazy right hand but Engberg sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Engberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apuro connects with a crisp jab.
Jab by Apuro.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Apuro bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Engberg's head backwards.
Engberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Apuro finish him?
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Engberg might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Apuro has got the better of the exchanges.
Engberg walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Engberg limp body while Apuro jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mursk Apuro!
A relieved looking Mursk Apuro thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summittwo Agano (ranked 1101 p4p, 841 weight class) and Holdin MyCock (ranked 146 p4p, 108 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Summittwo Agano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Holdin MyCock!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Agano misses.
Agano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MyCock misses with a wild combination.
MyCock thows a left - swing and a miss!
MyCock misses with an uppercut. Agano saw that one coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Agano.
You can see the frustration on MyCock's face as Agano controls the position.
MyCock is looking for a sweep.
Agano taking a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MyCock is looking for a sweep.
MyCock prevents Agano from improving position.
Agano moves into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyCock is desperately trying to improve his position but Agano has a good base and remains in mount.
Agano seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but MyCock is holding on tight.
Agano wants to control the pace but MyCock is squirming around nicely.
MyCock can't escape the position.
MyCock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
MyCock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Agano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Agano is going oldschool here, as he tries to force MyCock to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so MyCock shrugs it off.
MyCock is trying to escape the mount.
Agano controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyCock is working to get back to half guard.
MyCock prevents Agano from taking his back.
Agano controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agano takes MyCock's back.
MyCock staying busy and making it hard for Agano to control.
MyCock wants to control his opponent's hands but Agano gets his hands free.
Agano working for a choke but MyCock is defending well.
MyCock tries to escape but Agano has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
MyCock showing good submission defense here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MyCock trying to control the hands but Agano breaks the grip.
What can MyCock do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Agano is not going to allow MyCock to sit and survive in this position.
I would not like to be MyCock right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Agano is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. MyCock knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften MyCock for a finish.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summittwo Agano dominated that round.
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.
Agano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MyCock throws an overhand right that lands on Agano's shoulder, as Agano tries to avoid the shot.
MyCock swings for the body but Agano moves out of range.
Agano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Agano jabs MyCock to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MyCock misses with a right hand
and Agano counters with a right hand to the body.
MyCock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MyCock throws a body punch but Agano moves out of range.
Agano misses the body punch
and MyCock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MyCock looks to land a combination but Agano avoids it well.
Agano lands with a good body shot.
MyCock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Agano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that MyCock can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Agano takes a swing at MyCock's ribcage but misses.
Agano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Agano throws a body punch but MyCock moves out of range.
MyCock throws out a counter right but Agano avoids it with no problem.
Agano misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from MyCock misses its intended target.
Agano walks into a jab.
Agano feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
MyCock keeping moving, preventing Agano from controlling successfully.
MyCock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Agano is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
MyCock working a defensive guard here.
MyCock looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Agano passes into half guard.
Agano wants to work for an arm triangle but MyCock is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyCock looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
MyCock is looking to improve his position.
Agano controlling the pace.
Agano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but MyCock sees it coming and defends easily.
Agano trying to mount his opponent but MyCock defends it.
MyCock trying to hold on to Agano's head to control him but Agano postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agano passes to full mount!
Agano controlling from mount.
Agano tries to control but MyCock wriggling away.
Agano controlling from the full mount.
MyCock is looking to get to half guard.
Agano looking to control but MyCock is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Agano tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Agano prevents MyCock from getting the reversal.
MyCock defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Agano.
Agano controlling the pace for now.
MyCock manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MyCock tries to get to full guard but Agano has control of the leg.
Agano seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Summittwo Agano dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Agano clinches with his opponent.
Holdin MyCock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MyCock is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Agano to keep the fight standing.
MyCock prevents the takedown attempt.
Agano wants to take the fight to the mat but MyCock manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
MyCock pulls Agano into guard.
MyCock has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Agano is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for MyCock.
MyCock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agano controls the position.
Agano advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MyCock tries to improve his position but instead Agano has taken his back!
Agano trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure MyCock doesn't escape.
MyCock wants to escape the position.
MyCock fending off the submission attempt from Agano.
Will Agano go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Agano biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MyCock tries to roll but Agano sticks to his back.
Agano seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Agano doesn't have the hooks in and MyCock manages to turn into his guard.
Agano 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.
Agano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. MyCock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Agano is tightening it up a little... MyCock has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! MyCock reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! MyCock taps out! Nice BJJ there by Agano!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Summittwo Agano!
A relieved looking Summittwo Agano thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Holdin MyCock spoke after the fight, saying 'You Stopped Holdin MyCock!!!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Big Fish (ranked 308 p4p, 516 weight class) and Christopher Pike (ranked 27 p4p, 46 weight class). Fish comes to the cage accompanied by Cant Stop - RHCP. Pike has chosen DMX - Intro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Big Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christopher Pike!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Fish throws a body shot but no joy.
Fish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pike fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Pike.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Pike releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab from Pike.
Fish throws a shot from downtown. Pike moves away and avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pike.
Pike looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fish takes a swing at Pike's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fish shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Fish takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fish.
Fish misses with an uppercut.
Pike throws out a powerful jab.
Fish defending well as Pike loads up on a big left hand.
Pike lands a leg kick that knocks Fish off balance momentarily.
Pike throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Pike.
Pike takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pike is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fish.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fish crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pike - the referee stops the clock and Fish gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pike. Fish manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fish throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pike's waist but Pike gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fish off to one side.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Pike ducks down to avoid it.
Pike tries a quick counter leg kick but Fish is wise to it.
Pike throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Christopher Pike has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pike.
Pike throws a nice inside leg kick.
Christopher Pike is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Pike.
Fish avoids a kick to the body.
Christopher Pike seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pike doesn't seem bothered though.
Pike cracks a nice hook into Fish's ribs.
Fish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pike.
Fish is looking to wear down Pike with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pike lands with a nice body punch.
Pike staying out of range there.
Pike throws a body punch but Fish moves out of range.
Pike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pike goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a straight left.
Pike throws a body shot but no joy.
Pike turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pike scores with a head kick.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pike sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish lands with a nice body punch.
Fish throws a right hand that Pike ducks under and follows up with a left that Pike also avoids with ease.
Fish throws the left hand but Pike avoids the punch easily.
Pike takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pike looks for the body kick but Fish saw that one coming.
Pike thows a body kick. Fish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pike lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fish will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Fish pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pike shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Fish misses the target.
Pike throws a push kick but Fish slaps the foot to one side.
Pike lands a lovely overhand right.
Fish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pike slips a jab from Fish.
Fish cracks Pike with a good jab.
Fish avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pike.
The fighters circling - Pike throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pike misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Pike dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pike scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pike throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice straight punches there by Pike. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pike.
Pike goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Fish shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pike gets full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike keeping moving, preventing Fish from controlling successfully.
Pike can't keep his opponent in guard - Fish advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pike knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fish 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.
Pike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fish is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pike sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Fish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pike keeps working.
Pike wants to get back to full guard.
Fish controlling the pace.
Pike is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pike wants to control but Fish is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish is keen to just control but Pike is a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pike moves away.
Pike slips a jab from Fish.
Pike misses with a body kick.
Pike lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pike.
Pike connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pike.
Fish catches Pike with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pike has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pike throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fish misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Fish.
Fish looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pike is looking to land body kicks.
Fish swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish misses with a hook. Pike ducked under it nicely.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pike as he avoids it easily.
Fish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pike throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pike misses the shot to the body.
Fish appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pike takes one on the button.
Jab, jab by Fish - just one landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fish scores with a hook.
Pike connects with the punch.
Pike throws a jab when Fish was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Christopher Pike will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pike swings widly with a right hand
and Fish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pike as he jumps to the side.
Pike appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Pike ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fish blocks a head kick by Pike.
Christopher Pike seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fish scores with a hook.
Fish takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pike throws a lazy body kick
and Fish counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike lands with a nice body kick.
Pike throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Pike scoring well with a low kick there.
Pike misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish throws a shot to the body.
Pike scores with a punch to the head.
Fish on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Pike shapes to counter with a head kick.
Pike keeps Fish at a distance using the push kick.
Fish will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pike connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fish momentarily.
Fish slips a straight right by Pike.
Pike keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pike throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Pike's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fish under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick.
Pike moves forwards but Fish connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pike looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Fish scores with a jab to the body.
Pike looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pike with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pike throws the kick towards the body but Fish avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Fish misses the target.
Pike throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pike.
Pike displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fish throws out the jab.
Pike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Pike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pike blocks a jab.
Pike takes a swing at Fish's ribcage but misses.
Fish throwing a counter right hand but Pike manages to avoid it.
Pike uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fish.
Jab by Fish.
Fish scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Pike.
Fish throws a looping overhand right but Pike ducks down to avoid it.
Pike replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Fish blocks it well.
Fish sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Pike throws a big shot that misses.
Fish swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pike counters with a leg kick.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fish.
Despite the aggression on Pike's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish swings for the body but Pike moves out of range.
Pike tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fish was well out of range. Poor timing from Pike.
Pike ducks under a wild hook from Fish.
Fish misses with a straight right.
Fish staying out of range there.
Pike throws a front kick that sends Fish stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pike throws a right hand that misses
and Fish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Fish misses.
It seemed like Pike was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Pike really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Pike throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fish's head.
A jab from Fish misses.
Pike throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fish counters with a stiff right hand.
Fish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pike lands a nice hook to Fish's body. Fish takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fish misses the shot to the body.
Fish tries to clinch up.
Fish shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pike controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fish trying to control from half guard but Pike is working away.
Fish is really struggling to control Pike but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Fish stops Pike from getting back to his feet.
Fish is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pike gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Pike is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fish wants to control from the top but Pike keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pike pulls Fish in to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Fish tests Pike's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fish takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pike throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish just misses with a punch to the body.
Pike takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pike doesn't seem bothered though.
Pike slips under a jab.
Pike looks to land a body kick but Fish moved away.
Pike scores with a shot to the body.
Pike with a hook.
Fish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pike's head.
Pike bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fish's head.
Pike tries to keep at a distance but Fish has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fish scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fish jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pike walks away with a smile on his face. Fish gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pike looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donk. Fish catches Pike right on the button with a cross.
Fish looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fish pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pike is keeping the position for now.
Fish drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pike manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fish has Pike in his guard.
Pike is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Big Fish will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Christopher Pike's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Fish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christopher Pike is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pike lands with a right hand.
Pike throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pike throws a big shot that misses.
Pike tries to move into range but Fish moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike throws a nice looking combination but Fish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pike misses with a hook
and Pike takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pike scores with a kick to the body.
Pike connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Pike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pike thows a body kick. Fish tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fish. Pike does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Pike bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fish shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pike napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fish wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pike keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fish taking a breather here.
Big Fish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pike tries to buck Fish off but Fish is having none of it.
Pike is trying to escape the position but Fish is controlling the position.
Fish tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fish has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pike prevents Fish from improving position.
Fish is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Fish are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fish swings around for an armbar but Pike sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Fish's guard.
Pike tries to free his leg and advance position but Fish is retaining full guard.
Pike wants to control from the top but Fish keeps moving.
Fish escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pike gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pike is pushing down on Fish's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fish is fighting to maintain full guard but Pike has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pike is taking a breather. Fish says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Big Fish overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fish looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fish works his way to full guard. Good work.
Pike slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fish is looking for a sweep.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christopher Pike comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pike 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christopher Pike!
Christopher Pike is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Christopher Pike 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mick Tyson (ranked 522 p4p, 570 weight class) and Soda Popinski (ranked 72 p4p, 78 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mick Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Soda Popinski!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Popinski counter with a right hand.
Tyson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tyson jabs Popinski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Popinski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Popinski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mick Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Popinski looks to throw the jab but Tyson is out of range.
Tyson moves out of range as Popinski strikes.
Popinski lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson tries to clinch up but Popinski circles away and keeps his distance.
Popinski cracks Tyson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Popinski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Popinski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Popinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a looping right.
Tyson connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Popinski misses the target.
Popinski staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Popinski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popinski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been told by Tyson's head coaches at Räkälä that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tyson misses with a body shot
and Popinski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Popinski throws a hook but Tyson blocks it.
Popinski jabs Tyson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab lands there for Tyson.
Tyson swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
A cross from Tyson lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses the shot to the body.
Popinski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Popinski looks to land a right hand but Tyson moved out of range.
Tyson lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Popinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyson throws out the jab.
Tyson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.
Popinski lands a slapping body shot.
Popinski throws a right hand that misses
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Tyson clinches.
Popinski lands a shot to the body.
Tyson stalling the fight.
Popinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tyson throws a looping overhand right but Popinski ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tyson throws a right hand that misses
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski avoids the body shot from Tyson.
Popinski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyson moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson swings for the body but Popinski moves out of range.
Popinski slips a straight right by Tyson.
Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Popinski scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Popinski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson scores with the left hand. Popinski knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson missing with a left hand there. Popinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice uppercut there from Tyson.
Tyson jabs at Popinski's body.
Tyson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Popinski moves away.
A nice combination there by Tyson.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Popinski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tyson's hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Popinski throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Tyson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Soda Popinski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Popinski just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Popinski.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Popinski shakes it off.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Popinski throws a jab when Tyson was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyson misses the target.
Popinski throws a hook but Tyson avoids it easily.
Popinski slips a jab from Tyson.
Tyson throws a hook to the side of Popinski's head but Popinski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popinski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyson lands a really nice looking cross but Popinski seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyson misses with a jab to the body
and Popinski counters with a nice body shot.
Tyson throws a jab but it's blocked by Popinski.
Tyson slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Popinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Popinski throws a poor cross that misses
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tyson throws a lazy right hand but Popinski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Popinski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tyson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Popinski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Popinski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Tyson instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Popinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Popinski pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popinski misses with a body punch.
Popinski can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Popinski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Popinski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Popinski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Popinski tries a body shot but Tyson blocks it.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Popinski lands with a right to the head.
Tyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Popinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Popinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Popinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tyson blocks an uppercut.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
The referee calls for Tyson to work.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Popinski lands with a light punch inside.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Tyson just leaning against Popinski, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Tyson blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
A head punch on the inside from Popinski fails to land.
Tyson stalling in the clinch but Popinski improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Popinski.
Popinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tyson fails to land.
Popinski blocking some punches.
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!
Popinski is trying to break the clinch but Tyson is controlling him.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson lands with a left to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Popinski.
Popinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mick Tyson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson misses with an uppercut
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Popinski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Popinski.
Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Popinski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson needs to keep his hands up - Popinski had a free shot at his head there.
Popinski moves away from the strike by Tyson.
Popinski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Popinski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soda Popinski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Popinski throws a jab but it's blocked by Tyson.
Tyson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tyson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson tried to score with a low kick but Popinski checks it.
Popinski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tyson lands with a good body shot.
Tyson lands an overhand right.
Popinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Tyson. That snapped Popinski's head back.
Popinski takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Popinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Popinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tyson misses with a left hand
enabling Popinski to counter with a crisp jab.
Tyson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Popinski.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Popinski.
Tyson rushes Popinski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski can't find room to land a body shot as Tyson controls the action.
Tyson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Soda Popinski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Popinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popinski prevents a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Popinski.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tyson.
Tyson works on Popinski's body with a couple of short punches.
Tyson working aggressively here.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Popinski as Tyson tries to tie him up.
Popinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Popinski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
A short right from Tyson.
Popinski lands a body punch.
Popinski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popinski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson tries a body shot but Popinski blocks it.
Popinski blocking some punches.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a punch on the inside.
Tyson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Popinski.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tyson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Popinski.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Popinski.
Popinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tyson taking a breather.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Popinski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Popinski is keeping busy.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Popinski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Popinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tyson is pressed up against the cage. Popinski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tyson down to the mat. Tyson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mick Tyson.
I think Tyson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mick Tyson!
A very excited looking Mick Tyson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Beltran (ranked 517 p4p, 877 weight class) and Lars Elofsson (ranked 27 p4p, 50 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Beltran!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lars Elofsson!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elofsson connects with a body shot that sends Beltran's belly button to the back.
Elofsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beltran.
Beltran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Elofsson.
It looks like Mike Beltran has been cut.
Lars Elofsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elofsson throws out a powerful jab.
Elofsson tries to bum rush Beltran with a series of wild strikes but Beltran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Elofsson lands a slapping body shot.
Elofsson throws a shot from downtown. Beltran moves away and avoids it.
Beltran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Elofsson sends Beltran crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Elofsson is motioning to the referee to let Beltran up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Elofsson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elofsson shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Beltran takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Elofsson sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Beltran bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lars Elofsson!
Lars Elofsson is the new super heavyweight champion!
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