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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Devin Morningstar (ranked 4511 p4p, 4568 weight class) and Jaydon Hoffman (ranked 448 p4p, 449 weight class). Devin Morningstar had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.3lbs, 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. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Devin Morningstar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jaydon Hoffman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoffman shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Morningstar defends it nicely.
Morningstar looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Morningstar shoots in for a takedown but Hoffman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morningstar scores with a takedown into Hoffman's guard.
Hoffman manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Hoffman pulls Morningstar into guard.
Morningstar is sitting in close to Hoffman's body. Hoffman has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Morningstar is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Morningstar is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hoffman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jaydon Hoffman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Lawson (ranked 4245 p4p, 4512 weight class) and Jae Min Jung (ranked 334 p4p, 367 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Lawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jae Min Jung!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jung is staying active underneath Lawson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lawson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jung.
Lawson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jung knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lawson stops Jung from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung actively working from the bottom here.
Lawson wants to free his trapped foot but Jung is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lawson prevents Jung from standing back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Lawson.
Jung changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lawson has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jung.
Lawson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jung regains guard.
Jung has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lawson has passed into side control.
Jung tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Jung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lawson stops Jung from getting back to his feet.
Lawson moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Jung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking for a sweep but Lawson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Jung has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Jung tries to escape but Lawson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jung keeps trying to improve his position.
Jung looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lawson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jung tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jung trying to get back to his feet but Lawson is in full control for now.
Jung is in bad spot here.
Jung staying busy and making it hard for Lawson to control.
Jung is really stuck here.
Lawson controlling from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jung rolls, trying to escape but Lawson keeps control of the position.
Jung felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Jung is still trying to improve position.
Lawson is trying to stick to Jung's back but Jung is turning into Lawson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lawson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Jung.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Jung preventing the sweep.
Lawson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jung gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Lawson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jung tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jung somewhat.
Lawson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jung but Jung pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lawson gets a clinch.
Jung tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawson jumps guard but Jung stands there with Lawson around his waist. Lawson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Lawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawson tries to pull guard but Jung won't allow it.
Jung tries to work over Lawson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung avoiding damage.
Lawson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jung avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lawson jumps guard but Jung turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lawson blocks a body shot from Jung.
Lawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jung wants to clinch.
Lawson fails with a takedown attempt.
Lawson closes the distance and clinches up with Jung, looking for a takedown. Lawson pushes Jung against the cage but Jung circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jung looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lawson is fending him off so far but Jung persists. Nope, Lawson circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lawson dives in and scores a takedown into Jung's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jung sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung postures up.
Lawson keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Lawson is trying to control the position but Jung postures up.
Jung trying to control but Lawson is working from the bottom.
Jung trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lawson looks for a takedown but Jung sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lawson is defended easily by Jung.
Jung clinches up with Lawson and pushes him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Jung.
Jung stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawson tries to land knees in the clinch but Jung avoids the damage to the body.
Jung lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lawson.
Jung wants the takedown. Lawson is fighting it off but Jung persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Lawson's guard against the cage.
Jung controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Min Jung showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jung clinches.
Jung is looking for a takedown.
Jung avoiding damage.
Jung scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jung is trying to drag Lawson to the mat but Lawson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jose Lawson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Min Jung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jung is defending well.
Jung is struggling to control the position.
Jung drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lawson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lawson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jung wants to counter the offense by Lawson and move into the clinch position.
Lawson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jung is looking to regain half guard here but Lawson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung tries to escape but Lawson is in control.
Lawson grinds an elbow into Jung's temple.
Lawson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Jung can't do much from the bottom here.
Jung is not content to let Lawson control the position.
Jung is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung is looking to get back to full guard here but Lawson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Lawson advances nicely into full mount.
Jung is squirming around, avoiding Lawson's attempts to control the action.
Jung is trying desperately to improve position.
Jung is squirming around, avoiding Lawson's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose Lawson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jung tries to hold on but Lawson pushes him away.
Lawson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jung tries to lock up and control but Lawson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lawson lands a nice shot to the head.
Lawson trying to control but Jung is having none of it.
Lawson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jung looks a forlorn figure.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Lawson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lawson 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Lawson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gayson Gayboy (ranked 4762 p4p, 3812 weight class) and Ashi Baray (ranked 434 p4p, 383 weight class). Ashi Baray has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gayson Gayboy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashi Baray!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baray scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gayboy on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gayboy is trying to escape the position but Baray is controlling the position.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray postures up.
Baray misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Baray wants to control but Gayboy is keeping him busy.
Gayboy tries to bench press Baray off him but Baray keeps the position.
Baray remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray working away.
Baray decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gayboy to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayboy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Baray counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gayboy working hard to break the clinch.
Baray lands a takedown into guard.
Gayboy is wriggling around but Baray manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gayboy is trying to get back to full guard.
Baray seems to be looking for submissions.
Gayboy is pressing down on Baray's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baray stands up from Gayboy's guard - Baray perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gayboy gets caught napping as Baray dives in and scores a takedown. Gayboy manages to retain guard.
Baray passes into half guard.
Baray slips a nice elbow through Gayboy's hands, connecting with Gayboy's forehead.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Baray in particular looking to stall.
Gayboy pushes Baray off looking to stand but Baray dives back in and keeps control.
Gayboy is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray throwing shots but Gayboy is blocking nicely.
Baray wants to take a breather but Gayboy is having none of it.
Baray missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baray is looking for a kimura but Gayboy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Baray to get the leverage.
Baray throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Baray slips a nice elbow through Gayboy's hands, connecting with Gayboy's forehead.
Baray is taking a breather. Gayboy 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.
Gayboy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baray pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baray is trying to control. Gayboy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gayboy shoots in for a takedown but Baray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gayboy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gayboy is breathing heavily.
Baray fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gayboy sprawls well initially but Baray persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Baray slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baray landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Baray dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gayboy tries a head kick but it misses.
Gayboy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gayboy tries to clinch up.
Baray stuffs the takedown.
Gayboy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baray is fending him off so far but Gayboy persists. Nope, Baray circles away and we're back to standing.
Baray closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gayboy did well to prevent Baray getting side control.
Baray wants to pass to mount but Gayboy is defending the position.
Baray keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray is continuing to stall.
Baray not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baray sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gayboy defending well though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baray working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Baray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Gayboy is looking to improve his position.
Baray seems to be looking for submissions.
Baray takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gayboy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Baray scores with a couple of nice shots.
Baray stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Gayboy to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baray closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray postures up.
Baray in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Gayboy struggling a bit here.
Baray in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayboy takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Baray trying to control the action but Gayboy is working from the bottom.
Baray moves into full mount!
Baray tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gayboy wants to control but Baray is having none of it.
Baray looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ashi Baray has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baray landing shots from mount.
Baray fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
 Gayboy is rocked!
Baray lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Gayboy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baray controlling his opponent.
Gayboy seems to have got his legs back now.
Baray wants to control the pace but Gayboy is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baray with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Baray sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashi Baray showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gayboy tries to keep at a distance but Baray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baray tries to land knees in the clinch but Gayboy avoids the damage to the body.
Baray is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Baray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baray drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baray postures up.
Baray passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gayboy sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baray is trying to control the action in half guard but Gayboy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gayboy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Baray is looking to pass into half guard but Gayboy pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gayboy is in guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baray can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gayboy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Baray manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gayboy has Baray in his guard.
Gayboy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gayboy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Baray doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Baray manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baray looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gayboy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Baray's guard.
Gayboy won't allow Baray to sweep him here.
Baray is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Baray has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baray had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gayboy defends it easily.
Baray wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gayboy is now in half guard.
Baray gets back to full guard.
Baray working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Gayboy has passed into half guard!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Baray wants to get back to full guard.
Baray is refusing to be controlled, as Gayboy sits in half guard.
Baray tries to roll over but Gayboy keeps him under control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Baray tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gayboy has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ashi Baray.
Well Baray has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashi Baray!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 3580 p4p, 4442 weight class) and Octavio Maynard (ranked 402 p4p, 474 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Octavio Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Jones is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maynard is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maynard gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Maynard content to control rather than advance.
Maynard thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Maynard content to control rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to roll over but Maynard keeps him under control.
Maynard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Maynard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maynard content to control rather than advance.
Jones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Maynard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jones wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Maynard looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Maynard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Maynard working over Jones with some ground and pound. Jones looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Maynard connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Maynard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jones wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Maynard sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maynard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Maynard is working away from the top position though.
Still in half guard, Maynard seems content to control.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jones taking some punishment here, with Maynard in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maynard working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maynard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
Jones is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Maynard avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Maynard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maynard controlling from mount.
Maynard in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jones taking shots to the head.
Maynard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Maynard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maynard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jones manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Jones wants to control the position but Maynard says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Maynard takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Maynard has control of the leg.
Maynard controlling the pace.
Maynard working Jones over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maynard is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Maynard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard trying to control the pace.
Maynard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Still in half guard, Maynard seems content to control.
Maynard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Maynard is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jones wants to control but Maynard is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maynard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones is looking to control Maynard's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Octavio Maynard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to improve his position but Maynard is controlling well.
Jones manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Maynard keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Maynard is stalling here.
Jones wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Maynard with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard stops Jones from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maynard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Maynard stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard postures up.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Maynard is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maynard is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones throws a series of strikes that have Maynard backpedaling.
Maynard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Maynard lands strikes from half guard.
Maynard content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Octavio Maynard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard lands a takedown into guard.
Maynard's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Maynard postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Maynard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Maynard looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wanted to stand there but Maynard had control of the position.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Jones controlling him for the moment.
Jones drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Maynard dives on top into guard.
Maynard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Maynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Maynard is controlling him.
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.
Maynard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Maynard landing with the ground and pound.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Maynard slips an elbow through the middle.
Maynard stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Maynard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Maynard lands a couple of digs.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Maynard defends easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Maynard lands a couple of elbows.
Maynard keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Maynard working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Maynard lands a couple of elbows.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maynard working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maynard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones has his foot on Maynard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Maynard works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.
Maynard stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Octavio Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Maynard. Maynard gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones stuffs the takedown.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Maynard tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maynard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Octavio Maynard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Maynard 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Octavio Maynard!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bento Robinson (ranked 3879 p4p, 3947 weight class) and Xing Ling (ranked 296 p4p, 301 weight class). Xing Ling has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bento Robinson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bento Robinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Xing Ling!
The judges for this bout are Roosa J�rvil�inen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson throws a leg kick which misses Ling's front leg but catches the back leg as Ling tries to avoid it.
Robinson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Robinson is looking to chop away at Ling's legs.
Ling drives through and clinches with Robinson against the cage.
Ling lands a body punch.
Ling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ling lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Ling.
Ling scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Ling.
Ling lands a left hand that snaps the head of Robinson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ling.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
A short right from Ling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Ling.
Robinson is rocked!
Ling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Robinson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ling scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson takes a shot to the head.
Ling creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Robinson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Robinson drops to his knees and Ling pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xing Ling!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dong Hyun Kim (ranked 3284 p4p, 3459 weight class) and Duke Ayers (ranked 371 p4p, 386 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Hyun Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Duke Ayers!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ayers walks into a straight right hand from Kim.
Kim shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ayers as he jumps to the side.
Ayers takes one to the chin there.
Ayers closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ayers wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kim struggling a bit here.
Kim keeping his opponent close.
Ayers just content to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayers creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim is looking for a sweep.
Kim is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ayers is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Kim is just holding on here. Ayers manages to take his back.
Ayers has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Kim is defending well but eventually Ayers manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Kim has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Duke Ayers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tah Pang (ranked 3197 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Nathaniel Jones (ranked 362 p4p, 387 weight class). Nathaniel Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tah Pang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Jones!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pang closes the distance and pushes Jones back into the cage.
Pang tightens his grip and picks Jones up, before dumping him to the ground. Jones manages to land in guard.
Pang is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Pang wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Pang stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Jones has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Pang manages to get his head free but now Jones has transitioned to an armbar! Pang grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Jones! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Nathaniel Jones!
Nathaniel Jones is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kang Min Choi (ranked 4648 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Hisoka Murrow (ranked 382 p4p, 248 weight class). Choi comes to the cage accompanied by The Cranberries- "Linger". Kang Min Choi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hisoka Murrow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kang Min Choi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hisoka Murrow!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnem�ki, Marco Blurstr�m and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murrow looks to land a combination but Choi avoids it well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Choi or perhaps it was just good defense by Murrow, which made it look bad.
Choi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murrow manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murrow throws a nice looking combination but Choi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Choi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Choi looks to score with a jab to the body but Murrow is just out of range.
Choi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murrow avoids it really well and circles away.
Murrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Choi. Choi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Min Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice takedown defense from Murrow. No joy for Choi on that attempt.
Choi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murrow is looking for the big counter here.
Murrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choi.
Murrow throws a right hand that Choi ducks under and follows up with a left that Choi also avoids with ease.
As Murrow tries to get set, Choi tries to push him back and clinch up but Murrow manages to avoid the attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Murrow. Those never looked like landing.
Murrow misses with a double jab.
Choi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Murrow is not content to let Choi control the position.
Choi throwing shots but Murrow is blocking nicely.
Choi seems to be working for a kimura but Murrow defends the submission attempt.
Choi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Choi wants to control but Murrow is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murrow keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Choi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Murrow is trying to stand up here but Choi is controlling him well.
Murrow really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Choi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Choi is looking to advance position but Murrow won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Choi in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murrow is working to get back to half guard.
Choi punching from mount but Murrow doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Murrow tries to reverse the position but Choi maintains control.
Murrow holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Choi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Choi looking to finish Murrow with some ground and pound. This is bad for Murrow!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi dominating with strikes here.
Choi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Choi tries to control but Murrow wriggling away.
Murrow in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Choi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murrow is desperately trying to improve his position but Choi has a good base and remains in mount.
Choi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Choi throws some wild stikes that Murrow manages to avoid easily.
Choi working for a guillotine from mount but Murrow is in no mood to give up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi lands a heavy elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kang Min Choi 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.
Murrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choi.
Choi dodges the punch combination from Murrow.
Choi dives in for a single leg takedown but Murrow sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murrow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Choi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Murrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murrow looks to land a combination but Choi avoids it well.
Choi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murrow defends it nicely.
Choi looks for a takedown but Murrow sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Min Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Choi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murrow is looking for the big counter here.
Choi tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murrow defends well and Choi ends up having to push Murrow into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Choi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murrow breaks from the clinch.
Murrow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murrow throws a series of punches but Choi moves out of range.
Choi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Murrow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murrow misses with a two punch combination.
Choi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Choi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Murrow.
Choi shoots in and drives through. Murrow sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Choi.
Murrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choi.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Murrow.
Murrow is breathing heavily.
Some wild striking there from Murrow.
Choi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Choi shoots for a takedown but Murrow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Murrow.
Choi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Murrow but Murrow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Murrow avoids the head kick by Choi.
Murrow stuffs the takedown.
Murrow is looking for the big counter here.
Murrow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murrow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Choi.
Murrow stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murrow wants it to stay on the feet.
Murrow slaps away a takedown attempt from Choi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Murrow unleashes a big counter combination but Choi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Choi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murrow as he avoids it easily.
Murrow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murrow tries to bum rush Choi with a series of wild strikes but Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kang Min Choi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Murrow does no damage.
Choi shoots in looking for a takedown. Murrow tries to sprawl out of it but Choi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murrow manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murrow as he jumps to the side.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murrow stuffs the takedown attempt from Choi. Choi gets slowly back to his feet.
Murrow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Choi does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Murrow sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Choi somewhat.
Murrow throws a right and a left that Choi avoids nicely.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choi misses with a head kick.
Choi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murrow fails to land with a series of punches.
Murrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murrow is fending him off so far but Choi persists. Nope, Murrow circles away and we're back to standing.
Choi lands a high kick!
Hisoka Murrow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murrow leaves Choi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No joy there for Murrow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Murrow misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hisoka Murrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Choi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Murrow as he jumps to the side.
Murrow throws a right and a left that Choi avoids nicely.
Choi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murrow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Murrow tries to get set, Choi tries to push him back and clinch up but Murrow manages to avoid the attempt.
Murrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Choi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Murrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Choi misses with a wild combination.
Murrow throws a counter combo.
Murrow misses with a combination
and Choi counters with a left to the body.
Murrow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi dives in and grabs Murrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murrow pushes down on Choi's head and hops out.
Murrow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kang Min Choi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Choi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murrow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Choi shoots for a takedown but Murrow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murrow is looking for the big counter here.
A left and a right from Murrow both land. Nice combination.
Murrow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Choi is looking for a sweep. Murrow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murrow not doing much here.
Murrow blocks the strikes from Choi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi gets back to full guard.
Kang Min Choi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Choi 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.
Murrow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murrow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Choi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murrow displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Choi.
A combination from Murrow does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Murrow as Choi shoots in.
Murrow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Choi slips a jab and a cross from Murrow.
Good work by Murrow as he checks the leg kick.
Choi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Murrow sprawls well. Murrow wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Choi gets slowly back to his feet.
Murrow misses with the combination.
Choi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Murrow.
Choi dives in and grabs Murrow's left leg, looking for a takedown. Murrow pushes down on Choi's head and hops out.
Nice takedown defense from Murrow. No joy for Choi on that attempt.
Murrow lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Murrow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi shoots in but no luck this time.
Choi tries to sprawl but Murrow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murrow wants to pass to mount but Choi is defending the position.
Choi gets full guard.
Choi working for a triangle but Murrow defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hisoka Murrow comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murrow has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnem�ki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurstr�m scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hisoka Murrow!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monty Moore (ranked 2851 p4p, 4777 weight class) and Mauricio Guerra (ranked 322 p4p, 459 weight class). Mauricio Guerra has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monty Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Guerra!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerra wants to clinch but Moore slips to the side
and Moore counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like Mauricio Guerra has been cut.
Guerra drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore presses Guerra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore presses Guerra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Guerra looks winded!
Moore throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Moore.
Moore scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Moore lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Guerra.
Moore lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
Moore lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerra backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right handed body shot lands from Moore.
A short uppercut from Moore.
A short uppercut from Moore.
Moore lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Moore.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moore.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Moore working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
 Guerra is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Guerra! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Moore is unloading with more strikes now! Guerra drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Monty Moore!
Monty Moore seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Cruz (ranked 2438 p4p, 3231 weight class) and Antoine Berg (ranked 225 p4p, 294 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, William Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoine Berg!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurstr�m, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnem�ki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berg throws a combination. Cruz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cruz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berg tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Berg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Berg clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cruz jumps guard but Berg turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Berg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruz.
Berg scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Berg breaks the clinch.
Berg gets a clinch.
Cruz goes for a takedown attempt but Berg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berg lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berg walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Berg connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Berg dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz is rocked!
Berg moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Cruz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Berg.
Berg breaks the clinch.
Berg circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Cruz to the canvas! Cruz doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Berg keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine Berg!
Antoine Berg bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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