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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucaerys Strong (ranked 3608 p4p, 4958 weight class) and Gwendylyn Kasparas (ranked 134 p4p, 153 weight class). The key to victory for Lucaerys Strong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucaerys Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gwendylyn Kasparas!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasparas.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at Ragnarok\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strong throws a body kick that misses.
Kasparas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strong circles away quickly and effectively.
Strong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kasparas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kasparas has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kasparas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasparas.
Kasparas misses with a two punch combination.
Strong scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong connects with an inside leg kick.
Strong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasparas looks winded!
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Kasparas's belly button to the back.
Strong lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Gwendylyn Kasparas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong scores with a nice body kick.
A combination from Strong does no damage.
Strong lands a big head kick that sends Kasparas tumbling to the mat! Strong takes a step backwards and waves Kasparas back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Strong connects with a body shot that sends Kasparas's belly button to the back.
Strong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That has opened up Gwendylyn Kasparas's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strong lands a big right hand that sends Kasparas crashing to the mat! Strong stays standing though and waves Kasparas back to his feet!
 Kasparas is rocked!
BAM! Strong delivers a spinning backfist that drops Kasparas like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Lucaerys Strong!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wilt Paysley (ranked 1993 p4p, 2251 weight class) and Sepi Pulkkinen (ranked 98 p4p, 104 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilt Paysley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 38 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Sepi Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paysley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pulkkinen's guard.
Pulkkinen is adopting a defensive guard.
Pulkkinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pulkkinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Pulkkinen, not yet.
Paysley wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
Paysley stands and throws Pulkkinen's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paysley tries for a kimura but Pulkkinen is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Pulkkinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pulkkinen is not content to let Paysley control the position.
Pulkkinen is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Paysley trying to control the position but Pulkkinen is working away.
Paysley fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pulkkinen wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Paysley has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Pulkkinen's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Pulkkinen is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Paysley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Wilt Paysley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Clubber (ranked 1793 p4p, 2381 weight class) and Jouni Joukahainen (ranked 216 p4p, 276 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jouni Joukahainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clubber lands with an overhand left.
Joukahainen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Clubber with a nice calf kick.
Clubber thuds a left hand into Joukahainen's body.
Clubber lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Jouni Joukahainen has been cut.
Joukahainen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Joukahainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joukahainen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clubber.
Joukahainen shapes to counter with a head kick.
Clubber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clubber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joukahainen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joukahainen misses with a wild body shot.
Clubber tries to clinch but Joukahainen moves out of range.
Joukahainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joukahainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 It looks like Jimmy Clubber has been cut.
Clubber cracks Joukahainen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Clubber has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Joukahainen to stand back up!
Joukahainen is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Clubber engages and cracks Joukahainen with a massive lead left hook - Joukahainen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Clubber is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Clubber!
Jimmy Clubber decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Halo Halo (ranked 1166 p4p, 2259 weight class) and Roman Dinu (ranked 147 p4p, 261 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Halo Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Dinu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dinu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dinu bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Halo shoots and misses
and Dinu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dinu misses with a looping right.
Halo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinu misses with a straight left.
Dinu throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo is looking to counter the offense by Dinu and move into the clinch.
Halo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dinu lands a left and a right that send Halo crashing to the mat, dazed. Dinu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Halo Halo has been cut.
Dinu throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Dinu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dinu tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dinu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dinu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Halo doesn't seem bothered though.
Dinu tests Halo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Halo lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Halo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dinu scores with a hook to the body. Halo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Halo defending well as Dinu loads up on a big left hand.
Dinu throws a leg kick but Halo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Dinu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dinu punishes Halo's body with a nice straight punch.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dinu.
Dinu tries to keep at a distance but Halo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dinu breaks the clinch.
Dinu's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY AMSTERDAM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dinu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dinu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dinu looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Halo or perhaps it was just good defense by Dinu, which made it look bad.
Halo backing away here, and Dinu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dinu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dinu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Halo Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dinu looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
Dinu has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Halo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dinu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dinu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dinu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dinu wants it to stay on the feet.
Dinu throws a jab but it's blocked by Halo.
Dinu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dinu misses with a series of wild punches.
Halo tries to counter by clinching up but Dinu breaks away and moves out of range.
Dinu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Halo rather than just go for the knockout.
Dinu shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Halo eats them both and turns towards Dinu to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dinu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Halo slips a straight right by Dinu.
Halo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Halo not doing much here.
Dinu pushes Halo off looking to stand but Halo dives back in and keeps control.
Halo prevents Dinu from improving his position.
Dinu is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is controlling the pace.
Halo trying to control from half guard but Dinu is working away.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dinu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Halo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Halo drops an elbow to the side of Dinu's head.
Halo is trying to work for a kimura but Dinu is defending well.
Halo is working for a kimura but Dinu is defending it quite comfortably.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Halo stops Dinu from getting back to his feet.
Halo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dinu has Halo up against the cage in a clinch.
Dinu is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Halo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dinu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dinu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Roman Dinu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a looping right.
Dinu lands a nice shot that snaps Halo's head back.
Dinu throws a shot from downtown. Halo moves away and avoids it.
Halo tries to keep at a distance but Dinu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halo wants a takedown.
Halo goes for a takedown attempt but Dinu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dinu misses with a straight right.
Dinu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dinu misses with a hook.
Dinu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Halo avoids the body shot from Dinu.
Halo is looking to counter the offense by Dinu and move into the clinch.
Dinu lands a big right hand that sends Halo crashing to the mat! Dinu stays standing though and waves Halo back to his feet!
Halo Halo's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Halo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Halo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo is breathing heavily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dinu instigates a clinch.
Dinu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dinu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dinu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dinu manages to break the clinch.
Halo walks into a stiff left hand from Dinu.
Halo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Dinu manages to circle out of the way.
Dinu lands a left and a right that send Halo crashing to the mat, dazed. Dinu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Halo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Dinu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Dinu!
Roman Dinu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Cunningham (ranked 1354 p4p, 1243 weight class) and Horus Hekkala (ranked 181 p4p, 162 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Dennis Cunningham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horus Hekkala!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunningham swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hekkala.
Cunningham shoots in for a double leg but Hekkala sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cunningham.
It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Hekkala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hekkala misses with a hook.
Cunningham stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hekkala.
Hekkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
Hekkala takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cunningham dodges the punch combination from Hekkala.
Cunningham throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hekkala swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cunningham shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hekkala manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hekkala looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hekkala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Cunningham throwing strikes but missing.
Cunningham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hekkala's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hekkala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cunningham's guard.
Cunningham being controlled here, momentarily.
Hekkala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cunningham controls Hekkala momentarily but Hekkala frees himself.
Hekkala must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cunningham 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.
Hekkala postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala content to stall in guard here.
Cunningham looking for subs off his back but Hekkala has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hekkala prevents Cunningham from improving his position.
Well, if Hekkala is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cunningham is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cunningham is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd cheers as Hekkala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cunningham doesn't seem phased though.
Hekkala scoring well with a low kick there.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Hekkala.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham looks to land a combination but Hekkala avoids it well.
Dennis Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Hekkala. Those never looked like landing.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Hekkala.
Hekkala misses with a hook.
Hekkala blocks a jab.
Hekkala throws a big shot that misses.
Cunningham scores with a sloppy right hand. Hekkala should have avoided that one.
Hekkala ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham.
Hekkala now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hekkala defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cunningham.
Hekkala is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hekkala misses with a wild body shot.
Hekkala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cunningham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hekkala is looking to slow Cunningham down with leg kicks.
Hekkala stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hekkala wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cunningham misses with a looping right.
Cunningham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hekkala.
Cunningham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hekkala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cunningham throws out a powerful jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cunningham or perhaps it was just good defense by Hekkala, which made it look bad.
Hekkala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cunningham.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Hekkala is just out of range.
Hekkala ducks under a wild hook from Cunningham.
Hekkala throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hekkala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cunningham.
Hekkala looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hekkala manages to avoid it.
Cunningham ducks under a wild hook from Hekkala.
Cunningham drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hekkala sprawls and moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Cunningham scores with a four punch combination!
Cunningham shoots in but Hekkala avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cunningham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cunningham moves out of range as Hekkala strikes.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham with the ground and pound but Hekkala uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hekkala has momentary wrist control but Cunningham slips an elbow through the middle.
Hekkala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cunningham won't allow Hekkala to sweep him here.
Hekkala has his foot on Cunningham's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cunningham works his way back into a safe position though.
Hekkala is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hekkala has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cunningham has passed into side control.
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 Dennis Cunningham will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Horus Hekkala's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Hekkala.
Hekkala lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hekkala looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Cunningham checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A bone on bone clash there as Cunningham blocks the leg kick.
Cunningham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hekkala.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hekkala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cunningham moves away.
Cunningham throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham swings widly with a right hand
and Hekkala counters with a straight right hand.
Cunningham fails with a takedown attempt.
Hekkala looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Cunningham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Hekkala gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cunningham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hekkala sprawls well. Hekkala wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cunningham gets slowly back to his feet.
Hekkala is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Cunningham misses.
Hekkala appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cunningham will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cunningham is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hekkala misses with a straight left.
Cunningham feinted with a counter takedown.
Hekkala lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hekkala misses with a head kick.
Cunningham tries to counter with a takedown but Hekkala is quick to defend against it.
Cunningham throws an off balance right hand
and Hekkala counters with a right hand to the body.
Hekkala shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Horus Hekkala is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hekkala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cunningham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala looks to score with a jab to the body but Cunningham is just out of range.
Cunningham feinted with a counter takedown.
Hekkala throws a sloppy head kick and Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Cunningham tries to counter with a takedown but Hekkala is quick to defend against it.
A big right from Hekkala misses.
Cunningham scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cunningham scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hekkala. Cunningham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Hekkala. Those never looked like landing.
Hekkala looks to land a right hand but Cunningham moved out of range.
Cunningham changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cunningham throws a hook but Hekkala blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Cunningham throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cunningham moves out of range as Hekkala strikes.
Cunningham swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cunningham displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Hekkala swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cunningham.
Cunningham swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cunningham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hekkala.
Cunningham connects with a crisp jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Cunningham - just one landing.
Cunningham looks to score with a jab to the body but Hekkala is just out of range.
Hekkala looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cunningham blocks a head kick by Hekkala.
Hekkala gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cunningham to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hekkala has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cunningham can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hekkala keeping moving, preventing Cunningham from controlling successfully.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham stopping the sweep attempt from Hekkala.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cunningham's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hekkala wants to sweep here but Cunningham controlling him for the moment.
Hekkala is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hekkala controls Cunningham momentarily but Cunningham frees himself.
Cunningham trying to control the position from guard on top but Hekkala is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've been hearing that Cunningham has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hekkala trying to keep a closed guard but Cunningham is proving a slippery customer.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cunningham working away.
Hekkala is trying to improve his position.
Cunningham works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Hekkala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunningham is staying tight to Hekkala's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham working the ground and pound.
Hekkala tries to improve position but can't.
Cunningham lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hekkala is rocked!
Hekkala gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cunningham is taking a breather. Hekkala 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.
Hekkala trying to hold on to Cunningham's head to control him but Cunningham postures up.
Cunningham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Hekkala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cunningham scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hekkala wants to get back to full guard but Cunningham has mounted him!
Hekkala slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dennis Cunningham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cunningham scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hekkala is looking to improve his position.
Hekkala is controlling Cunningham's trapped leg to prevent Cunningham from advancing to side control.
Cunningham is trying to control. Hekkala wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cunningham is really struggling to control Hekkala but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hekkala has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cunningham is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Cunningham dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Horus Hekkala's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hekkala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cunningham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cunningham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Hekkala misses its intended target.
Hekkala throws a hook to the side of Cunningham's head but Cunningham sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cunningham dives in for a single leg takedown but Hekkala sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cunningham is looking for a takedown.
Hekkala lands with a left to the head.
Cunningham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hekkala cracks Cunningham with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hekkala is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Cunningham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Hekkala.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hekkala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hekkala throws a head punch that misses.
Hekkala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cunningham has clasped his hands together around Hekkala's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Hekkala is looking to reverse the position.
Cunningham 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.
The strikes coming from Cunningham are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cunningham in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cunningham fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hekkala tries to buck Cunningham off but Cunningham is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hekkala some visible discomfort.
Hekkala tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cunningham wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cunningham scores with punches from side control.
Hekkala prevents Cunningham from improving position.
Cunningham controlling the position from side mount.
Cunningham trying to control the position but Hekkala is working away.
Hekkala is looking to regain half guard here but Cunningham keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham is looking to take a break and control but Hekkala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cunningham is working Hekkala over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cunningham is trying to get an arm triangle but Hekkala is defending well.
Hekkala on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hekkala is still in real trouble! Can Cunningham finish him?
Hekkala tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cunningham working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham lands some shots froms side control.
Hekkala tries to buck Cunningham off but Cunningham is having none of it.
Cunningham in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hekkala looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Cunningham turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dennis Cunningham!
Dennis Cunningham 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Suga Diabeetus (ranked 478 p4p, 1320 weight class) and Thunda Punch (ranked 72 p4p, 175 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Suga Diabeetus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Thunda Punch!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabeetus throws a lazy uppercut
letting Punch counter with a right hand.
Diabeetus throws a hook but Punch blocks it.
Punch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Diabeetus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Punch.
Punch throws out a counter right but Diabeetus avoids it with no problem.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut. Punch saw that one coming.
Punch misses with a double jab.
Punch swings for the body but Diabeetus moves out of range.
Punch slips under a jab from Diabeetus.
A leg kick checked by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diabeetus throws out the jab.
Diabeetus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPunch.
Diabeetus lands a nice shot to the body.
Diabeetus scores with a punch to the head.
Diabeetus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diabeetus looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Punch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diabeetus.
Punch doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Punch staying out of range there.
Punch lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Punch throws a right hand that misses
and Diabeetus counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus throws a hook but Punch blocks it.
Diabeetus misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diabeetus.
Punch throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus misses with a looping left.
Punch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've been told by Diabeetus's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Diabeetus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Punch defending well as Diabeetus loads up on a big left hand.
Punch blocks a jab.
Punch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Diabeetus with a body shot.
Diabeetus looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Diabeetus.
Punch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Diabeetus has time to react.
Punch throws a hook to the side of Diabeetus's head but Diabeetus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Diabeetus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Punch moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus scores with a hook.
Diabeetus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punch.
Diabeetus throws a body shot but no joy.
Diabeetus cracks a nice hook into Punch's ribs.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut
and Punch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Diabeetus throws a hook to the side of Punch's head but Punch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diabeetus throws a jab when Punch was well out of range.
Diabeetus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diabeetus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Punch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Diabeetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diabeetus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Punch.
Punch slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut
and Punch counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diabeetus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Punch.
Diabeetus blocks the body kick.
A jab from Punch finds it's way through Diabeetus's defenses.
Punch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Diabeetus jabs at Punch's body.
Diabeetus takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Diabeetus throws an overhand right that lands on Punch's shoulder, as Punch tries to avoid the shot.
Diabeetus misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Punch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A right-left combo lands from Punch.
Diabeetus misses with a straight right.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus throws an off balance right hand
and Diabeetus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diabeetus stuns Punch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Punch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diabeetus takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses.
Diabeetus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Punch counters with a nice body shot.
Punch closes the distance and clinches.
Diabeetus breaks the clinch.
Diabeetus throws a looping overhand right but Punch ducks down to avoid it.
Punch throws out a counter right but Diabeetus avoids it with no problem.
Suga Diabeetus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Punch throws a jab but it's blocked by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus throws a big shot that misses.
Diabeetus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Punch tests Diabeetus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Punch looks to score with a jab to the body but Diabeetus is just out of range.
Punch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Diabeetus misses its intended target.
Diabeetus connects with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Punch. Diabeetus shrugs it off though.
Diabeetus misses with a left hand
and Punch counters with a nice uppercut.
Diabeetus looks to land a left hand but Punch moved out of range nicely.
Diabeetus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diabeetus misses with a hook. Punch ducked under it nicely.
Diabeetus looks to land a left hand but Punch moved out of range nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Punch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Punch releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diabeetus looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
Diabeetus moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPunch.
Punch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diabeetus's head.
Diabeetus throws a right hand that misses
and Punch counters with a good, hard body kick but Diabeetus shrugs it off.
Diabeetus throws out a loose jab but Punch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Punch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Diabeetus blocks it well.
Punch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diabeetus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diabeetus.
Punch throws out a counter right but Diabeetus avoids it with no problem.
Diabeetus slips under a jab.
Punch slips a straight right by Diabeetus.
Diabeetus looks to throw the jab but Punch is out of range.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Diabeetus steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Punch. That one must have hurt.
Diabeetus avoids the head kick by Punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Diabeetus misses the target.
Punch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Diabeetus doesn't seem bothered though.
Diabeetus misses with an uppercut.
Diabeetus takes a swing at Punch's ribcage but misses.
Diabeetus throws a jab when Punch was well out of range.
Diabeetus misses with a left hand
and Punch counters with a three punch combo that has Diabeetus backing up. Diabeetus nods at Punch to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for Punch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Punch digs a good body shot into Diabeetus's ribs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Punch.
Punch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Punch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Diabeetus avoids the body shot from Punch.
Diabeetus misses with a straight left.
Diabeetus stuns Punch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diabeetus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Punch counters with a body kick.
Punch lands a nice looking body kick.
Diabeetus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Punch.
A shot to the body from Diabeetus misses
and Punch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Diabeetus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Punch lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thunda Punch will probably get the nod.
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.
Punch lands a big head kick that sends Diabeetus to the canvas! Punch follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thunda Punch!
Thunda Punch bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 605 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Cottoneye Joe (ranked 39 p4p, 63 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Cloud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joe.
Cloud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Joe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is looking to chop away at Cloud's legs.
Cloud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Cloud moves away from the strike by Joe.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloud is looking to counter punch.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cloud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Robby Cloud has been cut.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves away
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Joe clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloud.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Cloud controls the action.
Cloud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cloud's elbow.
Good body shot from Cloud.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Cloud fails to land.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cloud blocks a body shot from Joe.
Cloud prevents a body shot from Joe.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
Joe working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cloud.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Cloud.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cloud lands with a left to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cloud.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Cloud misses with a body punch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Joe is working Cloud over against the cage.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe blocks a body shot from Cloud.
Cloud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloud.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocking some punches.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cloud as the two fighters clinch.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe working Cloud over with knees to the body.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Cloud controls the action.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cloud working hard to break the clinch.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cloud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joe can turn it around.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe connects with a knee to the head.
Cloud prevents a body shot from Joe.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Joe.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Joe cracks Cloud with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cloud's face.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Joe landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Joe working Cloud over with knees to the body.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Cloud throws a head punch that misses.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cottoneye Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robby Cloud's cut.
That's time! Cloud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe throws a leg kick but Cloud checks it.
Cloud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe throws a leg kick but Cloud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cloud sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cloud misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Cloud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with some punches.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Cloud blocks a body shot from Joe.
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Joe with a knee to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Cloud is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Cloud's ribcage. Cloud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Cloud.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Cloud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud breaks from the clinch.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Cloud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Joe.
Cloud connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robby Cloud is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloud tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Cloud won't want to take too many of those.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Cloud tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloud takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Cloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe connects with a knee to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cottoneye Joe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joe lands with a right to the head.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Cloud's ribcage. Cloud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Cloud blocks an uppercut.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Joe.
Joe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cloud.
Cloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Joe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloud.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Cloud misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloud lands with a right to the head.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cloud fails to land.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cloud working aggressively here.
Joe blocking some punches.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cloud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Cloud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe throws out a counter right but Cloud avoids it with no problem.
Joe slips under a jab from Cloud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a big head kick that sends Cloud tumbling to the mat! Joe takes a step backwards and waves Cloud back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cloud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Robby Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe blocks a jab.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe slips under a jab.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cottoneye Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robby Cloud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cloud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloud circles away.
Cloud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cloud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe throws a nice head kick!
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cloud.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
A nice side step and Joe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cloud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cloud tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloud throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Cloud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud clinches up against the cage.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe is working Cloud over against the cage.
A short right from Joe.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud lands a nice uppercut.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Cloud lands a right hand.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Cloud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Cloud and move into the clinch position.
Cloud getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Cloud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe darts in and clinches Cloud up against the cage.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Cloud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe throws a head kick but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Joe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cloud rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robby Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cottoneye Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cloud throws a monster overhand right that drops Joe! Cloud follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robby Cloud!
Robby Cloud decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Leao (ranked 390 p4p, 754 weight class) and Dredd Tatum (ranked 59 p4p, 103 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Leandro Leao has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leandro Leao seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dredd Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Leao ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Leao with a nice calf kick.
Leao clinches up with Tatum and pushes him back against the cage.
Tatum slowing the pace effectively.
Leao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leao throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Leao scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tatum in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Leao misses the target.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Tatum has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dredd Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leao manages to avoid it.
Leao wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Leao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tatum throws a sloppy body shot
and Leao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Leao slips under a jab.
Leao defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum swings for the body but Leao moves out of range.
Tatum throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Leao tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Leao.
Tatum throws a hook but Leao avoids it easily.
Tatum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Leao counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatum looking to stall.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free but Leao has control.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leao lands with a right to the head.
Leao lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum looking to stall.
Leao has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Leao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Leao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Leao has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leao avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Leao tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leao throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leao lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Dredd Tatum has been cut.
Leao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Tatum.
Leao misses with an elbow strike.
Tatum breaks the clinch.
A big right from Tatum misses.
That kick from Leao tenderised Tatum's leg. Tatum is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum throws a jab when Leao was well out of range.
Tatum lunges at Leao with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Leao's hand.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leao counters by clinching up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Leao has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leao throws a head punch that misses.
Leao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leao misses with a punch to the body.
Leao misses with a punch to the body.
Leao lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum is rocked!
Leao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tatum with a big uppercut! Tatum tries to clinch up but Leao pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tatum to the mat! Tatum covers up and Leao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leandro Leao!
After the fight, Leandro Leao was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 29 p4p, 127 weight class) and Gigi Woerner (ranked 5 p4p, 18 weight class). Kuomanen's entrance music is HonestKey - One Shot. A fine choice. 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, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahjo Kuomanen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but Kuomanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuomanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Woerner at a distance.
Woerner has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Woerner throws a chopping leg kick but Kuomanen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
Woerner misses with a straight right.
Kuomanen cracks a nice hook into Woerner's ribs.
Woerner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Woerner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuomanen defending well as Woerner loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Kuomanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Woerner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuomanen doesn't seem phased though.
Woerner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuomanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuomanen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kuomanen ducks under a wild hook from Woerner.
Kuomanen throws a good cross that connects.
Woerner misses with a straight left.
Woerner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Woerner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Woerner misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuomanen counters with a single leg into guard. Woerner didn't expect that.
Kuomanen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuomanen prevents Woerner from getting back to his feet.
Kuomanen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kuomanen looking to pass the guard.
Kuomanen controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuomanen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Woerner keeping full guard, as Kuomanen tries to pass.
Kuomanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Woerner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuomanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kuomanen wants to pass the guard but Woerner is keeping the position.
Woerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Woerner wants to get back to his feet but Kuomanen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kuomanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen 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.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuomanen throws a body shot but no joy.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kuomanen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kuomanen controlling the action here.
Kuomanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner has hold of Kuomanen's hands but Kuomanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kuomanen wants to control but Woerner is keeping him busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuomanen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kuomanen wants to control but Woerner is keeping him busy.
Kuomanen thows a huge punch but Woerner dodges it nicely.
Kuomanen is trying to work for a kimura but Woerner is defending well.
Kuomanen works his way into side control.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kuomanen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuomanen throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kuomanen prevents Woerner from escaping the position.
Kuomanen goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Woerner has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kuomanen but great work by Woerner.
Kuomanen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Woerner wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen 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.
Kuomanen is trying to control Woerner's posture but Woerner avoids it.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Woerner decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gigi Woerner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Woerner ducks under a wild hook from Kuomanen.
A swing and a miss from Woerner.
Kuomanen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Woerner sprawls and moves away.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A big left from Woerner misses.
Kuomanen slips under a jab.
Kuomanen looks to land a left hand but Woerner moved out of range nicely.
As Kuomanen backs off Woerner throws a huge counter combo but Kuomanen manages to avoid it all.
Woerner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuomanen.
A nice leg kick from Woerner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Woerner misses with a right hand
and Kuomanen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Woerner's guard.
Kuomanen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kuomanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Woerner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuomanen is pushing down on Woerner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Woerner is fighting to maintain full guard but Kuomanen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kuomanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Woerner wants to get back to his feet.
Kuomanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kuomanen in particular looking to stall.
Kuomanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Woerner is not content to let Kuomanen control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuomanen throws a strike but Woerner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen 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.
Kuomanen lands a really nice looking cross but Woerner seems unphased.
Woerner lands a jab.
Kuomanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woerner throws out the jab.
Kuomanen lands a nice shot that snaps Woerner's head back.
A jab from Woerner does it's job there.
Kuomanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woerner swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Woerner cracks a nice hook into Kuomanen's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woerner misses with a double jab
and Kuomanen counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kuomanen is controlling him well.
Woerner taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to get an arm triangle but Woerner is defending well.
The ground and pound from Kuomanen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Woerner keeps working.
Kuomanen swings around for an armbar but Woerner sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kuomanen's guard.
Kuomanen has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Woerner doesn't defend quickly enough and Kuomanen has managed to lock this one up! Can Woerner escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Kuomanen on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Ahjo Kuomanen 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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