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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Greyson (ranked 2068 p4p, 2198 weight class) and Elton Sparks (ranked 232 p4p, 241 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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Greyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elton Sparks!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sparks counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparks moves into the clinch.
Sparks lands a left hand.
Sparks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks breaks from the clinch.
Sparks misses with a hook. Greyson ducked under it nicely.
Sparks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Greyson is looking to counter punch.
Greyson takes one on the button.
 It looks like Mickey Greyson has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Greyson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Greyson is rocked!
Greyson slips a straight right by Sparks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Greyson.
Greyson clinches up with Sparks and pushes him back against the cage.
Greyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Greyson.
Greyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sparks throws a knee to the head but misses.
Greyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Greyson lands a right hand.
Sparks breaks the clinch.
Greyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Greyson.
Greyson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sparks controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sparks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Greyson tries a body shot but Sparks blocks it.
Sparks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Greyson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sparks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Greyson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sparks misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Greyson.
Sparks is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Greyson is defending well for now.
Greyson lands with a right to the head.
Greyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greyson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
Greyson lands with a light punch inside.
Greyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
Greyson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sparkss head.
Sparks lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mickey Greyson's cut is getting worse.
Nice body punch from Sparks - that landed with a thud.
Greyson takes a shot to the head.
Sparks working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Greyson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Greyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Sparks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greyson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sparks is trying to force a seperation but Greyson has the dominant position.
Sparks scores with a nice hook to the head.
A knee to the head by Sparks.
Mickey Greyson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Greyson avoids a wild elbow strike from Sparks.
Greyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sparks lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
Greyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Greyson misses with a punch on the inside.
Greyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sparks uses good head movement to avoid it.
Greyson misses with the head strike.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Greyson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sparks up against the cage.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Greyson is stalling here.
Sparks looking to throw knees to the head but Greyson is blocking nicely.
Greyson misses with some punches.
Greyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sparks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sparks misses with the head strike.
Sparks lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Greyson backwards.
Greyson working aggressively here.
Greyson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sparks misses with a knee strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sparks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Greyson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sparks fails to land.
I was talking to Greyson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Greyson working aggressively here.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but Greyson blocks it.
Sparks connects with a knee to the head.
Jeez, Mickey Greyson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Greyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sparks tries to land a knee to the head but Greyson blocks with his arms.
Sparks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sparks tries a knee to the head but Greyson blocks it.
Sparks blocks an uppercut.
Greyson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sparks trying to control the position but instead, Greyson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sparks into the cage.
Greyson throws a head punch that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Greyson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Greyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sparks missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Sparks.
A short uppercut from Sparks.
Sparks blocking some punches.
Sparks scores with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mickey Greyson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Elton Sparks!
Elton Sparks 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 Paavo Vayrynen (ranked 1640 p4p, 1947 weight class) and Carl Pumpkins (ranked 192 p4p, 214 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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paavo Vayrynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Pumpkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vayrynen looks to land a right hand but Pumpkins moved out of range.
Pumpkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Vayrynen tries to counter with a takedown but Pumpkins is quick to defend against it.
Vayrynen scores with a head kick. Pumpkins tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Vayrynen moves out of range as Pumpkins strikes.
Vayrynen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vayrynen tries to clinch but Pumpkins is having none of it.
A countering left hand to the body from Pumpkins misses.
Vayrynen throws a good cross that connects.
Vayrynen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pumpkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vayrynen drops down looking for a counter takedown but Pumpkins sprawls and moves away.
Vayrynen misses with an uppercut. Pumpkins saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vayrynen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice side step and Pumpkins releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vayrynen loads up on a big right hand but Pumpkins slips the punch.
Vayrynen tries to clinch but Pumpkins is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pumpkins staying out of range there.
A cross from Vayrynen lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vayrynen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Pumpkins.
Vayrynen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pumpkins as he jumps to the side.
Vayrynen misses with a right hand
and Pumpkins counters with a crisp one two that drops Vayrynen! Pumpkins thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vayrynen to his feet! Vayrynen is in big trouble!
Vayrynen is rocked!
Pumpkins looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy body kick from Vayrynen
and Pumpkins counters with a huge right that knocks Vayrynen out cold! Pumpkins is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carl Pumpkins!
A relieved looking Carl Pumpkins thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deebo Samuel (ranked 2400 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Lucaerys Strong (ranked 89 p4p, 84 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deebo Samuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucaerys Strong!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Samuel has knocked Strong down with a huge combo! Samuel steps away and waves a wobbly Strong back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Lucaerys Strong has been cut.
Samuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Samuel has Strong up against the cage in a clinch.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Our sources have told us that Samuel has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Strong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel tries to work over Strong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Strong misses with the head strike.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Samuel - that landed with a thud.
Samuel tries to throw a body punch but Strong avoids it by throwing Samuel back against the cage.
Samuel lands an elbow inside that Strong shrugs off.
Samuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samuel pushes Strong against the cage. Samuel is working some dirty boxing. Samuel pushes off with a quick right hook! Strong goes down! Strong tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Samuel moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Deebo Samuel!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Deebo Samuel waved his t-shirt featuring Honest Apparel ($30 SPECIAL!!!)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Flow (ranked 1174 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Horus Hekkala (ranked 139 p4p, 163 weight class). Robert Flow 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Flow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Horus Hekkala!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flow throws a half hearted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Hekkala's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Flow sends Hekkala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Flow is motioning to the referee to let Hekkala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Horus Hekkala has been cut.
Flow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hekkala flicks out a counter leg kick but Flow steps away.
Flow swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hekkala counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Flow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hekkala misses with a hook
and Flow scores with a counter punch that sends Hekkala to the canvas! Flow smells blood - he's punishing Hekkala with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Hekkala has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Flow!
Robert Flow bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Marlin (ranked 1132 p4p, 1798 weight class) and Jimmy Clubber (ranked 132 p4p, 203 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Marlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Clubber!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clubber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Jimmy Clubber has been cut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clubber darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Keanu Marlin has been cut.
Marlin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clubber.
A little jabbing left from Clubber on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clubber forces Marlin back against the cage and clinches.
Clubber misses with the head strike.
Clubber trying to land knees to the body.
Marlin has a couple of punches blocked by Clubber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clubber.
Marlin breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Clubber misses
and Marlin counters with a nice right hand that sends Clubber toppling to the canvas! Clubber scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Marlin finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clubber lands with a nice combination. Marlin backs away looking to recover.
Marlin misses with a shot to the body
and Clubber counters with a left and a right that stings Marlin.
Clubber scores with a jab to the body.
Marlin misses with a right hand
and Clubber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marlin misses with a left hand
and Clubber counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marlin cracks Clubber with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marlin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clubber to stand back up!
That has opened up Jimmy Clubber's cut even more.
Clubber slips a straight right by Marlin.
Marlin misses with a right hand
and Clubber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marlin cracks Clubber with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Marlin has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Clubber to stand back up!
 Clubber is rocked!
The cut above Jimmy Clubber's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clubber is aggressively charging in as Marlin backs up avoiding any damage. Marlin tosses out a jab and Clubber runs right into it face first! Clubber is out cold! Marlin dropped down on all fours and is barking in Clubber's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keanu Marlin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Sparr (ranked 1130 p4p, 1541 weight class) and John Henry Holliday (ranked 131 p4p, 183 weight class). Sparr comes to the cage accompanied by OH NO!. John Henry Holliday has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Roger Sparr's chin.
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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 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Sparr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, John Henry Holliday!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Holliday but Holliday pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Holliday walks into a jab.
Holliday lands with a shot to the body.
Holliday throws out a loose jab but Sparr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sparr ducks under a wild hook from Holliday.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Sparr misses with a wild body shot.
Holliday needs to keep his hands up - Sparr had a free shot at his head there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a punch to the head.
Sparr throws a poor cross that misses
and Holliday counters with a straight right hand.
Sparr moves out of range as Holliday throws a body kick.
Sparr misses with a body shot.
Holliday lands a big uppercut and Sparr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sparr looks OK. Holliday waves Sparr back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holliday sends Sparr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Holliday is motioning to the referee to let Sparr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Sparr is rocked!
Sparr looks to throw the jab but Holliday is out of range.
Oh Sparr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sparr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holliday moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparr lands a jab to the nose.
Sparr seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holliday scores with a jab. Sparr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Holliday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sparr.
Holliday throws out a counter right but Sparr avoids it with no problem.
Holliday looks to score with a jab to the body but Sparr is just out of range.
Holliday walks into a stiff left hand from Sparr.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparr misses with a jab to the body
and Holliday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Holliday throws a series of punches but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hollidays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Holliday avoids the body shot from Sparr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr misses with a lunging right hand
and Holliday counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holliday cracks Sparr with a good jab.
Holliday takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sparr loads up on a big right hand but Holliday slips the punch.
Holliday looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sparr scores with a hook.
Sparr missing with a left hand there. Holliday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Sparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holliday swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr scores with a jab to the head.
Sparr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sparr changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Holliday misses with a body kick.
Sparr appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Holliday misses the shot to the body.
Sparr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Holliday misses with a right hand
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holliday!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sparr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The ground and pound from Sparr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sparr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Sparr trying to control the action but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Holliday can't do much from the bottom here.
Holliday is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Sparr tries to move to mount but Holliday blocks the move with his legs.
That's six 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.
Sparr creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Holliday sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sparr sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Holliday is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sparr grinds an elbow into Holliday's temple.
Holliday is not content to let Sparr control the position.
Sparr misses with the ground and pound.
Holliday 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.
Sparr wants to control but Holliday is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparr is trying to ground and pound but Holliday uses the momentary lack of control by Sparr to regain half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sparr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holliday keeps working.
Holliday on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr slows the pace down in half guard.
Sparr is keen to just control but Holliday is a slippery customer.
Sparr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Holliday blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sparr.
Sparr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Holliday keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holliday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sparr in particular looking to stall.
Holliday is staying active underneath Sparr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Holliday wants to control but Sparr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sparr throws a lazy right hand but Holliday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Holliday misses.
Sparr attempts a counter takedown but Holliday avoids it well and moves away.
Sparr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Sparr drives through with a takedown into Holliday's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sparr trying to control but Holliday is working from the bottom.
Sparr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Holliday trying to control the position.
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 Roger Sparr will probably get the nod.
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.
Sparr misses with a straight right.
Holliday throws a head kick but Sparr moves out of range.
Sparr throws an off balance right hand
and Holliday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Holliday throws a lazy right hand but Sparr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sparr tries to counter with a takedown but Holliday is quick to defend against it.
Holliday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Holliday throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sparr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Holliday!
Holliday manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sparr's best efforts.
Sparr is working for a kimura but Holliday is defending it quite comfortably.
Sparr lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Roger Sparr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Holliday knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sparr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Holliday does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sparr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sparr is just content to waste time from the top position. Holliday takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sparr is looking to work some ground and pound but Holliday has wrist control.
Sparr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Sparr throwing strikes but missing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Holliday holds on and takes a little breather.
Holliday can't keep his opponent in guard - Sparr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sparr 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.
Sparr drops an elbow to the side of Holliday's head.
Sparr misses with a head shot. Holliday uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sparr trying to control the position from guard on top but Holliday is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sparr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sparr wants to control from the top but Holliday keeps moving.
Sparr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sparr landing with the ground and pound.
Holliday lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sparr pulls Holliday in close to his closed guard and prevents Holliday from doing any damage or advancing position.
Holliday won't allow Sparr to sweep him here.
Sparr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sparr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Holliday has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Sparr to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Holliday is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Sparr pulls down on the head and he's put Holliday to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Roger Sparr!
During a confident post fight interview, Roger Sparr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 456 p4p, 644 weight class) and Gerard Messing (ranked 58 p4p, 78 weight class). Dredd Tatum 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 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard Messing!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum scores with the left hand. Messing knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Gerard Messing has been cut.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Messing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Messing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum pushes Messing off and scrambles back to his feet.
Tatum works Messing's body with a nice hook.
Messing throws a hook but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Messing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Messing moves away.
Tatum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Messing slips a straight right by Tatum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Messing. Tatum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Messing throws out the jab.
Messing swings widly with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a crisp right hand that drops Messing! Tatum lets Messing back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Messing works Tatum's body with a nice hook.
Messing defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Messing with a nice cross.
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!
Tatum misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Messing throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Messing shoots in but no luck this time.
Messing tries for a takedown but Tatum circles away easily
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gerard Messing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum slips under a jab from Messing.
Tatum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tatum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Messing counters with a takedown into side control.
Messing works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Messing in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tatum prevents Messing from improving position.
Messing throws an elbow but Tatum slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messing in side control, throwing shots but Tatum defends.
Tatum defending against the ground and pound.
Messing throws an elbow but Tatum slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tatum sneaks back into half guard.
Messing is nestled in close to Tatum, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Messing working over Tatum with some ground and pound. Tatum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Messing has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Messing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Messing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Messing missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Messing working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Tatum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Messing on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messing not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Messing passes to full mount!
Messing wants to control the pace but Tatum is squirming around nicely.
Messing punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tatum is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Messing! Tatum is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gerard Messing!
Gerard Messing was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Leao (ranked 289 p4p, 354 weight class) and Krasimir Mihaylov (ranked 39 p4p, 47 weight class). Krasimir Mihaylov 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 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Leao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krasimir Mihaylov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihaylov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Leao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Krasimir Mihaylov has been cut.
Leao throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mihaylov throws a low kick but it's checked well by Leao.
Leao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Leao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mihaylov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Leao misses with a hook
and Mihaylov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leao looks to land a left hand but Mihaylov moved out of range nicely.
Mihaylov counters with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Leao.
Leao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaylov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leao keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mihaylov.
Leao takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Leao throws a shot from downtown. Mihaylov moves away and avoids it.
Good exchange - Mihaylov coming out on top.
It looks like Leandro Leao has been cut.
Leao tries to move into range but Mihaylov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mihaylov throws an off balance right hand
and Leao counters with a nice uppercut.
Leao misses with an uppercut
and Mihaylov counters with a nice body kick.
Mihaylov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mihaylov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leao manages to avoid it.
Mihaylov lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leao throws a low kick but Mihaylov avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihaylov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leaos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mihaylov throws a solid leg kick but Leao takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mihaylov.
Leao misses with a hook. Mihaylov ducked under it nicely.
Mihaylov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Leandro Leao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leao with a nice calf kick.
Leao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Leao does it's job there.
A jab from Leao misses.
Mihaylov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Leao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mihaylov.
Leao misses with a combination
and Mihaylov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov misses with a low kick.
Leao misses with a right hand
and Mihaylov counters with a thumping low kick.
That kick from Mihaylov tenderised Leao's leg. Leao is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leao throws a sloppy head kick and Mihaylov moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaylov! But no joy.
Leao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Mihaylov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leao throws a lazy uppercut
and Mihaylov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Leao's knee momentarily.
Mihaylov throws a body kick that misses
and Leao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mihaylov lands with a slapping head kick.
Leandro Leao's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mihaylov's hands.
Mihaylov blocks a low kick nicely.
Mihaylov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mihaylov looks to throw the jab but Leao is out of range.
Leao misses with a low kick.
A jab from Leao misses.
Mihaylov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leao throws a lazy right hand but Mihaylov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaylov is trying to counter with his kicks.
No joy there for Mihaylov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leao closes the distance and clinches.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Leao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leao struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihaylov controls his hands.
Mihaylov lands a body punch.
Leao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mihaylov's defenses.
Mihaylov has a couple of punches blocked by Leao.
Mihaylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mihaylov tries to pull guard but Leao holds him up against the cage and eventually Mihaylov drops back down to his feet.
Leao lands an elbow that stopped Mihaylov in his tracks for a moment.
Leao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Nice body punch from Leao - that landed with a thud.
Leao's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mihaylov lands a shoulder strike.
Mihaylov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leao backwards.
Leao is working Mihaylov over against the cage.
Mihaylov looks winded!
Mihaylov is trying to break free.
Leao works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mihaylov avoids the elbow strike from Leao, against the cage.
Leao scores with a hook to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Leao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaylov misses with a punch to the body.
Leao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leao lands a damaging elbow.
Mihaylov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mihaylov lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
Leao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mihaylov takes an elbow to the temple.
Leao goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leao cracks Mihaylov with a nice body shot.
A short right from Leao.
Leao lands a hook that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Leao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mihaylov's defenses.
Mihaylov throws a head punch that misses.
Leao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leao tries to work over Mihaylov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Leao lands a damaging elbow.
Mihaylov takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Krasimir Mihaylov's cut even more.
Leao lands a nice elbow.
Mihaylov blocks the elbow strike.
Leao works on Mihaylov's body with a couple of short punches.
Leao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Leao lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mihaylov takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leao pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leao digs a right hand into Mihaylov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mihaylov's gas tank.
Leao is working Mihaylov over against the cage.
Leao digs a right hand into Mihaylov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mihaylov's gas tank.
Leao stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Leao.
A right hook to the body lands for Leao.
Leao lands a nice uppercut.
Leao throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leao just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mihaylov's brow.
Leao misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov avoids a wild elbow strike from Leao.
Mihaylov prevents a body shot from Leao.
Leao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mihaylov's elbow.
Leao lands an elbow inside that Mihaylov shrugs off.
Mihaylov takes a shot to the head.
Mihaylov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Leao just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mihaylov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leao tries to throw a body punch but Mihaylov avoids it by throwing Leao back against the cage.
Mihaylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Leao uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leao struggles to land a body shot inside as Mihaylov controls his hands.
Leao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mihaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Leao controls the action.
Leao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Leao lands an elbow inside.
Mihaylov working aggressively here.
Mihaylov tries a body shot but Leao blocks it.
Leao looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mihaylov can't find room to land a body shot as Leao controls the action.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mihaylov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Leao to keep the fight standing.
Leandro Leao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krasimir Mihaylov.
Mihaylov fails to pull guard.
Leao lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Leao.
Leao lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leao scores with a shot to the side of Mihaylov's head.
Leao can't find room to land a body shot as Mihaylov controls the action.
Leao lands a left hand.
Leao pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The cut above Krasimir Mihaylov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Leao lands a shot to the body.
Leao presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leao cracks Mihaylov with a nice body shot.
Leao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mihaylov or not.
Come on Leao - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leao.
Leao blocks a body shot from Mihaylov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leao presses Mihaylov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leao is working Mihaylov over against the cage.
Leao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leandro Leao dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mihaylov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mihaylov swings for the body but Leao moves out of range.
Mihaylov checks a low kick from Leao.
Leao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mihaylov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Leao throws a lazy body kick
and Mihaylov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaylov.
Mihaylov throws a big counter head kick but Leao avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Mihaylov
and Leao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leao lands a nice hook to Mihaylov's body. Mihaylov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Leao throws a leg kick
and Mihaylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mihaylov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Leao.
Leao swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mihaylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mihaylov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Leao.
Mihaylov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leao pushes Mihaylov up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Leao.
Nice body punch from Leao.
A right handed body shot lands from Leao.
Mihaylov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leandro Leao has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Leao.
Leao lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mihaylov backwards.
Leao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leao makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Leao.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mihaylov misses with a body punch.
Leao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leao works on Mihaylov's body with a couple of short punches.
Leao scores with a hook to the body.
Leao lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mihaylov or not.
Leao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mihaylov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leao lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Leao lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Leao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leao pushes Mihaylov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Leao lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Leao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Krasimir Mihaylov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Leao pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leao misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Leao.
A left hand lands to the body for Leao.
Leao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mihaylov breaks the clinch.
Oooooh!!! Leao has knocked Mihaylov down with a huge combo! Leao steps away and waves a wobbly Mihaylov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Mihaylov is rocked!
Leao is stalking Mihaylov. Mihaylov circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Leao, and it's lights out! Mihaylov really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Leao!
Leandro Leao bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigi Woerner (ranked 239 p4p, 299 weight class) and Abelardo De Leon (ranked 31 p4p, 40 weight class). De Leon has chosen Mercenary - F.O.O.L. & Power Glove as his entrance music. 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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Insanely flexible |
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gigi Woerner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abelardo De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon blocks a jab.
De Leon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Leon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Woerner throws out the jab.
Woerner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as De Leon backs up against the cage.
It looks like Abelardo De Leon has been cut.
A big left from Woerner misses.
De Leon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woerner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Leon moves out of range as Woerner strikes.
Woerner is looking to slow De Leon down with leg kicks.
A cross from Woerner lands.
De Leon walks into a straight right hand from Woerner.
Gigi Woerner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Leon takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woerner looks to land a combination but De Leon avoids it well.
Woerner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on De Leon. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but De Leon ducks down to avoid it.
De Leon feints a counter leg kick.
De Leon walks into a left hand.
De Leon staying out of range there.
De Leon ducks straight into an uppercut from Woerner and tumbles to the canvas! It�s a flash knockdown though - De Leon manages to regain guard straight away.
De Leon is working an open guard so Woerner takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woerner throws out a loose jab but De Leon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woerner wants to slow De Leon down by chopping away at his legs.
De Leon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Woerner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woerner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Woerner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a lazy uppercut
and De Leon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Woerner misses with a body shot.
Woerner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping De Leon at a distance.
De Leon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Woerner connects with a solid leg kick.
Woerner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Woerner throws a looping overhand right but De Leon ducks down to avoid it.
Woerner misses with a looping right.
Woerner tries to land a front kick but De Leon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Woerner connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Leon. De Leon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Woerner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woerner throws a big shot that misses.
Woerner is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Woerner tries to land a leg kick but De Leon saw it coming and moves away.
Woerner throws a head kick that misses
and De Leon counters with a straight right hand.
Woerner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
Woerner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Woerner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woerner misses with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Woerner throws a head kick that half lands.
That has opened up Abelardo De Leon's cut even more.
A lazy body kick from Woerner
letting De Leon counter with a right hand.
Woerner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Leon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woerner.
De Leon is looking for the big counter here.
A low kick from Woerner is predictable there
and De Leon counters with a nice right hand that sends Woerner toppling to the canvas! Woerner scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Leon finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Woerner cracks De Leon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Leon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Leon lands a big uppercut and Woerner crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Woerner looks OK. De Leon waves Woerner back to his feet!
Woerner is rocked!
Woerner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches De Leon on the side of the head.
A bone on bone clash there as De Leon blocks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from De Leon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick lands for Woerner.
You can see that De Leon has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Woerner missing with a left hand there. De Leon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Leon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Woerner cracks De Leon with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Leon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woerner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Leon.
Woerner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Woerner.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Woerner misses with a body punch
and De Leon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Woerner! De Leon lets Woerner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Woerner tries a head kick but it misses.
De Leon takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but De Leon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Woerner throws a big shot that misses.
De Leon has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Woerner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Woerner throws a lazy right hand but De Leon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Leon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Leon blocks a head kick by Woerner.
De Leon is looking for the big counter here.
De Leon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woerner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Leon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Woerner! De Leon lets Woerner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Woerner feints and then cracks De Leon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Leon down.
De Leon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Woerner.
De Leon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Leon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Woerner lands the left hand.
Woerner connects with an inside leg kick.
Woerner connects with a vicious head kick that knocks De Leon to the floor! Woerner dives in looking for the finish!
De Leon is concentrating on defense, preventing Woerner from advancing position.
De Leon is pressing down on Woerner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Woerner gets to his feet. De Leon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
De Leon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Woerner.
De Leon is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Woerner with a body shot.
Woerner throws an overhand right that lands on De Leon's shoulder, as De Leon tries to avoid the shot.
De Leon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Leon takes a jab right on the kisser.
The cut above Abelardo De Leon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Woerner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Woerner throws a lazy uppercut
and De Leon counters with a good, hard body kick but Woerner shrugs it off.
Woerner throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Leon counters with a stiff right hand.
De Leon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Woerner is breathing heavily.
De Leon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Woerner misses with a straight right.
Woerner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from De Leon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woerner wants to land a leg kick but De Leon is out of range.
De Leon replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Woerner blocks it well.
Woerner swings widly with a right hand
and De Leon counters with a left to the body.
Woerner throws a hook but De Leon avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Woerner tries a low kick but De Leon avoids it.
As Woerner backs off De Leon throws a huge counter combo but Woerner manages to avoid it all.
De Leon sends Woerner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Leon is motioning to the referee to let Woerner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woerner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from De Leon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Leon sends Woerner crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! De Leon is motioning to the referee to let Woerner up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Woerner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Leon closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Woerner out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abelardo De Leon!
A victorious Abelardo De Leon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ahjo Kuomanen (ranked 16 p4p, 202 weight class) and Axmed Abdullah (ranked 5 p4p, 30 weight class). Kuomanen comes to the cage accompanied by HonestKey - One Shot. 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 31 - 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 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Axmed Abdullah !
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuomanen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch lands to the side of Abdullah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kuomanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdullah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuomanen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abdullah as he avoids it easily.
Abdullah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kuomanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kuomanen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuomanen scores with a nice right hand.
Abdullah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Abdullah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuomanen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuomanen is taking a breather. Abdullah 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.
Abdullah 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.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Abdullah defends it well.
Kuomanen is trying to work for a kimura but Abdullah is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Abdullah is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen is working for a submission of some sort.
Kuomanen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdullah keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is looking for a kimura here.
Kuomanen throwing shots but Abdullah is blocking nicely.
Abdullah moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuomanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdullah has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kuomanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kuomanen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kuomanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Abdullah holds on and takes a little breather.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kuomanen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abdullah is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kuomanen throws a lazy right hand but Abdullah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Abdullah tries to counter it with a takedown but Kuomanen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kuomanen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdullah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kuomanen gets a double leg takedown into Abdullah 's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdullah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuomanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Kuomanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuomanen wants to control from the top but Abdullah keeps moving.
Kuomanen pushing down on Abdullah 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's six 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.
Kuomanen is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Abdullah reverses the position - he's now on top in Kuomanen's guard.
Abdullah preventing the sweep.
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdullah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuomanen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Abdullah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kuomanen throws his legs up looking for a submission but Abdullah uses it to pass to side control.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands an elbow.
Abdullah wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuomanen keeps working.
Abdullah lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kuomanen down.
Kuomanen is looking for a sweep.
What's Kuomanen going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuomanen is looking to reverse the position.
Abdullah working away.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to half guard.
Abdullah lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuomanen defending against the ground and pound.
Abdullah wants to control but Kuomanen is keeping him busy.
Kuomanen regains half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Kuomanen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Abdullah .
Abdullah looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Abdullah slips a nice elbow through Kuomanen's hands, connecting with Kuomanen's forehead.
Abdullah wants to take a breather but Kuomanen is having none of it.
Kuomanen is looking for a sweep. Abdullah is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuomanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuomanen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kuomanen shoots in for a double leg but Abdullah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuomanen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abdullah defends well and Kuomanen ends up having to push Abdullah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abdullah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuomanen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abdullah fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuomanen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Abdullah in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuomanen connects with a single shot there.
Abdullah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuomanen to score with a decent uppercut.
Abdullah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuomanen.
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kuomanen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdullah swivels and escapes.
A countering left hand to the body from Abdullah misses.
Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuomanen.
Abdullah follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah slips under a jab.
Kuomanen lands a jab to Abdullah 's midsection.
Nice straight punches there by Kuomanen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kuomanen.
Kuomanen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Abdullah on his heels. He'll look to pass Abdullah 's guard now, I'm sure.
Kuomanen is in close to Abdullah 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdullah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kuomanen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Abdullah manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kuomanen has Abdullah in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Abdullah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kuomanen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abdullah has managed to get both his arms back between Kuomanen's legs - danger averted.
Abdullah works over Kuomanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Kuomanen trying to control the position.
Kuomanen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Abdullah defends it easily.
Abdullah trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuomanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuomanen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abdullah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ahjo Kuomanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuomanen looking for subs off his back but Abdullah has passed one foot through into half guard.
Abdullah not doing much here.
Abdullah lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah prevents Kuomanen from improving his position.
Kuomanen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kuomanen tries to get to full guard but Abdullah has control of the leg.
Kuomanen is working hard here to advance position.
Abdullah working Kuomanen over with strikes.
That's six 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.
Abdullah is trying to control the action in half guard but Kuomanen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuomanen is trying to get back to full guard.
Abdullah 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.
Abdullah trying to control from half guard but Kuomanen is working away.
Kuomanen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Abdullah 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Abdullah 's back!
Abdullah wants to control his opponent's hands but Kuomanen gets his hands free.
I would not like to be Abdullah right now.
Kuomanen looking for the choke but no joy.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen trying to control.
Kuomanen is hanging on to Abdullah 's back as he tries to escape.
Kuomanen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Abdullah is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kuomanen gets his way!
That's eight 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.
Kuomanen missing with strikes from the back.
Abdullah tries to roll but Kuomanen sticks to his back.
Kuomanen patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kuomanen misses with a punch to the head.
Kuomanen missing with punches from the back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Kuomanen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen controlling well, preventing Abdullah from escaping the position.
Kuomanen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Kuomanen looking to hold on to the position here but Abdullah rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Abdullah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen looking to sit in guard and control but Abdullah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuomanen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Abdullah landing with the ground and pound.
Kuomanen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ahjo Kuomanen dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Kuomanen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kuomanen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Abdullah is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuomanen.
Abdullah is defending against the submission attempts here by Kuomanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdullah has hold of Kuomanen's hands but Kuomanen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kuomanen.
Kuomanen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abdullah does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuomanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Abdullah sees it coming and defends easily.
Abdullah is looking to control Kuomanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Abdullah avoid being mounted?
Kuomanen is keen to just control but Abdullah is a slippery customer.
Kuomanen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Abdullah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kuomanen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kuomanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Abdullah is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abdullah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuomanen.
Abdullah flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuomanen steps away.
Abdullah ducks right into an uppercut from Kuomanen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kuomanen.
Kuomanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?
Kuomanen jabs Abdullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Abdullah slips under a jab.
Abdullah drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kuomanen defends it well.
Kuomanen swings for the body but Abdullah moves out of range.
Kuomanen looks for a takedown but Abdullah sprawls well.
Abdullah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen shoots for a double leg takedown but Abdullah sprawls well. He's pushed Kuomanen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kuomanen throws an overhand right that lands on Abdullah 's shoulder, as Abdullah tries to avoid the shot.
Abdullah is looking for the big counter here.
Kuomanen throws a big shot that misses.
Abdullah flicks out a counter leg kick but Kuomanen steps away.
Kuomanen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuomanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Abdullah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Axmed Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdullah has wrist control.
Kuomanen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abdullah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kuomanen trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Abdullah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Abdullah keeping moving, preventing Kuomanen from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kuomanen connects with a crisp jab.
That's six 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.
Kuomanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kuomanen lands a body shot.
Kuomanen lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuomanen. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuomanen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdullah pinned against the cage. Abdullah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As Kuomanen backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but Kuomanen manages to avoid it all.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ahjo Kuomanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen misses with a looping right.
Kuomanen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Abdullah 's guard.
Abdullah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Abdullah controlling the position.
Kuomanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Abdullah has wrist control.
Abdullah has control of Kuomanen's left arm, preventing Kuomanen from doing any damage.
Abdullah working for a triangle but Kuomanen defends it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen controlling from the top position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kuomanen looking to sit in guard and control but Abdullah gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kuomanen has his foot on Abdullah 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abdullah works his way back into a safe position though.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kuomanen controls Abdullah momentarily but Abdullah frees himself.
Kuomanen is looking for a triangle but Abdullah pushes his legs off easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kuomanen is on top in guard.
Kuomanen trying to control but Abdullah is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kuomanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ahjo Kuomanen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuomanen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahjo Kuomanen!
Ahjo Kuomanen retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Ahjo Kuomanen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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