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CWFL Aivovaurio v Fuschini PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Gouda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fritz Gouda acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Barry Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fritz Gouda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanders looks to score with a jab to the body but Gouda is just out of range.
Gouda throws a right hand that Sanders ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanders also avoids with ease.
Sanders misses with a combination
and Gouda moves into the clinch.
Gouda trying to land knees to the body.
Gouda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanders has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Gouda regains guard immediately.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanders is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Gouda is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Gouda has escaped and now he's on top!
Sanders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders 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.
Gouda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanders has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gouda has managed to get both his arms back between Sanders's legs - danger averted.
Sanders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gouda defends well.
Gouda must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Sanders is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Sanders is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gouda defends well.
Sanders wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sanders has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gouda can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Gouda trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sanders's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders looking to control.
Sanders throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gouda would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gouda stopping the sweep attempt from Sanders.
Gouda avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Sanders dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sanders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gouda as he jumps to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanders. Gouda does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanders will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanders shoots for a takedown but Gouda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gouda tries to bum rush Sanders with a series of wild strikes but Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanders jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a looping left.
A combination from Gouda does no damage.
Sanders dodges the punch combination from Gouda.
Gouda fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders has his takedown stuffed
and Gouda counters with a low kick, right behind Sanders 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Sanders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Sanders or perhaps it was just good defense by Gouda which made him look bad.
Gouda misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanders misses with the combination.
Sanders looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gouda wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gouda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gouda doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanders.
Gouda is looking to improve his position.
Sanders is trying to work for a kimura but Gouda is defending well.
Gouda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gouda is looking to improve his position.
Sanders tries to pass to full mount but Gouda defends it.
Sanders throwing shots but Gouda is blocking nicely.
Gouda avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanders.
Gouda on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gouda really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sanders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sanders throwing shots but Gouda is blocking nicely.
Sanders thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sanders 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.
Sanders is trying to work for a kimura but Gouda is defending well.
Sanders wants to free his trapped foot but Gouda is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gouda wants to control but Sanders is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gouda wants to get back to his feet.
Sanders not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanders not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sanders is looking to advance position but Gouda won't allow it.
Gouda is in trouble now - Sanders has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Sanders dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sanders moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sanders throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gouda tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sanders is in Gouda's guard.
Sanders pushing down on Gouda's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanders throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sanders throws a strike but Gouda avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sanders passes Gouda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Sanders moves into full mount! Gouda won't be happy about that!
Sanders jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Gouda is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Gouda and Sanders has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Sanders is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gouda has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gouda is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sanders advances to mount.
Gouda avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sanders.
Sanders goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gouda is on top in guard.
Gouda wants to get up but he can't break Sanders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sanders trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sanders looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanders, not yet.
Sanders working for a triangle but Gouda defends it easily.
Sanders looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gouda wants to stand but Sanders is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sanders looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders 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.
Sanders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barry Sanders is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sanders controlling the position easily from mount.
Gouda keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanders controlling his opponent.
Sanders unloads with some shots from mount but Gouda bucks and avoids them well.
Sanders looking to control and managing it successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fritz Gouda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gouda tries to hold on but Sanders pushes him away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Sanders showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sanders, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Sanders!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson comes to the ring accompanied by Moby - Extreme Ways . Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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203 lbs
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219 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trevor Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young takes the fight into the clinch.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. Young does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Young lands with a nice body punch.
Young clinches.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Trevor Wilson has been cut.
Wilson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Young wants to clinch but Wilson slips to the side
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Dan Young has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Young.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Young lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson shoots in but no luck this time.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Young. That one must have hurt.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Young throws an elbow that misses.
Wilson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Young avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Young tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Young tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Young lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Young.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown. Young tries to sprawl out of it but Wilson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Young manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Young.
Wilson tries to clinch but Young is having none of it.
Young tries to clinch but Wilson moves away
and Wilson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wilson stalling in the clinch but Young improves position.
Young digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Young wants to stand and escape but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson is pushing down on Young's leg trying to pass to half guard. Young is fighting to maintain full guard but Wilson has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wilson prevents Young from standing back up.
Young blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson stops Young from getting back to his feet.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Young is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson winds up and cracks Young with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Young is trying to stand up here but Wilson is controlling him well.
Wilson working Young over with strikes.
Wilson prevents Young from standing back up.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wilson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
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.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Young really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Trevor Wilson.
Young thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Young, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Young against the ropes but Young circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wilson throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Young lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Young throws a head kick but Wilson moves out of range.
Young tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Wilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Young dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Young throws a head kick that Wilson semi-blocks.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson lands a head kick!
Young avoids the head kick by Wilson.
Young connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilson momentarily.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick
and Young counters with a stiff right hand.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilson stops Young from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Wilson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Young to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Young moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Young counters with a nice body shot.
Wilson wants to clinch.
Young goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Young throws a series of strikes that have Wilson backpedaling.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Young keeping full guard, as Wilson tries to pass.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to stand back up but Wilson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Young.
Wilson slows the pace down in half guard.
Wilson 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.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Young tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wilson decides to return to a standing position.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Young moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
Young scores with a leg kick.
Young cracks Wilson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Young lands a head shot.
Young throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilson.
Wilson throws a leg kick
letting Young counter with a right hand.
Young digs a good body shot into Wilson's ribs.
Young throws a nice head kick!
A head kick by Wilson misses
and Young counters with a thumping low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Young looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Young scores with a nice strike.
Young tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
Young punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Young will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. 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.
Young connects with a high kick.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Young keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Wilson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Young swivels and escapes.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Young defends it nicely.
Wilson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Young finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilson's head.
Young lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Young scores with a head kick.
Wilson avoids the head kick by Young.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Young has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wilson misses with a knee strike.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a body punch in the clinch.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Young keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Young stalling in the clinch but Wilson improves position.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson takes an elbow to the temple.
Young is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilson is defending well for now.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trevor Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Wilson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Young avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wilson looking for a takedown.
Young lands a body shot in the clinch.
Young lands an elbow inside that Wilson shrugs off.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Young won't allow it.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is leaning against Wilson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Young creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilson's defenses.
Young missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Young just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wilson's brow.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Young tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wilson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson is taking a breather. Young 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.
Young looks like he's trying to stand up.
Trevor Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura but Young is defending well.
Young tries to kick Wilson off but Wilson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wilson controlling the action here.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wilson is taking a breather. Young 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.
Wilson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wilson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wilson is trying to control the action in half guard but Young is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Young has managed to free his arm - good work.
Young wants to get back to his feet.
Young taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Wilson.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Young!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maukka Peusjaetkae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Eduardo had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maukka Peusjaetkae!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo misses the shot to the body.
Eduardo tries to bum rush Peusjaetkae with a series of wild strikes but Peusjaetkae uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Peusjaetkae with that takedown attempt.
Peusjaetkae keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eduardo.
Eduardo misses the shot to the body.
Eduardo throws a nice looking combination but Peusjaetkae bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eduardo throws a series of strikes that have Peusjaetkae backpedaling.
It looks like Maukka Peusjaetkae has been cut.
Peusjaetkae throws a head kick but Eduardo moves out of range.
Peusjaetkae fails to land the takedown.
Eduardo takes a swing at Peusjaetkae's ribcage but misses.
Eduardo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Eduardo throws a big shot that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Eduardo there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peusjaetkae fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Eduardo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maukka Peusjaetkae.
Eduardo drops Peusjaetkae with a beautiful combination! Peusjaetkae stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Eduardo is looking for the KO!
Peusjaetkae is rocked!
Peusjaetkae looks gassed!
Eduardo moves in close and cracks Peusjaetkae with a massive right hand! Peusjaetkae, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Eduardo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Eduardo!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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20
135 lbs
3 - 4 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Luiz Soto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, CJ Hammer!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Soto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soto showed some decent athleticism there.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Soto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hammer's head.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back.
Soto in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hammer tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Soto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luiz Soto!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Baku Bolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keigal Greco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keigal Greco has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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21
138 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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25
135 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Baku Bolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keigal Greco!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greco throws an overhand right that lands on Bolo's shoulder, as Bolo tries to avoid the shot.
Bolo throws a lazy right hand but Greco sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Greco slips a jab and a cross from Bolo.
Bolo looks to land a combination but Greco avoids it well.
Bolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greco misses with a looping left.
Greco is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bolo's half guard.
Greco throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Well, if Greco 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.
Bolo pushes Greco off looking to stand but Greco dives back in and keeps control.
Greco controlling the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keigal Greco wasn't active enough on the ground.
Bolo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco staying out of range there.
Bolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greco.
Bolo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bolo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Greco manages to avoid it.
Bolo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bolo throws an overhand right that lands on Greco's shoulder, as Greco tries to avoid the shot.
Greco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bolo is fending him off so far but Greco persists. Nope, Bolo circles away and we're back to standing.
Bolo misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Bolo finds it's target.
Greco thows a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolo, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Bolo.
Bolo connects with a crisp jab.
Bolo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
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.
Greco ducks under a wild hook from Bolo.
Greco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baku Bolo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolo scores with a jab to the head.
Bolo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolo misses with a hook.
Bolo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bolo throws a right hand that Greco ducks under and follows up with a left that Greco also avoids with ease.
Bolo looks to throw the jab but Greco is out of range.
Bolo throws the left hand but Greco avoids the punch easily.
Bolo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bolo misses the shot to the body.
Greco tries to score with a low kick but Bolo moves his leg out of the way.
Greco throws a hook to the side of Bolo's head but Bolo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bolo, as that shot connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bolo misses.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.
Bolo slips a jab from Greco.
Greco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bolo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Greco has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolo wants to stand but Greco is controlling the position.
Greco controlling from the top position.
Bolo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bolo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bolo is wriggling around but Greco manages to pass to half guard.
Greco content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bolo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bolo wants to get back to his feet.
Greco drops an elbow to the side of Bolo's head.
Greco is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bolo wants to get back to his feet.
Greco controlling the action here.
Greco thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bolo's head.
Bolo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greco on the ground.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bolo ducks under a wild hook from Greco.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keigal Greco dominated that round.
That's time! Bolo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bolo scores with a nice head shot.
Bolo looks to land a right hand but Greco moved out of range.
Bolo misses with a wild body shot.
Bolo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bolo misses with the combination.
Bolo throws a hook to the side of Greco's head but Greco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bolo throws a shot from downtown. Greco moves away and avoids it.
Bolo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Greco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greco slips a straight right by Bolo.
Greco looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bolo!
Greco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bolo wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bolo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Greco with good strikes from the mount here!
Bolo is trying to stand up.
Greco controlling from mount.
Greco breaks from Bolo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bolo is in a horrible position here. Greco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bolo tries to get out of the position.
Bolo tries to buck Greco off but he can't manage it.
BOOM! Greco connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bolo is rocked!
Bolo is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Oh Bolo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Greco controlling the pace for now.
Bolo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bolo tries to buck Greco off but he can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Greco sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greco with shots to the head and body - Bolo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Greco tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee warns Bolo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bolo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Greco controlling the position easily from mount.
Greco cracks Bolo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bolo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greco controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Greco has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Greco's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bolo trying desperately to get to his feet.
Greco with good strikes from the mount here!
Bolo is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greco lands a big elbow.
Bolo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Greco controlling from the full mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bolo is trying to stand up.
Keigal Greco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bolo swinging wildly here.
Bolo missing with a left hand there. Greco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keigal Greco showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Bolo.
Greco throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Greco walks into a left hand.
A big right from Bolo misses.
Greco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bolo.
Bolo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Greco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bolo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greco was well out of range. Poor timing from Bolo.
Bolo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bolo lands with a good body shot.
Bolo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Greco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Bolo misses.
Nice sprawl there from Bolo as Greco shoots in.
Bolo throws a big shot that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Greco.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greco closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bolo did well to prevent Greco getting side control.
Greco is pressing down on Bolo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bolo is holding on for now.
Bolo tries to kick Greco off but Greco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Greco controlling the action here.
Greco trying to mount his opponent but Bolo defends it.
Greco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Greco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greco sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bolo tries to kick Greco off but Greco keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Greco with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Keigal Greco hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Greco throws a lazy right hand but Bolo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bolo throws a shot from downtown. Greco moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Bolo misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Bolo there.
Bolo digs a good hook to Greco's body.
Bolo scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolo scores with the left hand. Greco knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Bolo. That snapped Greco's head back.
Bolo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bolo misses with an uppercut. Greco saw that one coming.
Baku Bolo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bolo.
Bolo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Greco on the side of the head.
Bolo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bolo catches Greco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Greco is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Greco keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bolo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bolo.
Greco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bolo misses the jab.
Bolo misses with a hook.
Bolo swinging wildly here.
Baku Bolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bolo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Greco moves away.
Bolo throws a jab when Greco was well out of range.
Greco waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bolo.
Greco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bolo circles away.
Baku Bolo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keigal Greco.
Bolo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bolo jabs Greco right on the nose. Greco blinks but takes it well.
Greco doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bolo misses with a straight right.
Bolo throws an overhand right that lands on Greco's shoulder, as Greco tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Bolo misses its intended target.
Greco shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Greco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keigal Greco.
I've got Greco winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keigal Greco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Muchacho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Muchacho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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24
220 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
219 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bo Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Muchacho!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves swings for the body but Muchacho moves out of range.
Alves looks to land a right hand but Muchacho moved out of range.
Alves lands with a cross.
Muchacho closes this distance looking for a takedown but Alves circles away.
Muchacho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Muchacho feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Muchacho throwing strikes but missing.
Alves looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muchacho is one step ahead there.
Alves looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Muchacho puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Alves is looking to control Muchacho's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alves avoid being mounted?
Muchacho is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muchacho frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Alves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Alves tries to get out of the position.
Muchacho lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alves hang on?
Muchacho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Muchacho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Muchacho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Muchacho lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Muchacho in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Alves is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Muchacho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muchacho controlling the position easily from mount.
Alves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Muchacho.
Muchacho lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Muchacho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves can't escape the position.
Muchacho is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muchacho wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Alves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Muchacho on the ground.
Muchacho scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Muchacho wants to control the pace but Alves is squirming around nicely.
Muchacho cracks Alves with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
It looks like Bo Alves has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muchacho working the ground and pound effectively.
Bo Alves's cut is getting worse.
Alves is squirming around, avoiding Muchacho's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muchacho lands a heavy elbow.
Bo Alves's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bo Alves's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Muchacho!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markku Alarinne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Ice Ice Baby. A fine choice. Alarinne has chosen Chiquita Ska Band - American Jesus as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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22
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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25
174 lbs
11 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Markku Alarinne!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alarinne misses with a wild body shot.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Alarinne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Alarinne's head.
It looks like Markku Alarinne has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Alarinne down.
Alarinne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alarinne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alarinne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alarinne moves away.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a leg kick but Alarinne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Alarinne lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Alarinne misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alarinne is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alarinne misses with a looping left.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alarinnes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Alarinne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alarinne tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses the jab.
Alarinne slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva stuns Alarinne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva digs a good body shot into Alarinne's ribs.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alarinne. Alarinne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Alarinne gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alarinne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alarinne misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Alarinne lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Alarinne is going to stand back up.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Alarinne's back. He's all about the action.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Alarinne cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A swing and a miss from Alarinne.
Alarinne misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alarinne misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a right and a left that Alarinne avoids nicely.
Silva scores with a hook.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Alarinne.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva catches Alarinne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Alarinne.
Alarinne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Markku Alarinne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alarinne looks gassed!
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva thuds a left hand into Alarinne's body.
Alarinne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alarinne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alarinne looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Alarinne avoids them all with ease.
Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Silva.
A short right from Silva.
Alarinne stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alarinne throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva scores with a jab. Alarinne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Alarinne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarinne.
Alarinne lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva throws a jab when Alarinne was well out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Alarinne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Alarinne misses the target.
Alarinne stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a low kick but Alarinne moves out of range easily.
Alarinne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva drives through and clinches with Alarinne against the ropes.
Silva presses Alarinne against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva motions for Alarinne to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alarinne.
Alarinne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Alarinne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Alarinne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Alarinne misses the target.
Alarinne thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Silva misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks for the body kick but Alarinne saw that one coming.
Alarinne throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alarinne misses with an uppercut.
Alarinne misses with a body shot.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alarinne.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alarinne's sensitive parts.
Alarinne throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alarinne is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Alarinne is breathing heavily.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Alarinne throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alarinne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alarinne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Alarinne.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Alarinne's torso.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings for the body but Alarinne moves out of range.
Alarinne throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alarinne.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Alarinne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva moves out of range as Alarinne strikes.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva clinches up against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alarinne can do to turn this around?
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva misses with a straight right.
Alarinne throws a big shot that misses.
Alarinne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alarinne just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alarinne.
Silva avoids the body shot from Alarinne.
Silva throws the left hand but Alarinne avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Alarinne defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva moves away from the strike by Alarinne.
Alarinne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Alarinne needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarinne.
Silva digs a good body shot into Alarinne's ribs.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Alarinne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva defending well as Alarinne loads up on a big left hand.
Alarinne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alarinne misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Alarinne misses the target.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alarinne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva has closed the distance and engaged Alarinne in a clinch.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Alarinne misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Alarinne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Alarinne's head.
Alarinne misses the jab.
Alarinne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Alarinne misses the body punch
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alarinne staying out of range there.
Alarinne misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Alarinne moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alarinne circles away quickly and effectively.
Alarinne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alarinne misses with a hook.
A shot to the body from Alarinne misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Markku Alarinne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Alarinne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva wants to clinch up but Alarinne keeps it at a distance.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Alarinne thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alarinne.
A slow jab from Alarinne misses its intended target.
Alarinne misses with a body shot.
Alarinne swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alarinne.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Alarinne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alarinne misses with a wild body shot.
Alarinne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alarinne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alarinne throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Alarinne misses its intended target.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva slips under a jab from Alarinne.
Alarinne has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva slips under a jab.
Alarinne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Alarinne misses its intended target.
Alarinne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Alarinne avoids them all with ease.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva slips under a jab.
Alarinne misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alarinne throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
A jab lands there for Alarinne.
Alarinne takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alarinne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alarinne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alarinne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Alarinne scores with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alarinne. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the body from Alarinne misses
and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alarinne backwards.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alarinne misses with an uppercut.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alarinne misses the shot to the body.
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alarinne takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Alarinne misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alarinne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alarinne thows a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alarinne, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is pressed up against the ropes. Alarinne has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alarinne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Alarinne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Alarinne.
Alarinne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alarinne thinking.
Alarinne misses with a body punch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Markku Alarinne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alarinne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alarinne gets tackled into the ropes by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alarinne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That has opened up Markku Alarinne's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Alarinne throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alarinne. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alarinne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alarinne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alarinne throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Alarinne's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva rushes Alarinne and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Alarinne backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva stalling the fight.
Alarinne tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alarinne drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Markku Alarinne.
Alarinne misses with a body punch
and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Orlando Bloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. Tim Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Orlando Bloom's chin.
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Orlando Bloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tim Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bloom is looking to clinch but Taylor is avoiding it.
A good leg kick by Bloom.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Taylor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bloom sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor throws a big shot that misses.
Bloom tries a head kick but it misses.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bloom gets a clinch.
Bloom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Taylor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taylor trying to control but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Taylor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bloom keeps moving.
Bloom looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Taylor puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bloom is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom is positioning himself well to prevent Taylor advancing to mount.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bloom is trying to stand.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bloom sees it coming and defends easily.
Bloom tries to kick Taylor off but Taylor keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Taylor is looking to take a break and control but Bloom is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bloom is looking to escape.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taylor passes to side control.
Bloom explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Taylor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to pass the guard but Bloom is keeping the position.
Bloom pushes Taylor off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Taylor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bloom avoids it really well and circles away.
Taylor looks gassed!
Taylor has a takedown stuffed.
Orlando Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Bloom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloom connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Taylor misses the target.
Bloom tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bloom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloom looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Taylor throws a hook but Bloom blocks it.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bloom creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taylor sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bloom decides to stand back up.
Bloom tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Bloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom pushes Taylor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor tries to score a body lock takedown but Bloom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bloom landing knees to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bloom.
Bloom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloom gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Taylor jumps guard but Bloom stands there with Taylor around his waist. Taylor gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bloom landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands with a right to the head.
Taylor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bloom fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bloom stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bloom wants it to stay on the feet.
Bloom looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bloom tries to clinch up.
Bloom has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Bloom's takedown attempt.
Bloom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bloom trying to land knees to the body.
Bloom manages to pull guard.
Taylor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bloom dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bloom wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloom gets to his feet. Taylor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bloom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bloom tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor shoots in looking for a takedown. Bloom tries to sprawl out of it but Taylor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bloom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tim Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloom defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Bloom has managed to clinch.
Taylor is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bloom gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bloom prevents the takedown attempt.
Orlando Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Bloom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bloom lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bloom lands an uppercut.
Bloom has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Taylor is trying to keep an underhook but Bloom manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bloom is trying to control the action in half guard but Taylor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Bloom decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Taylor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
Orlando Bloom is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Bloom's shoulder, as Bloom tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloom.
Bloom on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bloom gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Bloom as the two fighters clinch.
Bloom is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Taylor can't fight it off and eventually Bloom manages to take the fight to the floor. Taylor looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bloom has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bloom decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bloom wants to clinch up but Taylor keeps it at a distance.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Bloom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bloom clinches up with Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Bloom lands with a light punch inside.
Bloom lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom lands a nice elbow.
Bloom pulls Taylor into guard.
Bloom wants to stand but Taylor is controlling the position.
Taylor advances position into side control!
Bloom wants to get back to his feet.
Bloom wants to control but Taylor postures up.
Bloom gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Taylor trying to control the action but Bloom is working from the bottom.
Bloom trying to hold on to Taylor's head to control him but Taylor postures up.
Taylor trying to control from half guard but Bloom is working away.
Orlando Bloom overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom is looking to escape.
Taylor is trying to control the action in half guard but Bloom is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bloom manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
Bloom uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor dives in and grabs Bloom's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bloom pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Bloom tries to clinch but Taylor is having none of it.
Bloom lands a head kick!
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taylor postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bloom is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Taylor, into his guard.
Bloom controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloom wants to stand but Taylor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Taylor controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Bloom from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Orlando Bloom dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bloom is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bloom throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Taylor.
Bloom throws a front kick that sends Taylor stumbling back into the ropes.
Bloom tries to clinch there but Taylor circles away.
Bloom connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Taylor shoots for a takedown but Bloom saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bloom closes the distance and clinches.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Orlando Bloom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Taylor.
Bloom scores with a knee to the head.
Bloom pulls guard.
Bloom scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bloom is looking to clinch.
Bloom uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bloom tries to clinch but Taylor moves out of range.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Taylor 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloom has Taylor up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bloom lands an elbow that stopped Taylor in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bloom.
Bloom has a couple of punches blocked by Taylor.
Bloom lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taylor.
Bloom lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Bloom.
Bloom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bloom keeping moving, preventing Taylor from controlling successfully.
Bloom is pulling down on Taylor's head. It's preventing any offense from Taylor, at least for the moment.
Bloom has his feet on Taylor's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Bloom doesn't manage to clinch there - Taylor circles away.
Tim Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloom slaps away a takedown attempt from Taylor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Bloom.
Bloom moves in looking to clinch but Taylor pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bloom.
Bloom has closed the distance and engaged Taylor in a clinch.
Bloom jumps guard and drags Taylor to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Bloom scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bloom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloom clinches with his opponent.
Bloom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bloom wants a takedown but no success here.
Taylor drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taylor takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloom manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bloom pulls Taylor in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bloom is keeping the position for now.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bloom keeps moving.
Bloom wants to stand up but Taylor is controlling him.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Bloom keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bloom has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bloom landing knees to the head.
Bloom gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Taylor regains guard.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Bloom from standing up.
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bloom defends well.
Bloom wants to get up but he can't break Taylor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Orlando Bloom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bloom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Orlando Bloom!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yamada Taiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isamu Minowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Minowa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Minute in Heaven kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yamada Taiki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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27
193 lbs
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196 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Yamada Taiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Isamu Minowa!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taiki misses with a wild body shot.
Isamu Minowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minowa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Taiki swivels and escapes.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minowa bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Minowa working away.
Minowa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
I looks like Minowa might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Minowa wants to control but Taiki is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Taiki's face as Minowa controls the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Minowa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Taiki is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Taiki on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taiki tries to get out of the position.
Taiki parries the strikes from Minowa easily there. Minowa is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taiki to escape.
Minowa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minowa in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Minowa cracks Taiki with a big right hand but Taiki just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Taiki struggling a bit here.
Minowa wants to control but Taiki is keeping him busy.
That's two 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.
Taiki being controlled for a moment.
Minowa wants to control but Taiki is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Isamu Minowa was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taiki stuffs the takedown.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa.
Taiki stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taiki wants it to stay on the feet.
Minowa avoids the head kick by Taiki.
Minowa cracks Taiki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Taiki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Minowa takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Isamu Minowa has been cut.
Minowa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taiki.
Minowa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taiki as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Minowa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Minowa looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Minowa trying to control from Taiki's half guard. Taiki has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Minowa trying to control the position from guard on top but Taiki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taiki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Isamu Minowa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isamu Minowa's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minowa tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Taiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taiki throws a hook but Minowa blocks it.
Nice takedown defense from Taiki. No joy for Minowa on that attempt.
Minowa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taiki is fending him off so far but Minowa persists. Nope, Taiki circles away and we're back to standing.
Taiki lands with a kick to the temple. Minowa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A left lands for Taiki.
Taiki keeps Minowa at a distance using the push kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Taiki. That's going to slow Minowa down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minowa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Taiki has managed to clinch.
Taiki has Minowa pushed against the ropes.
Minowa blocks an elbow strike.
Minowa is breathing heavily.
Minowa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Taiki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Yamada Taiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isamu Minowa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minowa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Taiki lands a brutal head kick. Minowa looks out on his feet and Taiki throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Yamada Taiki!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luca Fuschini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aivovaurio comes to the ring accompanied by Cold bitch. 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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169 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
15 - 7 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Luca Fuschini!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aivovaurio takes a swing at Fuschini's ribcage but misses.
Aivovaurio misses with a straight right.
Aivovaurio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuschini shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fuschini seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Aivovaurio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fuschini is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fuschini throwing shots but Aivovaurio is blocking nicely.
Fuschini missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fuschini wants to take a breather but Aivovaurio is having none of it.
Fuschini uses his free foot to push down on Aivovaurio's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aivovaurio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini looking to control but Aivovaurio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aivovaurio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fuschini on the ground.
Aivovaurio avoids a series of strikes thrown by Fuschini.
Fuschini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aivovaurio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Aivovaurio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Aivovaurio tries to get out of the position.
Aivovaurio is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Fuschini trying to control but Aivovaurio is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini has control of Aivovaurio's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Aivovaurio regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fuschini looking to control but Aivovaurio is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fuschini throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aivovaurio is squirming around, avoiding Fuschini's attempts to control the action.
Aivovaurio is looking to improve his position but Fuschini isn't that keen on the idea.
Fuschini wants to control the pace but Aivovaurio is squirming around nicely.
Aivovaurio is desperately trying to improve his position but Fuschini has a good base and remains in mount.
Fuschini with a couple of short strikes.
Aivovaurio blocking the ground and pound.
Fuschini wants to control the pace but Aivovaurio is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Fuschini controlling from the full mount.
Aivovaurio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Fuschini controlling from the full mount.
Fuschini is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Aivovaurio can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aivovaurio is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luca Fuschini dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Aivovaurio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuschini.
Aivovaurio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fuschini, as that shot connected.
Aivovaurio throws a right hand that Fuschini ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuschini also avoids with ease.
Aivovaurio scores with a head kick.
It looks like Luca Fuschini has been cut.
Fuschini throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fuschini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aivovaurio misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio misses with a looping right.
Aivovaurio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fuschini connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Aivovaurio scrambles back to his feet.
Aivovaurio defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fuschini.
Aivovaurio digs a good hook to Fuschini's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Aivovaurio misses the target.
Fuschini misses with a body shot
and Aivovaurio counters with a body kick that stops Fuschini in his tracks momentarily.
Fuschini is breathing heavily.
Aivovaurio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Aivovaurio quickly recovers to half guard.
Aivovaurio wants to get back to full guard.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aivovaurio to regain full guard.
Fuschini controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fuschini wants to control from the top but Aivovaurio keeps moving.
Aivovaurio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fuschini with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Aivovaurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aivovaurio being controlled here, momentarily.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luca Fuschini hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fuschini lunges at Aivovaurio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aivovaurio's hand.
Fuschini scores with a shot to the body.
Aivovaurio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aivovaurio slaps away a takedown attempt from Fuschini, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Aivovaurio scores with a four punch combination!
Fuschini gets a takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Aivovaurio to regain full guard.
Aivovaurio trying to keep a closed guard but Fuschini is proving a slippery customer.
Fuschini has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fuschini throws and elbow that misses. Aivovaurio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fuschini's guard. Nice move by Aivovaurio!
Fuschini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aivovaurio wanted to stand there but Fuschini had control of the position.
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.
Fuschini pulls Aivovaurio in close to his closed guard and prevents Aivovaurio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Fuschini is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fuschini throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aivovaurio escapes and throws Fuschini's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fuschini wants to control but Aivovaurio postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luca Fuschini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Aivovaurio loads up on a big right hand but Fuschini slips the punch.
Fuschini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Aivovaurio throws a right hand that Fuschini ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuschini also avoids with ease.
Aivovaurio misses with a body punch
and Fuschini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fuschini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuschini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fuschini thows a big elbow that misses.
Aivovaurio is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fuschini is controlling him.
Aivovaurio keeping moving, preventing Fuschini from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuschini showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Luca Fuschini hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fuschini misses with a wild body shot.
Fuschini scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuschini throws a shot from downtown. Aivovaurio moves away and avoids it.
Luca Fuschini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuschini scores with a decent looking hook.
Aivovaurio misses with a body shot.
Fuschini slips a straight right by Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuschini.
Aivovaurio avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Aivovaurio. Those never looked like landing.
Fuschini throws a good cross that connects.
Aivovaurio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fuschini stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio throws a solid leg kick but Fuschini takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aivovaurio.
Aivovaurio throws a lazy right hand but Fuschini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuschini fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aivovaurio manages to avoid it.
Fuschini closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fuschini lands in his opponent's guard.
Fuschini takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Aivovaurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuschini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fuschini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fuschini is looking to work some ground and pound but Aivovaurio has wrist control.
Aivovaurio keeping full guard, as Fuschini tries to pass.
Fuschini trying to control but Aivovaurio is working from the bottom.
Fuschini with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fuschini accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fuschini trying to control the position from guard on top but Aivovaurio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aivovaurio looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fuschini staying out of range there.
Aivovaurio goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fuschini misses the shot to the body.
Aivovaurio displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Fuschini.
Aivovaurio connects with a single shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio.
I think Aivovaurio has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ridge Kusimar Aivovaurio!
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