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FIGHT FARM 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Cumming (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cumming is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: White America. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Izzy Cumming!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cumming closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lai blocks an uppercut.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cumming lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cumming struggles to land a body shot inside as Lai controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cumming as Lai tries to tie him up.
Cumming lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Cumming is leaning against Lai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cumming lands a nice shot to the body.
Lai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lai letting Cumming take a breather here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cumming has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cumming avoids it.
Cumming scores with a shot to the side of Lai's head.
Cumming blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
Cumming tries to throw a body punch but Lai avoids it by throwing Cumming back against the cage.
Lai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cumming working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cumming.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lai as Cumming tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cumming throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lais head.
Lai is rocked!
Cumming breaks the clinch.
Cumming fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lai, pushing him back against the cage.
Cumming leaning against his opponent.
Lai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cumming's face.
Lai misses with some punches.
A short right from Cumming.
Lai blocking some punches.
Lai letting Cumming take a breather here.
Cumming on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cumming.
Cumming lands an uppercut.
Oh Lai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cumming blocks it with crossed arms.
Lai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cumming presses Lai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lai seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hand to the body from Cumming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cumming lands a shoulder strike.
Cumming lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lai backwards.
Cumming blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cumming lands a nice uppercut.
Lai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cumming digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
Lai is breathing heavily.
Cumming is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cumming blocks an elbow strike.
Cumming lands a body punch.
Cumming lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cumming.
Cumming lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cumming blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cumming is working Lai over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cumming - that landed with a thud.
Cumming lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cumming stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Izzy Cumming dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cumming gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cumming tries to work over Lai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cumming digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
Lai prevents a body shot from Cumming.
Cumming cracks Lai with a nice body shot.
Cumming blocks an elbow strike from Lai.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cumming.
Cumming has Lai pressed against the cage.
Lai is trying to maintain a safe position but Cumming gets an underhook and turns Lai into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cumming in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cumming.
Cumming goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cumming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cumming taking a breather.
A short right from Cumming.
Lai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cumming blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cumming.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cumming's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cumming.
Cumming lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cumming unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cumming stalling against the cage.
Cumming tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lai's elbow.
Cumming lands a shot to the body.
Cumming has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cumming lands a shoulder strike.
Cumming digs a right hand into Lai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lai's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Cumming.
Cumming tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cumming lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cumming's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cumming throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cumming cracks Lai with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cumming on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cumming - that landed with a thud.
Cumming presses Lai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cumming presses Lai against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cumming - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cumming unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lai! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cumming is unloading with more strikes now! Lai drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Izzy Cumming!
Izzy Cumming thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brady Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stairway to Heaven. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brady Smith!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Michael cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Smith gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith wants to control but Michael is keeping him busy.
Michael on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Michael tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith controlling the action here.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Michael's hands, connecting with Michael's forehead.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Smith landing shots from mount.
Michael knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Michael that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Smith putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith with a couple of short strikes.
Michael is rocked!
Smith postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Michael in real trouble here! The ref calls for Michael to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brady Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juan Arce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Testaverde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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193 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Arce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piero Testaverde!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testaverde fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arce checks it well.
Testaverde lands with a straight right. Arce didn't see that one coming.
Testaverde tries to sprawl but Arce drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arce seems to be working for a kimura but Testaverde defends the submission attempt.
Testaverde tries to get to full guard but Arce has control of the leg.
Arce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Testaverde defending well though.
Arce sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Testaverde defending well though.
Testaverde avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arce.
Testaverde manages to get to full guard.
Testaverde is trying to control the position but Arce postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arce postures up in Testaverde's guard and throws a big left but Testaverde blocks it.
Arce tries to free his leg and advance position but Testaverde is retaining full guard.
Arce drops back looking for a leg! Testaverde is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Testaverde manages to kick Arce off! Arce jumps back into Testaverde's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arce sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Testaverde's guard.
Arce tries to pass to full mount but Testaverde defends it.
Arce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Testaverde's head.
Arce missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arce passes to full mount!
Arce has control of Testaverde's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Testaverde regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Testaverde is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Testaverde blocking the ground and pound.
Arce is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Arce extends the arm and Testaverde is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Juan Arce!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braga comes to the cage accompanied by Run This Town. Miguel Braga has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Braga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Shields!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shields shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Braga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Shields drops back looking for a leg! Braga is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Braga manages to kick Shields off! Shields jumps back into Braga's guard.
Shields pushing down on Braga's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Shields wants to control but Braga is keeping him busy.
Shields throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Braga tries to kick Shields off but Shields keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Shields throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Shields with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Braga is not content to let Shields control the position.
Shields has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Braga defend it? Shields steps over the head and cranks it - Braga is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Shields!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Shields!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Ferrat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aarrearkku Markku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Ferrat could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aarrearkku Markku's chin.
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165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor Ferrat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aarrearkku Markku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markku dives in and scores a takedown into Ferrat's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markku tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrat is retaining full guard.
Markku stops Ferrat from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markku landing with the ground and pound.
Ferrat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ferrat is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Markku postures up and lands a big shot to Ferrat's brow.
Ferrat is looking to stand up but Markku isn't so interested in that idea.
Markku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Markku content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ferrat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markku.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markku tries to free his leg and advance position but Ferrat is retaining full guard.
Markku won't allow Ferrat to get back to his feet.
Markku in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Markku looking to pass the guard.
Markku postures up in Ferrat's guard and throws a big left but Ferrat blocks it.
Markku with a flurry of punches that miss.
Markku throws a big right hand that misses.
Ferrat avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ferrat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Markku.
Markku throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Markku accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferrat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markku drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ferrat dives on top into guard.
Ferrat tries to stand but Markku is controlling from the bottom.
Markku looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ferrat is defending well. Markku quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ferrat has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Markku celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aarrearkku Markku!
Aarrearkku Markku gave a mention to Demonic Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddard Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Subdollah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddard Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amir Subdollah!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Subdollah, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Subdollah against the cage but Subdollah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stark closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stark lands in his opponent's guard.
Subdollah keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Subdollah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stark wants to control from the top but Subdollah keeps moving.
Subdollah is pulling down on Stark's head to control his posture.
Subdollah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Subdollah is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Amir Subdollah has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Subdollah misses with a straight right.
Subdollah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stark looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Subdollah looking to control.
Subdollah pulls Stark in close to his closed guard and prevents Stark from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stark has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stark trying to control but Subdollah is working from the bottom.
Subdollah is adopting a defensive guard.
Stark wants to control from the top but Subdollah keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amir Subdollah.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Subdollah as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddard Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Subdollah looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Amir Subdollah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Subdollah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark shoots for a double leg takedown but Subdollah sprawls well. He's pushed Stark's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stark shoots for a takedown but Subdollah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stark looks for a takedown but Subdollah sprawls well.
Stark fails with the takedown
and Subdollah counters with a nice body kick.
Stark fails with the takedown.
Stark with a poor takedown
and Subdollah counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Subdollah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark tries for a takedown but Subdollah circles away easily
and Subdollah counters with a thumping low kick.
Stark is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Subdollah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Stark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Subdollah defends it nicely.
Stark shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddard Stark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Stark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stark circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark has his takedown stuffed
and Subdollah counters with a good low kick that Stark was not able to check.
Subdollah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Stark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stark throws a big elbow that misses.
Stark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Subdollah is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Stark postures up and lands a big shot to Subdollah's brow.
Subdollah pulls Stark in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Subdollah has Stark pulled in close to control his posture.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Stark throws a big right hand that misses.
Subdollah controls Stark momentarily but Stark frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Amir Subdollah.
Stark feints and as Subdollah raises his hands in defense, Stark changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Eddard Stark overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Subdollah controlling the position.
Stark is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Subdollah working a defensive guard here.
Subdollah has his hands on Stark's head, controlling the position.
Amir Subdollah has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Subdollah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddard Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Subdollah counters with a nice leg kick.
Subdollah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Subdollah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stark's calf.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Subdollah. That's going to slow Stark down.
Subdollah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark avoids the head kick by Subdollah.
Subdollah connects with an inside leg kick.
Subdollah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Stark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Subdollah counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Amir Subdollah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Stark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Subdollah counters with an inside leg kick.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
Stark landing a few strikes.
Stark with the ground and pound but Subdollah regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Stark not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Subdollah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Subdollah keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Subdollah keeping full guard, as Stark tries to pass.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Subdollah controlling Stark's posture.
Subdollah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Stark stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Subdollah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Subdollah is controlling Stark's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amir Subdollah has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Subdollah throws a head kick that half lands.
Stark closes this distance looking for a takedown but Subdollah circles away.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Subdollah, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Subdollah against the cage but Subdollah circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eddard Stark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Subdollah.
Stark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Subdollah sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stark somewhat.
Subdollah moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark fails with a takedown attempt.
Stark is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Subdollah lands a leg kick that knocks Stark off balance momentarily.
Stark throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Subdollah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stark is in Subdollah's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stark trying to control the position from guard on top but Subdollah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stark being controlled here momentarily.
Let's hope that Subdollah 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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stark trying to control but Subdollah is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Subdollah slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
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 Eddard Stark.
I think Stark 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddard Stark!
Post fight, an emotional Eddard Stark said 'Any ladies interested im having a vagetarian smorg in my room after fights, room 1301 at the hilton. Thanks to the 6 that helped me get over the pre fight jitters last nite and the 3 this morning...'.
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