LFNC 178 - Milat v Mask PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Raymore Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Venn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as PJ Venn enters the cage!

Raymore Ardona
vs
Venn

188 cm
18
197 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Dragon

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Raymore Ardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, PJ Venn!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Venn!
Venn takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Venn slips a jab and a cross from Ardona.
Venn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ardona looks to land a right hand but Venn moved out of range.
Venn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ardona lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ardona throws the left hand but Venn avoids the punch easily.
Venn throws a nice looking combination but Ardona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Venn avoids nicely.
Ardona throws a right hand that Venn ducks under and follows up with a left that Venn also avoids with ease.
Ardona lands a really nice looking cross but Venn seems unphased.
Venn lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Ardona out cold! Ardona is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). PJ Venn!

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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Griffiths (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blair
vs
Griffiths

178 cm
27
178 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
175 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Experienced

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Griffiths!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Griffiths closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blair did well to prevent Griffiths getting side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Griffiths is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Griffiths is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Griffiths is trying to control the action in half guard but Blair is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Blair looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Blair has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Griffiths escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Griffiths!
Blair is not content to let Griffiths control the position.
Blair is looking for a sweep.

Griffiths is trying to get an arm triangle but Blair is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair struggling a bit here.

Griffiths is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blair has escaped the position, nice work there.

Griffiths working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Griffiths tries for a kimura but Blair is defending well.

Griffiths thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair is looking to reverse the position.
Blair is working hard here to advance position.

Griffiths wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blair, who protects the arm well.
Blair struggling a bit here.
Blair tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Griffiths is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blair knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Griffiths in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Blair is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Stephen Griffiths!
Stephen Griffiths bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
49%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Del Mar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Tommy Lotus acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Del Mar
vs
Lotus

180 cm
28
180 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

186 cm
34
183 lbs
24 - 31 - 2

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fabio Del Mar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 31 - 2, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Mar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lotus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Del Mar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lotus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Del Mar circles away.
Del Mar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Del Mar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lotus forces Del Mar back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Del Mar.
Del Mar prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lotus tries to break the clinch but Del Mar is controlling the position.
Del Mar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lotus tries to break free but Del Mar pushes him back against the cage.
Del Mar landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Del Mar is controlling him.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar looking to throw knees to the head but Lotus is blocking nicely.
Del Mar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Mar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Mar looking to throw knees to the head but Lotus is blocking nicely.
Del Mar connects with a knee to the head.
Del Mar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lotus wants to break free but Del Mar has control.
Del Mar lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Del Mar connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Mar with a knee to the head.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch but Del Mar keeps him there for the moment.
Del Mar is stalling here.
Del Mar misses with a knee to the head.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Del Mar is controlling him.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.
Lotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Del Mar landing knees to the body.
Lotus being controlled against the cage.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Del Mar lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Del Mar.
Del Mar lands a knee to the body.
Del Mar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lotus's efforts to push away.
Del Mar has Lotus pushed against the cage.
Del Mar looking to slow down the pace here.
Lotus tries to break the clinch but Del Mar is controlling the position.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lotus avoids it.
Del Mar scores with a knee to the head.
Del Mar keeps control of Lotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lotus can't break the clinch.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar is trying to stall.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
Lotus is trying to push Del Mar away but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lotus working hard to break the clinch.
Del Mar keeps control of Lotus as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lotus wants to break free but Del Mar has control.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Tommy Lotus has been cut.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Del Mar taking a breather.
Del Mar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lotus's face.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Del Mar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Del Mar stuffs the takedown.
Lotus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Mar wants to clinch up but Lotus keeps it at a distance.
Del Mar tries to clinch up but Lotus circles away and keeps his distance.
Del Mar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lotus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Del Mar throws a head kick that misses.
Del Mar fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Del Mar.
Del Mar lands with a slapping head kick.
Del Mar throws a sloppy head kick and Lotus moves out of range easily.
Lotus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lotus tries to bum rush Del Mar with a series of wild strikes but Del Mar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lotus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lotus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Del Mar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Del Mar as Lotus shoots in.
Del Mar lands a high kick!

Del Mar clinches up with Lotus and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lotus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fabio Del Mar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Del Mar working Lotus over with knees to the body.
Del Mar is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Mar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar has Lotus pressed against the cage, preventing Lotus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lotus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar stalling.
Lotus tries to circle away but Del Mar has him pinned against the cage.
Del Mar lands a knee to the head.
Lotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Del Mar.
Lotus takes a knee right on the jaw!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Del Mar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Del Mar.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lotus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lotus avoiding damage as Del Mar throws knees to the body.
Del Mar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lotus's efforts to push away.
Del Mar is trying to maintain a safe position but Lotus gets an underhook and turns Del Mar into the cage.
Lotus wants to break free but Del Mar has control.
Lotus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage.
Del Mar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lotus's efforts to push away.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.
Lotus is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar wants to stall.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.
Del Mar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Del Mar is trying to stall.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lotus avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Lotus wants to get back to striking at distance but Del Mar won't allow it.
Lotus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Del Mar prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Del Mar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Del Mar tries to clinch there but Lotus circles away.
Lotus looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Mar is just out of range.
Lotus swinging wildly here.
Del Mar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lotus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Del Mar pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Del Mar moves into the clinch successfully.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lotus wants to break free but Del Mar has control.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Mar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lotus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lotus is trying to push Del Mar away but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lotus can't break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Del Mar misses with a knee strike.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Mar prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lotus working hard to break the clinch.
Del Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lotus blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Mar scores a nice knee to the body.
Del Mar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lotus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage.
Lotus is trying to push Del Mar away but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lotus is trying to force a seperation but Del Mar has the dominant position.
Del Mar connects with a knee to the head.
Del Mar is looking to control Lotus's arms but Lotus gets an underhook and turns him. Now Del Mar has his back to the cage.
Lotus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Del Mar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lotus's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.
Del Mar is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Del Mar connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Lotus's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lotus wants to get back to striking at distance but Del Mar won't allow it.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch but Del Mar keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Mar lands a knee to the body.
Lotus is trying to break free.
Del Mar crunches a lovely knee into Lotus's ribcage.
Del Mar lands a knee to the head.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but Lotus blocks with his arms.
Del Mar taking a breather.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar trying to land knees to the body.
Del Mar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lotus is keeping busy.
Lotus tries to circle away but Del Mar has him pinned against the cage.
Del Mar prevents Lotus from breaking the clinch.
Del Mar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lotus can do to turn this around?
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Mar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tommy Lotus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus wants to break free but Del Mar has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Del Mar tries a knee to the head but Lotus blocks it.
Del Mar has Lotus pressed against the cage, preventing Lotus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Del Mar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Del Mar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Mar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lotus blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Mar has Lotus pushed against the cage.
Del Mar with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Del Mar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lotus tries a body shot but Del Mar blocks it.
Fabio Del Mar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Mar has Lotus pressed against the cage, preventing Lotus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Mar blocks a body shot from Lotus.
Lotus is trying to break the clinch but Del Mar has him pressed against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Del Mar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Mar 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Del Mar!
A less than humble Fabio Del Mar misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Dexter Morgan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Morgan
vs
Harrison

188 cm
23
203 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

186 cm
32
195 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dexter Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Harrison slaps away a takedown attempt from Morgan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Morgan throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Harrison was covering up waiting for the punch and Morgan finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Morgan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Harrison throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Morgan escapes and throws Harrison's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Morgan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harrison keeps working.
Morgan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Harrison is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrison manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan wants to stand up but Harrison is controlling the position.
Harrison is looking for a sweep. Morgan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Morgan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Morgan trying to control the action but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Morgan prevents Harrison from improving his position.
Harrison gets full guard.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Harrison looking to control.
Morgan is looking to stand up but Harrison won't let him.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Morgan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Morgan stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan dives in and grabs Harrison's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
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!
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harrison looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morgan as he jumps to the side.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Harrison. No joy for Morgan on that attempt.
Morgan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Morgan persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morgan loads up on a big right hand but Harrison slips the punch.
Morgan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harrison.
Morgan throws a right hand that Harrison ducks under and follows up with a left that Harrison also avoids with ease.
Morgan slaps away a takedown attempt from Harrison, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Harrison.
Harrison looks winded!
Harrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Morgan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Morgan lands a nice looking body shot.
Harrison walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Morgan misses.
Morgan misses with a takedown attempt - Harrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morgan connects with a nice looking jab.

Harrison feints and as Morgan raises his hands in defense, Harrison changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Morgan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harrison can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harrison preventing the sweep.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Harrison is controlling him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harrison passes Morgan's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Morgan is defending against the submission attempts here by Harrison.
Harrison scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Harrison prevents Morgan from improving his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Harrison's hands.
Morgan throws a jab but it's blocked by Harrison.
Nice sprawl there from Morgan as Harrison shoots in.

Morgan shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Morgan showed some decent athleticism there.
Morgan 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.
Morgan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harrison defending well though.
Morgan is trying to control. Harrison wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Harrison avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morgan.
Harrison trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Morgan lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morgan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Morgan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Morgan tries to pass to full mount but Harrison defends it.
Morgan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Morgan controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Morgan connects with a nice short shot to Harrison's temple.
Harrison landing a few short strikes.
Harrison is staying active underneath Morgan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dexter Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan wants to stand but Harrison has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morgan postures up in Harrison's guard and throws a big left but Harrison blocks it.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Harrison looking to control.
Morgan is looking to work some ground and pound but Harrison has wrist control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harrison's head.
Morgan wants to pass the guard but Harrison is keeping the position.
Morgan wants to stand but Harrison is controlling his posture from full guard.

Morgan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harrison wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Harrison not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Morgan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harrison keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Morgan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Harrison is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Morgan is aware though and is defending well.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Morgan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harrison's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.

Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Harrison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morgan lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dexter Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Morgan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harrison as he jumps to the side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Morgan is defended easily by Harrison.
Morgan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but Morgan shows good takedown defense.
Morgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Morgan dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Harrison is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harrison stuffs the takedown.
Harrison shoots in looking for a takedown. Morgan tries to sprawl out of it but Harrison keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Morgan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison tries to score a power double leg takedown but Morgan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Harrison somewhat.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morgan thuds a left hand into Harrison's body.
Harrison takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown but Harrison manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Morgan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dexter Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Morgan shoots in looking for a takedown. Harrison tries to sprawl out of it but Morgan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Harrison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morgan drives through with a takedown into Harrison's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Harrison blocks nicely.
Morgan trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morgan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harrison throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Morgan throws an elbow that misses. Harrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morgan's guard. Nice move by Harrison!
Harrison prevents Morgan from getting back to his feet.
Morgan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Harrison is one step ahead there.
Harrison trying to control the position from guard on top but Morgan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison won't allow Morgan to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Morgan pushes Harrison off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Morgan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Morgan.
Harrison slips a straight right by Morgan.
Morgan leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Morgan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Harrison's head.
Morgan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harrison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morgan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison shoots in but no luck this time.
Morgan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Harrison momentarily.
Morgan looks for a takedown but Harrison sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with a body shot.
Morgan fails with the takedown.
Harrison doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Harrison is defended easily by Morgan.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
Morgan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Harrison circles away quickly and effectively.
Morgan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Harrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Morgan is fending him off so far but Harrison persists. Nope, Morgan circles away and we're back to standing.
Harrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Morgan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harrison backs up against the cage.
Harrison ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Morgan scores with a jab to the head.
Harrison is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan cracks Harrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morgan connects with a looping right hand.
Harrison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Morgan tries to avoid it but Harrison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Morgan to the ground. Morgan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Harrison closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
William Harrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morgan lands with an uppercut that bounces Harrison off the cage and back into range.

Harrison looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Morgan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Morgan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Harrison doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Harrison manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Harrison throws a big right hand that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morgan 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Morgan!
A relieved looking Dexter Morgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed comes to the cage accompanied by Bitkit - Explode. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Reed
vs
Gardner

195 cm
33
273 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

188 cm
28
230 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Diamond Nutrition 160q
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Travis Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Gardner!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gardner thumps Reed with a low kick.
Gardner lands a nice hook to Reed's body. Reed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gardner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Reed scores with a hook to the body. Gardner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gardner throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reed checks a leg kick.

Reed has closed the distance and engaged Gardner in a clinch.

Gardner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reed scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reed looks for the body kick but Gardner saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Gardner misses.
Gardner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gardner connects with the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Reed.
Gardner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reed manages to avoid it.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed tries to clinch there but Gardner circles away.
Gardner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reed.
Reed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gardner with a hook.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gardner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gardner misses with a hook.
Reed bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gardner's head backwards.
Gardner misses with a low kick.
Gardner throws a big shot that misses.
Gardner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reed finds it's way round the side to connect with Gardner's head.

It looks like Josh Gardner has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gardner looks to land a body kick but Reed moved away.
Reed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reed tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gardner was well out of range. Poor timing from Reed.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gardner throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Gardner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reed scores with a push kick.
Reed throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gardner walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Gardner limp body while Reed jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Reed!
Travis Reed seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
78%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buff Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dickens is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by WELCOME TO MIAMI - WILL SMITH. Buff Dickens is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Emelianenko
vs
Dickens

179 cm
37
185 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

187 cm
28
187 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry
Sex Panther Supplements

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 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buff Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dickens.
Dickens looks to score with a jab to the body but Emelianenko is just out of range.

Dickens drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Dickens pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Emelianenko is keeping the position for now.
Emelianenko wants to stand and escape but Dickens is having none of it.
Emelianenko keeping full guard, as Dickens tries to pass.
Emelianenko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dickens on the ground.
Dickens trying to move into half guard but instead Emelianenko has managed to sweep!

Dickens is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Emelianenko preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dickens pushes a forearm under Emelianenko's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Emelianenko is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Buff Dickens!
An out of breath Buff Dickens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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FIGHT
RATING
35%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tebato Nakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nakara
vs
Riggs

177 cm
27
169 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

177 cm
28
168 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
Brute

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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Tebato Nakara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Riggs!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by Nakara.
Some bone on bone action there as Nakara checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Riggs gets a clinch.
A body shot lands from Riggs.
Nakara blocks a body shot from Riggs.
Riggs scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nakara wants a takedown.
Riggs lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Riggs fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakara.
Riggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Riggs is pressed up against the cage. Nakara has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Riggs down to the mat. Riggs avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nakara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tebato Nakara. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riggs wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakara manages to avoid it.
Riggs lands the left hand.
A big left from Riggs misses.
Nakara misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riggs throws a shot to the body.
Nakara on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Riggs misses with a straight right.
Horrible takedown by Nakara or perhaps it was just good defense by Riggs which made him look bad.
Nakara shoots in for a double leg but Riggs sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nakara misses with a right hand

and Riggs counters by moving into the clinch.
Riggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Riggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Riggs.
Riggs lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nakara stalling against the cage.
Nakara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakara wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nakaras head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Riggs.

Nakara breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Riggs.
Nakara moves away from the strike by Riggs.
Riggs moves out of range of the strikes.
Derek Riggs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs throws a sloppy body shot
and Nakara counters with a straight right hand.
Nakara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riggs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nakara.
Nakara ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Riggs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nakara throws out the jab.
Nakara misses with a straight right.
Riggs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Riggs wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakara throws a jab but it's blocked by Riggs.
Riggs throws a right and a left that Nakara avoids nicely.
Nakara loads up on a big right hand but Riggs slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Riggs.
Good standup being displayed there by Riggs as he connects with a hook.
Riggs blocks a jab.
Riggs throws a hook but Nakara blocks it.
Riggs is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nakara misses with a hook.
Nakara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nakara just misses with a punch to the body.
Riggs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakara keeps the fight on the outside.
Derek Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nakara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. Nakara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Riggs throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Riggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Riggs tries to clinch there but Nakara circles away.
Riggs throws a lazy right hand but Nakara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nakara counters with a nice uppercut.
Nakara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakara's sensitive parts.
Riggs throws the kick towards the body but Nakara avoids it.
A leg kick checked by Nakara.

Nakara shoots in and gets a takedown into Riggs's guard.
Nakara trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Riggs pulls Nakara in close to prevent any damage.
Nakara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Riggs is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Riggs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nakara misses the shot to the body.
Nakara shoots in and drives through. Riggs sprawls well.
Derek Riggs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A cross from Riggs lands.
Riggs connects with a solid leg kick.
Nakara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riggs lands a really nice looking cross but Nakara seems unphased.
Nakara slips a jab from Riggs.
Riggs throws a lazy uppercut

and Nakara counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Riggs holds on and takes a little breather.
Nakara trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Riggs manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Riggs stopping the sweep attempt from Nakara.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riggs sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Riggs is holding on to half guard well.
Nakara prevents Riggs from improving his position.
Riggs gets full guard.
Nakara trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakara with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Nakara tries to hold on but Riggs pushes him away.
Riggs scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakara?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riggs lands with some strikes.
Riggs tries to control but Nakara wriggling away.
Riggs is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nakara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Riggs controlling from the full mount.
Nakara is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Riggs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Riggs with a couple of short strikes.

Nakara is rocked!
Riggs postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Nakara in real trouble here! The ref calls for Nakara 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 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derek Riggs!
A very excited looking Derek Riggs made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kolloo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wonka comes to the cage accompanied by Mr Rotten Treats - Insane Clown Posse. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Wonka
vs
Kolloo

173 cm
25
164 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

170 cm
27
167 lbs
12 - 3 - 2

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry

Perkele!

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Wonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kolloo!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kolloo to score with a decent uppercut.
Wonka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kolloo ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.
Good standup being displayed there by Kolloo as he connects with a hook.

Wonka shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kolloo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kolloo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wonka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wonka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wonka missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wonka throws a strike but Kolloo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wonka wants to sweep but no luck.

Wonka looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wonka is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kolloo frees his head nicely. Oh but Wonka has switched to an armbar! Kolloo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Willy Wonka!
An out of breath and clearly excited Willy Wonka thanked Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

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hype
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tiger Mask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Milat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mask comes to the cage accompanied by Wait, what? OH MY GOD, Tiger has joined the Dark Side!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mask
vs
Milat

170 cm
35
176 lbs
25 - 13 - 0

187 cm
28
175 lbs
21 - 13 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brute

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 25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tiger Mask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Milat!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mask.
Mask fails with the takedown.
Milat blocks a head kick by Mask.
Milat throws a low kick but Mask avoids it.
Mask checks a leg kick.
Mask lands a leg kick that knocks Milat off balance momentarily.
Milat lands a nice shot to the body.

Milat clinches.
Mask scores with a nice hook to the head.
Milat makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milat lands a shoulder strike.
Milat lands an elbow that stopped Mask in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Mask fails to land.

Mask escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milat fakes the leg kick and cracks Mask in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milat will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a jab to Mask's midsection.
Mask throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Milat moves out of range of the strikes.
Mask uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Milat has time to react.
Milat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mask misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Milat.
The crowd cheers as Milat lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mask doesn't seem phased though.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mask tries to score a power double leg takedown but Milat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mask somewhat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Milat.
Ivan Milat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat works Mask's body with a nice hook.
Milat wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mask. That's going to slow Milat down.
Milat fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mask.
Milat throws a series of punches but Mask avoids them all with ease.
Milat moves away from the strike by Mask.
Mask is looking to slow Milat down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mask.
A head kick from Milat lands but Mask takes it in his stride.
Mask checks a leg kick.
A combination from Milat does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Mask misses the target.
Milat throws a head kick that misses

so Mask counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Milat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Mask looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
It looks like Milat is going to stand back up.

Mask looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mask tries to roll over but Milat keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask is working hard here to advance position.
Milat controlling the action here.
Milat is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask is trying to control but can't.
Mask regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mask controls Milat momentarily but Milat frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ivan Milat will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Mask misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Milat stuns Mask with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Milat pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Milat throws a right hand that Mask ducks under and follows up with a left that Mask also avoids with ease.
Mask throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mask connects with a leg kick. Milat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Milat smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Milat fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mask manages to avoid it.
Milat misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ivan Milat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mask misses with an uppercut. Milat saw that one coming.
Mask chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mask fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milat lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mask avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Milat throws a nice head kick!
Mask slips a jab and a cross from Milat.
Milat throws a body kick, spinning off balance

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Mask counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Milat is trying to stand up here but Mask is controlling him well.
Mask throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Milat to regain full guard.
Mask throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Milat works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mask lands a couple of digs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mask postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mask stops Milat from standing up.
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Milat keeping moving, preventing Mask from controlling successfully.
Mask stops Milat from standing up.
Milat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mask.
Mask lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Mask looking to sit in guard and control but Milat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mask tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Milat!
Mask looking to control but Milat is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mask punching from mount but Milat doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Mask jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Milat manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Mask working the ground and pound but Milat is defending the strikes.
Milat wants to control but Mask postures up.
Milat regains half guard.
Mask 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask slips a nice elbow through Milat's hands, connecting with Milat's forehead.
Mask prevents Milat from improving his position.
Mask wants to control but Milat is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mask sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Milat defending well though.
Mask thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Milat's head.
Mask not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask drops an elbow to the side of Milat's head.
Mask wants to control but Milat is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiger Mask dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mask fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Milat swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mask jabs Milat right on the nose. Milat blinks but takes it well.
Milat tests Mask's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Milat catches Mask with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Milat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mask.
Mask walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Milat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mask circles away quickly and effectively.
Milat connects with the punch.
Milat scores with a jab to the body.
Mask misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mask throws a right and a left that Milat avoids nicely.
Milat throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mask scores with a jab to the head.
Mask tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ivan Milat seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Milat misses with a leg kick.
Mask loads up on a big right hand but Milat slips the punch.
Mask throws a head kick but Milat moves out of range.
Milat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mask.
Mask throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Milat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Milat scores with a jab.
Milat connects with a right hand. Mask shakes it off.
Some wild striking there from Milat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milat cracks the inside of Mask's front leg.
Decent striking displayed by Milat there.
Milat has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A slow jab from Mask misses its intended target.
Mask misses with a wild body shot.
Mask missing with a left hand there. Milat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Milat pushes Mask away with a front kick.
Mask throws a low kick but it's checked well by Milat.
Milat scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Mask throws a sloppy head kick and Milat moves out of range easily.
Milat throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mask shoots in for a double leg but Milat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Milat throws a head kick that half lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Mask as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Milat misses.
Milat throws a head kick but Mask moves out of range.
Mask takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Milat misses with a leg kick

and Mask counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Milat's guard now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mask won't allow Milat to get back to his feet.
Milat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mask pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Milat is keeping the position for now.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Mask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mask is in close to Milat's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mask tries to free his leg and advance position but Milat is retaining full guard.
Mask with a flurry of punches that miss.
Milat utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mask stops Milat from standing up.
Mask postures up in Milat's guard and throws a big left but Milat blocks it.
Milat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ivan Milat.
I think Milat 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tiger Mask!
Tiger Mask took some time post fight to say the following; 'This mysterious dark cloud surrounded me and I was reborn... And I rejoice it. Embrace the Dark Side!'.