S.A.F.O BMF #1 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Guilherme Goncalves (ranked 4144 p4p, 357 weight class) and Ricky Ramathorn (ranked 5002 p4p, 400 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Goncalves
vs
Ramathorn

178 cm
19
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Guilherme Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Ramathorn!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goncalves feints and then cracks Ramathorn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramathorn down.
Goncalves scores with a shot to the body.
Goncalves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ramathorn takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Goncalves lands a leg kick that knocks Ramathorn off balance momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Goncalves darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Goncalves tries to bum rush Ramathorn with a series of wild strikes but Ramathorn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ramathorn! But no joy.

Goncalves drops Ramathorn with a beautiful combination! Ramathorn stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Goncalves is looking for the KO!

Ramathorn is rocked!

It looks like Ricky Ramathorn has been cut.
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!
Goncalves connects with a nice cross there... Ramathorn is looking wobbly and Goncalves recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Ramathorn to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Goncalves jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Guilherme Goncalves!
Guilherme Goncalves thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teijin Tey (ranked 4484 p4p, 449 weight class) and Saif Said (ranked 4904 p4p, 463 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tey
vs
Said

190 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Teijin Tey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Saif Said!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Said closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Said.
Said scores with a hook to the body.
Said stalls.
Tey is looking to control Said's arms but Said gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tey has his back to the cage.
Said jumps guard but Tey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Said drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tey avoids the elbow strike from Said, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tey is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Said is keeping busy.
Said lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tey backwards.
Said tries to circle away but Tey has him pinned against the cage.
Tey using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Said has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Said leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said is looking to take this one to the mat.
Teijin Tey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saif Said.
Tey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Said avoids it.
Tey is looking to break free of the clinch but Said has double underhooks.
Tey looking to stall.
Said effectively controlling the action here.
Tey on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Said cracks Tey with a nice body shot.
Said wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tey is trying to break the clinch but Said has him pressed against the cage.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tey walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Said takes the fight into the clinch.
Said lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Said tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Said jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tey walks away with a smile on his face. Said gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Said closes the distance and clinches.
Said is trying to push Tey away but Tey has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Said displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tey up against the cage.
Said prevents Tey from breaking the clinch.
Tey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Said wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Said is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Said breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Said throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Said does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Said misses with a takedown attempt - Tey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tey blocks a jab.
Tey throws a head kick that half lands.
Tey lands with an overhand left.

Said drives through and clinches with Tey against the cage.
Said is trying to force a seperation but Tey has the dominant position.
Tey has had enough of the clinch but Said keeps him there for the moment.
Tey is trying to stall.
Tey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Said's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Said stalls.
Tey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tey letting Said take a breather here.
Said stalling the fight.
Tey is trying to maintain a safe position but Said gets an underhook and turns Tey into the cage.
Tey wants to break free but Said has control.
Said prevents Tey from breaking the clinch.
Tey is trying to break free.
Said managing to block the knees to the body from Tey.
Tey is trying to push Said away but Said has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Said tries to land a knee to the head but Tey blocks with his arms.
Tey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Said avoids it.
Tey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Said wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tey has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Said clobbers Tey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Said takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Tey lands a left and a right that send Said crashing to the mat, dazed. Tey thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Said is rocked!
Tey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Said swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Said is still on wobbly legs! Can Tey finish him?

Said clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tey can't break the clinch.
Said has Tey pressed against the cage, preventing Tey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Said seems to have recovered his senses.
Said leaning against his opponent.

Said has hold of one of Tey's legs. Tey is fighting the takedown attempt but Said gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Tey manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Said is trying to pull guard but Tey has him pressed against the cage.

Said has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tey uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Said is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Said is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Said throws a big elbow that misses.
Said is looking to work some ground and pound but Tey has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Said controlling from the top position.

Said decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tey, up you get!
Tey takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Tey is rocked!
Tey bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Said comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tey falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tey was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Saif Said!
A victorious Saif Said thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Muhamad Fatih (ranked 5745 p4p, 244 weight class) and Karak Olivios (ranked 3492 p4p, 192 weight class). Karak Olivios will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Fatih
vs
Olivios

160 cm
25
135 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

169 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muhamad Fatih!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karak Olivios!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatih looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Fatih changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olivios looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Olivios throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Fatih tries to score a power double leg takedown but Olivios sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fatih somewhat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fatih.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Muhamad Fatih. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fatih blocks a head kick by Olivios.
Fatih throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Olivios's waist but Olivios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fatih off to one side.
Olivios throws a series of strikes that have Fatih backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Olivios scores with a jab to the jaw.
Olivios stuns Fatih with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Olivios.
Olivios throws a nice looking combination but Fatih bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olivios looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fatih is trying to keep Olivios in close.

Olivios stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Fatih throws up his legs and catches Olivios in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Olivios tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Fatih! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Muhamad Fatih!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Draeson Millhouse (ranked 6002 p4p, 251 weight class) and Pete Pezili (ranked 3034 p4p, 167 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Millhouse
vs
Pezili

169 cm
25
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Draeson Millhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Pete Pezili!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millhouse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Millhouse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Millhouse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Millhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Millhouse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pezili.
Pezili misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pezili lands with a nice combination. Millhouse backs away looking to recover.
Pezili lands with a nice body punch.
Some wild striking there from Pezili.
Millhouse throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pezili avoids it.
Millhouse fails with the takedown
and Pezili counters with a series of strikes. Millhouse will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Pezili looks to throw the jab but Millhouse is out of range.
It looked like Millhouse was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pezili.
Danga de danga de dang - Pezili scores with a four punch combination!
Pezili lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pezili throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pezili slaps away a takedown attempt from Millhouse, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millhouse wants to clinch but Pezili slips to the side
and Pezili counters with a left and a right that stings Millhouse.

Millhouse shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Millhouse was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Millhouse trying to control the position but Pezili is working away.
Pezili wants to control but Millhouse postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pezili can do anything to dispel that myth.
Millhouse trying to control the action but Pezili is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pezili is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Millhouse is looking to take a break and control but Pezili is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pezili seems a little lost for a moment, as Millhouse dominates the positioning.
Millhouse grinds an elbow into Pezili's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pezili parries the strikes from Millhouse easily there. Millhouse is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pezili to escape.

Millhouse is working to tighten his grip on Pezili's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Pezili has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Millhouse is really squeezing tight and eventually Pezili passes out! Millhouse breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Draeson Millhouse!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Xi Li (ranked 3868 p4p, 408 weight class) and Abey Sin (ranked 4667 p4p, 454 weight class). Li kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is HYFR by Drake featuring Lil Wayne. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Li
vs
Sin

197 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xi Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abey Sin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Li but Li pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Li gets tackled into the cage by Sin. Sin maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Li's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Li gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sin fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Li breaks from the clinch.
Li fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Li takes the fight into the clinch.
Li comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Abey Sin has been cut.
Li really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Li lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Li drives through and clinches with Sin against the cage.
Sin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Li prevents it.
Xi Li has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abey Sin.
Li lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sin backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Li lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Li fails to land.
Li scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sin moves into the clinch successfully.
Li tries to circle away but Sin has him pinned against the cage.
Li lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li connects with a body shot that sends Sin's belly button to the back.

Sin looking to score a takedown here. Li is defending well but Sin drives through and ends up in Li's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Li wants to stand up but Sin is controlling him.
Sin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Li wants to stand but Sin is controlling the position.
Sin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Li swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin trying to control the position from guard on top but Li is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sin sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sin wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sin gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin trying to control the action but Li is working from the bottom.
Sin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin trying to control the position but Li is working away.
Li is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sin connects with a decent elbow.
Sin working the head and body with strikes.
Sin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Li defending against the ground and pound.
Li is trying to get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes there by Sin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sin takes a little break here. Li wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sin controlling the position.
Li knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sin on the ground.
Sin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sin in side control, throwing shots but Li defends.
Sin throwing strikes but Li manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Sin looks to move to half guard but instead Li has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xi Li dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abey Sin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sin wants to take a breather but Li is having none of it.
Sin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Li tries to kick Sin off but Sin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sin controlling the action here.

Li is defending against the submission attempts here by Sin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Li is trying to stand up here but Sin is controlling him well.
Sin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Sin is looking for a kimura but Li is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sin to get the leverage.

Sin is working for a kimura here but Li manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sin's guard.

Sin is looking for a triangle here but Li uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Abey Sin has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sin wants to control but Li postures up.
Sin is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin keeps trying to improve his position.
Sin is trying to work for a sweep but Li has mounted him!
Li is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Sin is working to get back to half guard.
Sin controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Li is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xi Li will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Abey Sin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Li darts in trying to clinch

and Sin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Li's guard.
Sin distracts Li with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sin throws a strike but Li rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Sin is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sin not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sin with the ground and pound but Li uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Sin is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sin wants to control from the top but Li keeps moving.
Sin is looking to work some ground and pound but Li has wrist control.
Sin postures up in Li's guard and throws a big left but Li blocks it.
Sin with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Li working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sin.
Li avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sin landing with the ground and pound.

Sin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Li is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Li has escaped and now he's on top!

Sin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Li's head.
Sin lands a couple of digs.
Sin throwing strikes but missing.

Sin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Li manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sin has Li in his guard.

Li has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin has a closed guard, preventing Li from standing up.

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

Li decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sin, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Abey Sin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Li 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xi Li!
Xi Li took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I feel I can move through this division. This isn't even my natural weight class. I'm coming out to end guys careers. Thanks to the fans and to my camp at So Cal Fight Club. We here now!!!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
31%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Gerrard (ranked 6331 p4p, 501 weight class) and Burt Smokebandit (ranked 2831 p4p, 313 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gerrard
vs
Smokebandit

180 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vincent Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Burt Smokebandit!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smokebandit misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerrard counters with a head kick.
Smokebandit jabs Gerrard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gerrard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Burt Smokebandit has been cut.
Smokebandit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gerrard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smokebandit is looking for the big counter here.
A punch lands to the side of Gerrard 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gerrard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Gerrard tenderised Smokebandit's leg. Smokebandit is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Gerrard scores with a head kick. Smokebandit tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gerrard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smokebandit is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a head kick but Smokebandit moves out of range.
Smokebandit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gerrard tries a head kick but it misses.
Smokebandit jabs Gerrard right on the nose. Gerrard blinks but takes it well.
Gerrard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gerrard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smokebandit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vincent Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Gerrard blocks the low kick.
Gerrard bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gerrard misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smokebandit! But no joy.
Gerrard misses with an uppercut
and Gerrard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smokebandit steps in with a hook that catches Gerrard right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Smokebandit follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Gerrard looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burt Smokebandit!
Burt Smokebandit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael De Ruyter (ranked 5502 p4p, 474 weight class) and Houston Dallas (ranked 2624 p4p, 313 weight class). De Ruyter comes to the cage accompanied by Merck Toch Hoe Sterck. Michael De Ruyter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

De Ruyter
vs
Dallas

193 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael De Ruyter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Houston Dallas!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Ruyter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dallas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dallas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dallas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Dallas 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.
Dallas is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dallas connects with a couple of short punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dallas controls from within his opponent's guard.
De Ruyter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
De Ruyter keeping full guard, as Dallas tries to pass.
Dallas is still trying to improve position.
Dallas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
De Ruyter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dallas on the ground.

Dallas drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Dallas as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! De Ruyter screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Dallas! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Houston Dallas!

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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Palmer (ranked 3698 p4p, 392 weight class) and Ryohei Horie (ranked 2668 p4p, 300 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Palmer
vs
Horie

183 cm
26
156 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

180 cm
26
159 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryohei Horie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer throws a sloppy head kick and Horie moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Horie. Palmer does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Horie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Horie dodges the punch combination from Palmer.
Horie is looking to clinch.
Horie swings for the body but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Horie lands a brutal head kick. Palmer looks out on his feet and Horie throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Ryohei Horie!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nosyaj Rram (ranked 654 p4p, 11 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 779 p4p, 13 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rram might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Grace - You Don't Own Me ft. G-Eazy. Lethal has chosen we're off to see the wizard as his entrance music. Matt Lethal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nosyaj Rram's chin.

Rram
vs
Lethal

164 cm
38
150 lbs
34 - 20 - 2

190 cm
38
212 lbs
24 - 13 - 4

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Nosyaj Rram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 4, fighting out of London, Matt Lethal!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Rram.
Lethal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rram was well out of range. Poor timing from Lethal.
Rram misses with a body kick.
Lethal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rram misses with a looping right.
Rram goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A combination from Rram does no damage.
Rram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lethal.
Lethal connects with an inside leg kick.
Lethal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lethal connects with the punch.
Lethal has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rram finds it's way round the side to connect with Lethal's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lethal takes one on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Lethal misses the target.
Both fighters circling a little - Rram finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lethal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rram.
Lethal throws a chopping leg kick but Rram manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rram has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MMA Dojo (Top Gym in Tokyo*) in the buildup to the fight.
Rram misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lethal drops his hands momentarily and Rram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lethal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rram's calf.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rram moves away.
Rram takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rram throws a leg kick that misses.
Rram lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lethal at a distance.
Lethal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rram.
Rram is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rram waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lethal.
Rram fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lethal on the side of the head.
A big right from Lethal misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rram.
Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rram.
Lethal throws a jab but it's blocked by Rram.
Lethal misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rram gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lethal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lethal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lethal defending well as Rram loads up on a big left hand.
Lethal tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lethal walks into a jab.

Lethal lands a big uppercut and Rram crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Rram looks OK. Lethal waves Rram back to his feet!

Rram is rocked!

It looks like Nosyaj Rram has been cut.
Nosyaj Rram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rram thows a leg kick but Lethal checks it
and Lethal counters with a huge right that knocks Rram out cold! Lethal is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Lethal!
A victorious Matt Lethal thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
68%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Seery (ranked 816 p4p, 14 weight class) and Osman Dawoud (ranked 1067 p4p, 21 weight class). Seery comes to the cage accompanied by An Irish Pub Song. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Seery
vs
Dawoud

175 cm
41
147 lbs
33 - 8 - 1

175 cm
29
165 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 33 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Seery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Osman Dawoud!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawoud closes the distance looking to clinch
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.

Dawoud closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dawoud swings wildly with an uppercut but Seery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Seery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Seery manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Seery's head coaches at CASHLAY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dawoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawoud is looking to clinch but Seery is avoiding it.
Dawoud moves to clinch but Seery breaks away
and Seery counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dawoud fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seery is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch but Seery swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery moves away
and Seery counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Dawoud has managed to clinch.

Seery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawoud tries to clinch
and Seery counters with a stiff right hand.
Dawoud closes the distance but Seery moves to the side
and Seery connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawoud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Seery drives through and clinches with Dawoud against the cage.

Seery breaks from the clinch.

Dawoud gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Seery breaks the clinch.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Seery circles away.
Seery throwing a counter right hand but Dawoud manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Dawoud gets a clinch.
Seery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
Dawoud misses with some punches.

Seery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dawoud clinches up with Seery and pushes him back against the cage.

Seery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dawoud moves into the clinch successfully.

Seery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dawoud closes the distance but Seery moves to the side
and Seery counters with a nice uppercut.
Seery swats away the attempt to clinch by Dawoud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seery paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Dawoud gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawoud lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Seery.
Dawoud has a couple of punches blocked by Seery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Seery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dawoud has Seery up against the cage in a clinch.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.

Seery manages to break the clinch.
Osman Dawoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Seery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Seery misses the target.

Dawoud has closed the distance and engaged Seery in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery is trying to break free.
Seery is trying to force a seperation but Dawoud has the dominant position.
Seery is trying to push Dawoud away but Dawoud has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Seery manages to break the clinch.
Dawoud tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Dawoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Seery was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dawoud.
Dawoud looks to clinch
and Seery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Dawoud moves into range and clinches up with Seery.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.

Seery breaks from the clinch.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Seery circles away.
Seery swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dawoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Seery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dawoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Seery misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Seery dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dawoud tries to clinch
and Seery counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Dawoud instigates a clinch.

Seery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seery keeps the fight on the outside.
Dawoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Seery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Dawoud moves into range and clinches up with Seery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.
Seery wants to break free but Dawoud has control.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud throws a head punch that misses.
Dawoud throws a punch but it's blocked by Seery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seery tries to break free but Dawoud pushes him back against the cage.
Seery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Seery blocking some punches.
Seery wants to break free but Dawoud has control.
A head punch on the inside from Dawoud fails to land.
Seery wants to break free but Dawoud has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dawoud misses with a short punch on the inside.

Seery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawoud fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osman Dawoud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Seery on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Seery tries to keep at a distance but Dawoud has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dawoud keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seery's efforts to push away.
Dawoud keeps control of Seery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dawoud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawoud misses with some punches.

Seery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud doesn't manage to clinch there - Seery circles away.
Seery throwing a counter right hand but Dawoud manages to avoid it.
Patrick Seery is winning the standup battle so far.
Dawoud tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seery counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dawoud clinches up against the cage.
Dawoud prevents Seery from breaking the clinch.
Dawoud misses with the head strike.
Dawoud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seery wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seery.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawoud.

Seery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery moves out of range.
Seery was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seery was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dawoud tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Seery was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dawoud.
Dawoud is looking to clinch.

Dawoud rushes Seery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seery blocking some punches.
Seery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawoud misses with a punch on the inside.
Seery wants to break free but Dawoud has control.
Seery is trying to break the clinch but Dawoud has him pressed against the cage.

Seery manages to break the clinch.
Dawoud wants to clinch.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seery swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dawoud has managed to clinch.
Dawoud misses with some punches.

Seery manages to break the clinch.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery is having none of it.
Dawoud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seery paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Seery was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dawoud.
Dawoud wants to clinch up but Seery keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Seery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dawoud tries to clinch there but Seery circles away.
Seery appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dawoud tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seery is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dawoud looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Seery misses its target.
Dawoud tries to clinch but Seery moves away
and Seery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawoud wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawoud moves to clinch but Seery breaks away
and Seery counters with a big right hand! Oh Dawoud is in trouble here! Seery follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Seery!
After winning the bout, Patrick Seery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.