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GDL 30: Graindo vs Byczkiewicz PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Cass (ranked 7593 p4p, 522 weight class) and Fathy Ahmad (ranked 24687 p4p, 542 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Cass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fathy Ahmad!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cass fails with the takedown
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cass fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ahmad on the side of the head.
Ahmad scores with a body shot.
Ahmad should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ahmad looks to land a combination. Cass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cass misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacob Cass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Ahmad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cass fails with a takedown attempt.
Cass doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cass throws a combination that misses
and Ahmad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cass goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cass clinches with his opponent.
Ahmad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ahmad is looking to break free of the clinch but Cass has double underhooks.
Cass tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ahmad avoids it.
Ahmad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cass breaks the clinch.
Cass takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cass instigates a clinch.
Cass jumps guard.
Cass has control of Ahmad's left arm, preventing Ahmad from doing any damage.
Ahmad wants to stand and escape but instead Cass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Cass looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ahmad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cass. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cass prevents Ahmad from getting back to his feet.
Ahmad is wriggling around but Cass manages to pass to half guard.
Cass keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ahmad wants to get back to his feet.
Cass slows the pace down in half guard.
Cass is working for a submission of some sort.
Cass performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad is looking to get back to is feet but Cass passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahmad takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ahmad is pushing Cass's head away, looking to escape. Cass manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Cass's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cass advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cass working Ahmad over with strikes here.
Cass lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ahmad hang on?
Ahmad is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Cass punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cass has hold of Ahmad's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ahmad manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ahmad is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Cass content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Cass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cass shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahmad as he avoids it easily.
Jacob Cass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ahmad moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Ahmad. No joy for Cass on that attempt.
Ahmad works over Cass's head and body with a nice combination.
Cass tries for a takedown but Ahmad circles away easily
and Ahmad counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cass rushes Ahmad and presses him up against the cage.
Cass manages to break the clinch.
Ahmad scores with a three punch combo!
Cass takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cass has Ahmad up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cass drags the fight down to the ground.
Ahmad wants to stand but Cass has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ahmad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ahmad manages to get himself to full guard.
Cass stops Ahmad from standing up.
Cass stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cass really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cass misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cass with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a right hand to the body.
Ahmad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ahmad throws a right and a left that Cass avoids nicely.
Cass dives in and grabs Ahmad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahmad pushes down on Cass's head and hops out.
Ahmad fails to land with a series of punches.
Cass is looking for a counter combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cass or perhaps it was just good defense by Ahmad, which made it look bad.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahmad misses.
Ahmad lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Ahmad does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cass will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahmad let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ahmad lands with a right hand.
Ahmad uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cass closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fathy Ahmad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cass has his takedown stuffed
and Ahmad makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ahmad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cass closes the distance and clinches up with Ahmad, looking for a takedown. Cass pushes Ahmad against the cage but Ahmad circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cass shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahmad as he jumps to the side.
Cass avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad keeps the fight on the outside.
Cass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ahmad is defending well.
Cass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ahmad. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Cass throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ahmad counter with a right hand.
Ahmad throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahmad moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ahmad connects with a single shot there.
Cass closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahmad circles away.
Ahmad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cass pushes Ahmad up against the cage in a clinch.
Ahmad wants to break free but Cass has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fathy Ahmad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cass misses with a takedown attempt
and Ahmad counters with a stiff right hand.
Cass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ahmad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cass.
Cass wants to clinch but Ahmad slips to the side
and Ahmad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Ahmad blocks the low kick.
Ahmad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ahmad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ahmad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahmad throws a leg kick but Cass sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cass closes the distance and clinches.
Cass manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cass throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahmad wants to stand but Cass is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ahmad is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Cass doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cass looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahmad is one step ahead there.
Ahmad trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cass's guard.
Jacob Cass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ahmad tries to bum rush Cass with a series of wild strikes but Cass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cass doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ahmad counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Cass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahmad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cass under the eye.
Cass with a poor takedown
and Ahmad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cass clinches up with Ahmad and pushes him back against the cage.
Cass looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ahmad is trying to force a seperation but Cass has the dominant position.
Ahmad working hard to break the clinch.
Cass ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cass no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ahmad wants to get up but he can't break Cass's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ahmad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cass is adopting a defensive guard.
Ahmad tries to stand but Cass is controlling from the bottom.
Cass has his feet on Ahmad's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Cass has his takedown stuffed
and Ahmad counters with a straight right hand.
Cass fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ahmad throws a series of strikes that have Cass backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahmad scores with a one two! Cass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ahmad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ahmad stuns Cass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahmad connects with a body shot.
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!
Cass moves into the clinch.
Cass manages to break the clinch.
Cass moves into range and clinches up with Ahmad.
Cass looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ahmad tries to circle away but Cass has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fathy Ahmad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ahmad 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fathy Ahmad!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hans Peter Baxxter (ranked 2822 p4p, 308 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 2158 p4p, 247 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Hans Peter Baxxter has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hans Peter Baxxter seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hans Peter Baxxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxxter misses the jab.
Parker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Parker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baxxter kicks Parker off and gets back to his feet.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Baxxter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It appears Baxxter was looking to counter with a kick there.
Baxxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parker.
Peter Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker looks to clinch
and Baxxter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It looked like Baxxter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Parker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Baxxter counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxxter lands a nice shot to the body.
Baxxter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Baxxter.
Parker fails with the takedown
and Baxxter counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Parker is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hans Peter Baxxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Parker.
Parker closes the distance but Baxxter moves to the side
and Baxxter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Parker is rocked!
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Baxxter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Baxxter finish him?
Baxxter lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Parker falls backwards - clearly groggy! Baxxter dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hans Peter Baxxter!
Hans Peter Baxxter tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Cruse (ranked 7000 p4p, 487 weight class) and Rudi Ramme (ranked 7743 p4p, 527 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robin Cruse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rudi Ramme!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruse misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruse displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ramme.
Cruse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramme manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cruse on his heels. He'll look to pass Cruse's guard now, I'm sure.
Ramme showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramme trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramme is pushing down on Cruse's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cruse is fighting to maintain full guard but Ramme has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ramme is controlling the pace.
Ramme moves nicely into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Ramme has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cruse!
Cruse on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cruse tries to get out of the position.
Ramme controlling his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramme's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Ramme in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ramme is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Cruse is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Cruse flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Ramme anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Cruse and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Ramme slips an arm under Cruse chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Ramme has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Ramme is squeezing on Cruse like an anaconda would it's prey. Cruse fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rudi Ramme!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Griggs (ranked 5639 p4p, 552 weight class) and Weston Hodkiewicz (ranked 3795 p4p, 448 weight class). Hodkiewicz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Big Pimpin'. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frankie Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weston Hodkiewicz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodkiewicz looks for a takedown but Griggs sprawls well.
Hodkiewicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Griggs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hodkiewicz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Griggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hodkiewicz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hodkiewicz throws a head kick but Griggs moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hodkiewicz has his takedown stuffed
and Griggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Frankie Griggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Weston Hodkiewicz.
Hodkiewicz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griggs with a nice cross.
Donk. Griggs catches Hodkiewicz right on the button with a cross.
Griggs cracks Hodkiewicz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hodkiewicz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Griggs finish him?
Hodkiewicz is rocked!
It looks like Weston Hodkiewicz has been cut.
Are you kidding me?! Griggs ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Hodkiewicz clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frankie Griggs!
An out of breath Frankie Griggs 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Ubereem (ranked 2132 p4p, 61 weight class) and Tyson Hunt (ranked 8067 p4p, 214 weight class). Alistair Ubereem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Ubereem !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ubereem throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunt's head.
Ubereem throws a head kick that Hunt semi-blocks.
Hunt is rocked!
Look low, kick high! Ubereem uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hunt tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ubereem is absolutely delighted - when Hunt wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alistair Ubereem !
A less than humble Alistair Ubereem 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Moody (ranked 5790 p4p, 463 weight class) and Eddie Mild (ranked 5806 p4p, 464 weight class). Aaron Moody could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eddie Mild's 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Moody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eddie Mild!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Moody.
Moody throws a wild body kick that Mild sees coming a mile off.
Mild swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moody shoots in but Mild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mild shoots for a takedown but Moody saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Moody misses with a two punch combination.
Mild swats away the attempt to clinch by Moody.
Mild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mild darts in and clinches Moody up against the cage.
Mild ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mild no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mild pulls Moody in to control the position.
Mild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Moody is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mild is pulling down on Moody's head. It's preventing any offense from Moody, at least for the moment.
Moody wants to control from the top but Mild keeps moving.
Mild pulls Moody in close to prevent any damage.
Mild throws a couple of heel strikes.
Mild is looking to stand up but Moody isn't so interested in that idea.
Moody wants to pass the guard but Mild is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mild shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Moody's guard.
Mild is looking to work some ground and pound but Moody has wrist control.
Mild working some strikes from top position.
Moody trying to keep a closed guard but Mild is proving a slippery customer.
Mild keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Moody's head.
Moody is working an open guard so Mild takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mild connects with a body shot that sends Moody's belly button to the back.
Mild throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mild looks for a takedown but Moody sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mild shoots for a double leg takedown but Moody sprawls well. He's pushed Mild's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Aaron Moody has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Mild.
Moody tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mild swivels and escapes.
Mild fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Moody avoids it really well and circles away.
Moody tries to clinch there but Mild circles away.
Moody ducks right into an uppercut from Mild.
Mild gets a takedown into half guard.
Mild controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moody is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mild slows the pace down in half guard.
Moody moves into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mild is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mild throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mild dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mild is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Moody's half guard.
Mild not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mild is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moody has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mild is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mild prevents Moody from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moody avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mild.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mild is taking a breather. Moody says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moody trying to hold on to Mild's head to control him but Mild postures up.
Mild thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Moody wants to get back to his feet.
Mild seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ground and pound from Mild.
Mild tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Moody is looking for a sweep. Mild is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mild is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mild prevents Moody from standing back up.
Mild moves nicely into side control.
Moody wants to control but Mild postures up.
Moody is looking for a sweep.
Moody seems a little lost for a moment, as Mild dominates the positioning.
Mild has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mild will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mild darts in and clinches Moody up against the cage.
Mild gets control of Moody's arms and successfully pulls guard. Mild will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Mild keeping moving, preventing Moody from controlling successfully.
Moody trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moody advances position into side control!
Moody wants to stand but Mild has his arm trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mild tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moody wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Eddie Mild has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moody is trying to move to mount but Mild reverses beautifully and ends up in Moody's guard.
Mild controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moody wants to stand up but Mild is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Mild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Moody shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mild as he jumps to the side.
Mild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Moody, pushing him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Moody's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mild pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mild stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mild wants it to stay on the feet.
Mild throws a leg kick but Moody sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Moody tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mild swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mild slaps away a takedown attempt from Moody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Moody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moody leaves Mild with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Moody is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mild.
Moody throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mild misses with a head kick.
Moody fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mild slaps away a takedown attempt from Moody, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mild darts in and clinches Moody up against the cage.
Mild has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Moody is trying to keep an underhook but Mild manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Mild is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moody tries to get to full guard but Mild has control of the leg.
Mild is pressing down on Moody's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moody is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mild decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Moody dives in and grabs Mild's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mild pushes down on Moody's head and hops out.
Moody checks the leg kick nicely there.
Moody seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Moody looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mild is fending him off so far but Moody persists. Nope, Mild circles away and we're back to standing.
Mild moves into the clinch.
Moody escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mild closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moody is looking to get back to is feet but Mild passes into side control.
Mild controls the position from side control.
Mild gets to mount! Moody was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mild raining down shots from the mount!
Mild is landing with some decent strikes but Moody is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moody wants to hold on but Mild pushes him away.
Mild prevents Moody from getting the reversal.
Mild unloading with bombs!
Mild controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mild lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Moody is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Mild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mild has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Mild!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jam Jammy (ranked 4296 p4p, 376 weight class) and Cleon Wright (ranked 2384 p4p, 250 weight class). Jammy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No regrets. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 St Petersburg, Jam Jammy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cleon Wright !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Jammy.
Nice body punch from Wright .
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Jammy.
Wright let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jammy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jammy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jammy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright lands with a short shot to the head.
Wright working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wright lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wright lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wright lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jammy backwards.
A body shot lands from Wright .
Jammy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wright lands a hook that snaps the head of Jammy backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wright .
Jammy is rocked!
Wright works on Jammy's body with a couple of short punches.
Oh Jammy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wright unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jammy! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Wright is unloading with more strikes now! Jammy drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleon Wright !
After the fight, Cleon Wright was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bloodsport (ranked 6276 p4p, 569 weight class) and Sergey Shipilov (ranked 1522 p4p, 193 weight class). Sergey Shipilov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Bloodsport's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Bloodsport!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergey Shipilov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bloodsport tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Shipilov counters with a right hand to the body.
Shipilov slaps away a takedown attempt from Bloodsport, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Shipilov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bloodsport doesn't manage to clinch there - Shipilov circles away.
Shipilov scores with a shot to the body.
Bloodsport misses with a takedown
and Shipilov counters with a thumping low kick.
Shipilov lands a really nice looking cross but Bloodsport seems unphased.
Bloodsport gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bloodsport looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Shipilov lunges at Bloodsport with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bloodsport's hand.
Shipilov pushes Bloodsport away with a front kick.
Shipilov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shipilov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses.
Bloodsport tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Shipilov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bloodsport fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bloodsport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodsport tries to clinch but Shipilov is having none of it.
Sergey Shipilov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bloodsport shoots in for a double leg but Shipilov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bloodsport shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shipilov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bloodsport misses with a takedown attempt - Shipilov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shipilov connects with a leg kick. Bloodsport looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bloodsport gets a double leg takedown into Shipilov's guard.
Shipilov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Shipilov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Shipilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov managing to control the position.
Bloodsport wants to control from the top but Shipilov keeps moving.
Shipilov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bloodsport trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Shipilov working a defensive guard here.
Bloodsport stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shipilov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bloodsport might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bloodsport trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Shipilov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shipilov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shipilov wants to sweep here but Bloodsport controlling him for the moment.
Shipilov is trying to keep Bloodsport in close.
Bloodsport trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Shipilov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bloodsport gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bloodsport trying to control but Shipilov is working from the bottom.
Bloodsport thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Shipilov working a defensive guard here.
Bloodsport trying to control the position from guard on top but Shipilov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shipilov had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bloodsport defends it easily.
Bloodsport looking to pass the guard.
Shipilov keeping moving, preventing Bloodsport from controlling successfully.
Bloodsport is pushing down on Shipilov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Shipilov is fighting to maintain full guard but Bloodsport has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shipilov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shipilov trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shipilov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bloodsport can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Shipilov is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergey Shipilov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bloodsport shoots in but no luck this time.
Shipilov scores with a hook.
Shipilov connects with a body shot that sends Bloodsport's belly button to the back.
Shipilov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shipilov, right into the meat.
Bloodsport closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Shipilov with a hook.
Bloodsport tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bloodsport dives in and grabs Shipilov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Shipilov pushes down on Bloodsport's head and hops out.
Shipilov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shipilov digs a good hook to Bloodsport's body.
Shipilov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bloodsport takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shipilov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Shipilov scores with the left hand. Bloodsport knows he should have avoided that one.
Shipilov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bloodsport's head.
Mark Bloodsport is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shipilov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bloodsport takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodsport shoots in looking for a takedown but Shipilov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bloodsport's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Shipilov is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bloodsport with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Bloodsport. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shipilov digs a good hook to Bloodsport's body.
Shipilov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shipilov lands a left and a right that send Bloodsport crashing to the mat, dazed. Shipilov thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bloodsport is rocked!
It looks like Mark Bloodsport has been cut.
Bloodsport switches off momentarily and Shipilov cracks him with a monster right hand! Bloodsport topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Shipilov dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Shipilov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergey Shipilov!
Sergey Shipilov was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Walter Hartwell White (ranked 3182 p4p, 369 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 1291 p4p, 162 weight class). Paul Muhapuro is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Walter Hartwell White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartwell White checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
Muhapuro misses with a hook.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White scores with a sloppy right hand. Muhapuro should have avoided that one.
Hartwell White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hartwell White throws a body punch but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Muhapuro.
It looks like Walter Hartwell White has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from Hartwell White.
Hartwell White 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.
Muhapuro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hartwell White is out of range and Muhapuro settles back down.
Good shot there by Muhapuro.
Hartwell White throws an overhand right that lands on Muhapuro's shoulder, as Muhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhapuro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Muhapuro digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Muhapuro slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muhapuro! But no joy.
Muhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter Hartwell White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartwell White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Muhapuro wants to clinch but Hartwell White slips to the side
and Hartwell White counters with a nice uppercut.
Hartwell White lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartwell White circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hartwell White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhapuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartwell White under the eye.
Hartwell White steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muhapuro. That one must have hurt.
Hartwell White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
A countering left hand to the body from Muhapuro misses.
Hartwell White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Muhapuro scoring well with a low kick there.
Muhapuro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hartwell White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Muhapuro momentarily.
Muhapuro connects with a crisp jab.
Muhapuro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Muhapuro jabs Hartwell White right on the nose. Hartwell White blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhapuro swings for the body but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Muhapuro lands a right hook to the body.
Hartwell White throws a body shot but no joy.
Muhapuro raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Muhapuro digs a good hook to Hartwell White's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a hook to the side of Hartwell White's head but Hartwell White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Muhapuro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White misses with a hook
and Muhapuro counters with a good, hard body kick but Hartwell White shrugs it off.
Muhapuro bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hartwell White misses with a hook
and Muhapuro counters with a good low kick that Hartwell White was not able to check.
Muhapuro has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Muhapuro cracks the inside of Hartwell White's front leg.
Muhapuro bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hartwell White's head.
Muhapuro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro keeps Hartwell White at a distance using the push kick.
Muhapuro takes one to the side of the head.
Hartwell White jabs at Muhapuro's body.
Hartwell White takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro scores with the left hand. Hartwell White knows he should have avoided that one.
Muhapuro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hartwell White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Muhapuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro rushes Hartwell White and presses him up against the cage.
Muhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Hartwell White controls his hands.
A short left from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartwell Whites head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muhapuro.
Hartwell White has a couple of punches blocked by Muhapuro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hartwell White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Muhapuro gets through Hartwell White's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hartwell White working hard to break the clinch.
Hartwell White is looking to break free of the clinch but Muhapuro has double underhooks.
Hartwell White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhapuro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
Muhapuro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro scores with a jab. Hartwell White acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muhapuro misses with a straight left.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartwell White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhapuro moves away.
Muhapuro only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
Muhapuro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hartwell White throws the left hand but Muhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Hartwell White looks to land a right hand but Muhapuro moved out of range.
Hartwell White slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hartwell White slips under a jab from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartwell White was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartwell White to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartwell White misses with a looping left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartwell White has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Muhapuro finds it's way round the side to connect with Hartwell White's head.
Muhapuro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hartwell White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhapuro lands an overhand right.
Muhapuro throws the kick towards the body but Hartwell White avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Muhapuro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Hartwell White's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hartwell White lands with a straight right. Muhapuro didn't see that one coming.
Muhapuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartwell White under the eye.
Hartwell White tests Muhapuro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hartwell White misses with an uppercut.
Hartwell White works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
Muhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hartwell White connects with a nice looking jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Muhapuro in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hartwell White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White throws a hook but Muhapuro blocks it.
Muhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Muhapuro throws a body shot but no joy.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
Muhapuro tries to counter with a clinch but Hartwell White shakes him off and moves away.
Hartwell White slips a jab and a cross from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White catches Muhapuro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hartwell White throws a good cross that connects.
Muhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hartwell White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Muhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Muhapuro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro tries to counter with a clinch but Hartwell White shakes him off and moves away.
Muhapuro misses with a looping right.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhapuro cracks the inside of Hartwell White's front leg.
Muhapuro throws a body kick that misses.
Hartwell White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Muhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muhapuro throws a wild body kick that Hartwell White sees coming a mile off.
Muhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartwell White fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White ducks right into an uppercut from Muhapuro.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hartwell White as Muhapuro tries to tie him up.
Hartwell White working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hartwell White misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartwell White backwards.
Hartwell White breaks from the clinch.
Hartwell White moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Hartwell White does it's job there.
Hartwell White tests Muhapuro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muhapuro takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muhapuro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hartwell White is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hartwell White pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhapuro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hartwell White under the eye.
Muhapuro wants to clinch up but Hartwell White keeps it at a distance.
Muhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White throws a hook to the side of Muhapuro's head but Muhapuro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hartwell White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhapuro.
It looked like Hartwell White wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muhapuro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hartwell White loads up on a big right hand but Muhapuro slips the punch.
Hartwell White is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muhapuro's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hartwell White connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muhapuro scrambles back to his feet.
Hartwell White dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hartwell White checks a leg kick.
Muhapuro needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell White had a free shot at his head there.
Muhapuro moves out of range as Hartwell White strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Muhapuro responds with a good body kick, but Hartwell White manages to step out the way in time.
Muhapuro wants to land a leg kick but Hartwell White is out of range.
Muhapuro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hartwell White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little jabbing left from Muhapuro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hartwell White lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muhapuro throws a body punch but Hartwell White moves out of range.
Hartwell White throws a shot from downtown. Muhapuro moves away and avoids it.
Muhapuro moves away from the strike by Hartwell White.
Hartwell White smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hartwell White. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muhapuro lands a lovely overhand right.
Muhapuro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muhapuro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hartwell White takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartwell White misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Muhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muhapuro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Muhapuro catches Hartwell White with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Muhapuro throws the left hand but Hartwell White avoids the punch easily.
Muhapuro scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hartwell White in his tracks.
Hartwell White slips under a jab from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Muhapuro is looking to chop away at Hartwell White's legs.
Muhapuro moves out of range of the strikes.
Muhapuro now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muhapuro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Muhapuro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Muhapuro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Walter Hartwell White's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hartwell White misses with a looping left.
Muhapuro lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big right from Hartwell White misses.
A shot to the body from Hartwell White misses
and Muhapuro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hartwell White backwards.
Muhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhapuro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hartwell White.
Hartwell White can't break the clinch.
Hartwell White fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hartwell White's defenses.
Muhapuro tries a body shot but Hartwell White blocks it.
Hartwell White looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muhapuro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muhapuro blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartwell White wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Hartwell White's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hartwell White works on Muhapuro's body with a couple of short punches.
Muhapuro digs a right hand underneath Hartwell White's ribcage. Hartwell White let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hartwell Whites head.
Hartwell White tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Muhapuro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hartwell White tries to break the clinch but Muhapuro is controlling the position.
Muhapuro stalls.
Hartwell White wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hartwell White's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A lazy left from Hartwell White finds it's target.
Hartwell White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Muhapuro is trying to counter with his kicks.
Good standup being displayed there by Muhapuro as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to land a leg kick but Hartwell White saw it coming and moves away.
Hartwell White moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Hartwell White was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Muhapuro avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hartwell White will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhapuro lands with a good body shot.
Muhapuro 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.
Hartwell White was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muhapuro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Muhapuro lands with an overhand left.
Hartwell White throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro staying out of range there.
Hartwell White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick which misses Hartwell White's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartwell White tries to avoid it.
Muhapuro scores with the left hand. Hartwell White knows he should have avoided that one.
Muhapuro feints and then cracks Hartwell White's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartwell White down.
Hartwell White has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muhapuro.
Hartwell White swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice jab there from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartwell White manages to avoid it.
Hartwell White was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Hartwell White misses its intended target.
Hartwell White throws a hook but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
Hartwell White lands a slapping body shot.
Muhapuro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hartwell White was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhapuro.
An attempted straight right counter from Hartwell White misses the target.
Hartwell White throws the left hand but Muhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Muhapuro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muhapuro lands a jab to the nose.
Hartwell White misses the jab.
Hartwell White looks to land a combination but Muhapuro avoids it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hartwell White doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hartwell White keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hartwell White throwing a counter right hand but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro connects with a body shot.
Walter Hartwell White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartwell White with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Muhapuro to score with a decent uppercut.
Muhapuro moves out of range as Hartwell White strikes.
Muhapuro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hartwell White.
Muhapuro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hartwell White finds it's way round the side to connect with Muhapuro's head.
Muhapuro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hartwell White misses with a combination
and Muhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hartwell White takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hartwell White is rocked!
Hartwell White has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hartwell White there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Hartwell White is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hartwell White walks straight into a right hand from Muhapuro - that's dropped him! Muhapuro jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Hartwell White from any more punishment! Hartwell White complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Paul Muhapuro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blazej Byczkiewicz (ranked 1125 p4p, 163 weight class) and Kaido Graindo (ranked 909 p4p, 139 weight class). Byczkiewicz comes into the arena with The Flex - Don't Bother With The Outside World blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blazej Byczkiewicz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaido Graindo!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczkiewicz throws a hook but Graindo blocks it.
Graindo throws a shot from downtown. Byczkiewicz moves away and avoids it.
Byczkiewicz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Graindo feints the counter takedown.
Byczkiewicz tries to clinch up.
Graindo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graindo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Byczkiewicz misses with a hook.
And Graindo tries to counter it with a takedown but Byczkiewicz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Graindo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Graindo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Byczkiewicz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Graindo shoots in but Byczkiewicz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Graindo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczkiewicz is trying to improve his position.
Byczkiewicz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Graindo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Byczkiewicz wants to get back to full guard.
Byczkiewicz is working hard here to advance position.
Graindo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Byczkiewicz is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graindo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Byczkiewicz tries to roll over but Graindo keeps him under control.
Graindo wants to work for an arm triangle but Byczkiewicz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Byczkiewicz tries to roll over but Graindo keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byczkiewicz is on top in guard.
Byczkiewicz throwing strikes from guard but Graindo blocks nicely.
Byczkiewicz wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Byczkiewicz works over Graindo with some ground and pound from guard.
Graindo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Graindo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Byczkiewicz wants to control from the top but Graindo keeps moving.
Graindo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Byczkiewicz manages to get himself to full guard.
Graindo won't allow Byczkiewicz to sweep him here.
Byczkiewicz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Graindo 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.
Byczkiewicz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graindo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byczkiewicz.
Graindo trying to control the position.
Byczkiewicz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz wants to pass the guard but Graindo is keeping the position.
Byczkiewicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graindo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Byczkiewicz is one step ahead there.
Byczkiewicz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graindo's head.
Byczkiewicz preventing the sweep.
Graindo is trying to keep Byczkiewicz in close.
Graindo has momentary wrist control but Byczkiewicz slips an elbow through the middle.
Graindo wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byczkiewicz lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blazej Byczkiewicz dominated that round.
That's time! Byczkiewicz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Graindo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graindo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz moves out of range of the strikes.
Graindo misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Byczkiewicz misses the target.
Byczkiewicz misses with a looping right.
Graindo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graindo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Byczkiewicz wants to control but Graindo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Byczkiewicz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Graindo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Graindo's back!
Byczkiewicz 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 fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Byczkiewicz punches Graindo on the ear.
Byczkiewicz is trying to stick to Graindo's back but Graindo is turning into Byczkiewicz. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Byczkiewicz's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Graindo.
Byczkiewicz keeping moving, preventing Graindo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Byczkiewicz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byczkiewicz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz controlling the action here.
Byczkiewicz thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Graindo's head.
Byczkiewicz lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Graindo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Byczkiewicz sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Graindo defending well though.
Graindo gets back to full guard.
Byczkiewicz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Byczkiewicz lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Graindo is on top in guard.
Byczkiewicz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Graindo passes Byczkiewicz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Graindo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byczkiewicz keeps working.
Graindo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Byczkiewicz is not content to let Graindo control the position.
Byczkiewicz wants to get back to full guard.
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. Graindo connects with a nice short shot to Byczkiewicz's temple.
Byczkiewicz taking some punishment here, with Graindo in his half guard.
Graindo prevents Byczkiewicz from improving his position.
Byczkiewicz is staying active underneath Graindo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graindo working the head and body with strikes.
Byczkiewicz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Graindo lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Graindo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Graindo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Graindo connects with a couple of short punches.
Graindo throws an elbow that misses. Byczkiewicz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Graindo's guard. Nice move by Byczkiewicz!
Byczkiewicz trying to control the position from guard on top but Graindo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byczkiewicz connects with a couple of short punches.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byczkiewicz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Graindo looking for a sweep. Not yet Graindo, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczkiewicz throwing strikes but missing.
Byczkiewicz stopping the sweep attempt from Graindo.
Graindo keeping moving, preventing Byczkiewicz from controlling successfully.
Graindo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Byczkiewicz stands up over Graindo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Byczkiewicz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graindo striking off his back but it's not causing Byczkiewicz any problems.
Graindo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Byczkiewicz is aware though and is defending well.
Graindo can't keep his opponent in guard - Byczkiewicz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Graindo is not content to let Byczkiewicz control the position.
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 Blazej Byczkiewicz will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Byczkiewicz throws a shot to the body.
Byczkiewicz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Graindo.
Byczkiewicz moves into the clinch.
Graindo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byczkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Graindo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A hook to the body from Byczkiewicz.
Graindo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byczkiewicz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Graindos head.
Byczkiewicz cracks Graindo with a nice body shot.
Byczkiewicz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Byczkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczkiewicz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graindo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Byczkiewicz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byczkiewicz lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczkiewicz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczkiewicz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Byczkiewicz scores with a shot to the side of Graindo's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Byczkiewicz - that landed with a thud.
Byczkiewicz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Graindo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Byczkiewicz lands a body punch.
Byczkiewicz lands a body shot.
Byczkiewicz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byczkiewicz works on Graindo's body with a couple of short punches.
Byczkiewicz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byczkiewicz gets through Graindo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byczkiewicz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Graindo backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byczkiewicz.
Graindo is rocked!
Byczkiewicz pushes Graindo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Byczkiewicz.
A nice left hand lands by Byczkiewicz.
Graindo is still on wobbly legs! Can Byczkiewicz finish him?
Byczkiewicz pushes Graindo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Graindo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byczkiewicz.
Byczkiewicz manages to break the clinch.
Blazej Byczkiewicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Graindo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Byczkiewicz closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Graindo out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blazej Byczkiewicz!
Blazej Byczkiewicz is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Blazej Byczkiewicz 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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