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RISE 49: Halo v Maestre PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abu Schaubi (ranked 6202 p4p, 25689 weight class) and Jose Pena (ranked 623 p4p, 688 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Abu Schaubi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Abu Schaubi 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Abu Schaubi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Pena!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pena lands a nice hook to Schaubi's body. Schaubi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pena stalks Schaubi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Schaubi's face. Schaubi staggers backwards, shaken.
Schaubi moves away from the strike by Pena.
Pena lands a lovely overhand right.
Pena gets a clinch.
Schaubi pulls guard effortlessly.
Schaubi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schaubi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pena has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Schaubi to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Pena is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Schaubi pulls down on the head and he's put Pena to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Abu Schaubi!
Post fight, Abu Schaubi took to the microphone: 'G-g-g-g-gadOOSHED him through a glass door, b'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommi Ritola (ranked 3947 p4p, 6664 weight class) and Litas Lewis Moe (ranked 492 p4p, 652 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Ritola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Litas Lewis Moe!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis Moe misses with a body kick.
Lewis Moe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ritola was well out of range. Poor timing from Lewis Moe.
Ritola looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lewis Moe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ritola's waist but Ritola gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lewis Moe off to one side.
Lewis Moe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis Moe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis Moe throws an elbow but Ritola slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis Moe is trying to get an arm triangle but Ritola is defending well.
Lewis Moe tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Lewis Moe crashes against the mat.
Lewis Moe taking a breather here.
Lewis Moe stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Lewis Moe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis Moe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lewis Moe fails to land the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ritola counters with a thumping low kick.
Tommi Ritola has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Litas Lewis Moe.
Ritola cracks Lewis Moe with a right hand to the side of the head.
A cross from Ritola lands.
Ritola paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ritola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tommi Ritola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritola connects with an inside leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lewis Moe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis Moe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lewis Moe staying calm.
Lewis Moe working the ground and pound but Ritola is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis Moe has an Americana. Ritola didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lewis Moe is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lewis Moe hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Litas Lewis Moe!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Branco (ranked 4446 p4p, 6391 weight class) and Lupon Sanchez (ranked 399 p4p, 471 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Jesus Branco has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jesus Branco 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jesus Branco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lupon Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanchez is defended easily by Branco.
Branco displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Branco throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Branco throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice straight punches there by Branco. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Branco.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Branco shows good takedown defense.
Jesus Branco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lupon Sanchez.
Branco lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Branco throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Branco. No joy for Sanchez on that attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Branco sends Sanchez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Branco is motioning to the referee to let Sanchez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Sanchez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez switches off momentarily and Branco cracks him with a monster right hand! Sanchez topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Branco dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Branco!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jesus Branco!
After the big win, Jesus Branco made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Lupon Sanchez spoke after the fight, saying 'Im sorry to the fans and my sponsor, I wanted to put on a great show and get the win but tonight wasn't my night, congrats to my opponent he's a real fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Amodei (ranked 4153 p4p, 6232 weight class) and Saenchai Sor (ranked 76 p4p, 101 weight class). Giuseppe Amodei is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 24 - 19 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giuseppe Amodei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amodei keeps the fight on the outside.
Sor throws a looping overhand right but Amodei ducks down to avoid it.
Sor throws a head kick but Amodei moves out of range.
Amodei scores with a hook.
Sor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Amodei lands with an overhand left.
Amodei on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sor connects with a body shot.
A left lands for Sor.
Sor misses with a two punch combination.
Sor tries to clinch there but Amodei circles away.
Amodei avoids a kick to the body.
Amodei throws a chopping leg kick but Sor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Sor. That's going to slow Amodei down.
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!
Sor misses the jab.
Amodei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Amodei feinted with a counter takedown.
Amodei avoids the head kick by Sor.
Amodei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Amodei avoids the head kick by Sor.
As Sor backs away, Amodei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Amodei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sor.
Sor doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sor tries to clinch up.
As Sor backs away, Amodei returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Amodei.
Sor drives through and clinches with Amodei against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Amodei misses with some punches.
Amodei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Amodei fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sor.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Amodei gets through Sor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sor lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor.
Amodei tries to work over Sor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amodei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Sor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei scores with a shoulder strike.
Amodei throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Amodei gets through Sor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amodei lands a body shot.
Sor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amodei working aggressively here.
Sor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Amodei backwards.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Sor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Amodei's elbow.
Sor blocks a body shot from Amodei.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amodei.
Sor swings wildly with an uppercut but Amodei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Amodei.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Sor.
Amodei misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor lands a right hand.
Sor just leaning against Amodei, taking a breather.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei misses with a punch on the inside.
Amodei misses with a punch to the body.
Sor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Amodei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sor blocks a body shot from Amodei.
Amodei misses with a short punch on the inside.
Amodei swings wildly with an uppercut but Sor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Sor.
Amodei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Sor.
Sor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor is pushing Amodei up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Sor.
Sor tries to throw a body punch but Amodei avoids it by throwing Sor back against the cage.
Amodei prevents a body shot from Sor.
Amodei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amodei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Sor.
Sor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Amodei misses with some punches.
Amodei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
Amodei misses with the head strike.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sor tries to work over Amodei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Sor.
Amodei tries a body shot but Sor blocks it.
Amodei throws a head punch that misses.
Sor blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sor avoids the body shot from Amodei.
Saenchai Sor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Amodei throws an overhand right that lands on Sor's shoulder, as Sor tries to avoid the shot.
Amodei throws a body punch but Sor moves out of range.
Amodei ducks under a wild hook from Sor.
Amodei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Amodei scores with a nice head shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Amodei checks a leg kick.
Amodei tries to score with a low kick but Sor moves his leg out of the way.
Amodei staying out of range there.
Amodei throws a shot to the body.
Sor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Amodei throws out the jab.
A big left from Sor misses.
Sor misses the shot to the body.
Sor slips a straight right by Amodei.
Amodei takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Amodei misses its intended target.
Sor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Amodei connects with a right hand. Sor shakes it off.
Amodei on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor ducks under a wild hook from Amodei.
Sor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor throws a chopping leg kick but Amodei manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sor throws a head kick that misses.
Amodei appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Amodei throws a lazy right hand but Sor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Amodei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sor lunges at Amodei with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Amodei's hand.
Sor tries to clinch up.
Amodei throwing a counter right hand but Sor manages to avoid it.
Sor moves to clinch but Amodei breaks away
and Amodei connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amodei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sor.
Sor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sor misses with a leg kick.
Amodei misses with a looping right.
Sor lands a jab to Amodei's midsection.
Saenchai Sor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sor tries to clinch up.
Amodei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Amodei looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sor holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor 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.
Sor wants to control but Amodei passes easily into half guard.
Amodei is trying to control the action in half guard but Sor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sor pulls Amodei in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amodei stands and throws Sor's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sor can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sor stops Amodei from passing to mount.
Sor is looking to regain half guard here but Amodei keeps moving and retains side control.
Amodei tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amodei advances nicely into full mount.
Sor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Amodei is thwarting Sor's attempts to control the position.
Sor wants to get back to full guard.
Sor is positioning himself well to prevent Amodei advancing to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Amodei dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Amodei misses with a body shot.
Sor throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Amodei's head.
 It looks like Giuseppe Amodei has been cut.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
Sor connects with a solid leg kick.
Sor misses with a looping right.
Sor is looking to score with low kicks.
Sor checks a leg kick nicely.
Amodei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sor moves away from the strike by Amodei.
Amodei shoots in for a double leg but Sor sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amodei scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amodei.
Sor lands with a kick to the temple. Amodei shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Amodei misses.
Sor moves out of range of the strikes.
Sor flicks out a counter leg kick but Amodei steps away.
Amodei moves out of range of the leg kick from Sor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sor does no damage.
Sor defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Amodei.
Amodei lands a jab to Sor's midsection.
Sor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sor connects with a body shot that sends Amodei's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Amodei.
Sor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Amodei misses the target.
Amodei throws a nice inside leg kick.
Amodei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sor moves to clinch but Amodei breaks away
and Amodei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sor takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amodei just misses with a punch to the body.
Sor throws the left hand but Amodei avoids the punch easily.
Sor 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.
Amodei takes one to the side of the head.
Amodei connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amodei misses with a straight left.
Sor throws a sloppy head kick and Amodei moves out of range easily.
Amodei appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Amodei - just one landing.
Sor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Amodei slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Amodei.
Amodei scoring well with a low kick there.
Sor thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Amodei if he has to take too many more of those.
Sor tries to clinch but Amodei moves out of range.
Sor wants to clinch.
Sor staying out of range there.
Sor throws a leg kick but Amodei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Amodei throws the kick towards the body but Sor avoids it.
Sor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Amodei.
It looked like Amodei wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sor takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Amodei fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amodei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Amodei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Amodei throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sor.
Amodei throws a body punch but Sor moves out of range.
Sor misses with a low kick.
Amodei moves out of range of the body kick.
Amodei avoids the head kick by Sor.
Sor stuns Amodei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Sor.
Amodei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Amodei is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sor.
Amodei wants to land a leg kick but Sor is out of range.
Sor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sor pushes Amodei away with a front kick.
Amodei throws a hook to the side of Sor's head but Sor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Amodei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Amodei tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sor is able to avoid easily.
Amodei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice defenses there by Sor.
Amodei misses with a body kick.
Amodei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sor was well out of range. Poor timing from Amodei.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Amodei.
Amodei walks into a jab.
Amodei blocks a head kick by Sor.
Sor tries to land a front kick but Amodei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good work by Amodei as he checks the leg kick.
Sor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Amodei is looking to slow Sor down with leg kicks.
Amodei scores with a nice head shot.
Amodei throws a leg kick but Sor checks it.
Amodei misses with a hook. Sor ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Giuseppe Amodei.
I think Amodei 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Amodei!
Giuseppe Amodei spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Dlask (ranked 3734 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 402 p4p, 433 weight class). Tapani Kangas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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155
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlask fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kangas avoids it really well and circles away.
Kangas gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dlask to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dlask trying to control but Kangas is working from the bottom.
Dlask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kangas keeping full guard, as Dlask tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dlask postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dlask looking to pass the guard.
Dlask trying to control the position from guard on top but Kangas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Dlask has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlask accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dlask throws a big right hand that misses.
Dlask working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dlask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kangas working a defensive guard here.
Dlask wants to control from the top but Kangas keeps moving.
Dlask postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dlask loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kangas looking for a sweep. Not yet Kangas, not yet.
Dlask wants to control from the top but Kangas keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlask pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kangas is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kangas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dlask's hands.
Kangas gets caught flat footed, as Dlask shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kangas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dlask.
Dlask throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dlask postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kangas managing to control the position.
Dlask throws an elbow that misses. Kangas uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dlask's guard. Nice move by Kangas!
Dlask doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kangas stopping the sweep attempt from Dlask.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dlask is working hard here to advance position.
Dlask keeping moving, preventing Kangas from controlling successfully.
Dlask is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dlask looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kangas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dlask throwing shots but Kangas is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlask working the head and body with strikes.
Dlask throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dlask throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dlask looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kangas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kangas won't allow Dlask to pass to mount.
Dlask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kangas keeps working.
Dlask is nestled in close to Kangas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Dlask throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dlask looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dominik Dlask dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dlask takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dlask or perhaps it was just good defense by Kangas, which made it look bad.
Dlask is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kangas can do to turn this around?
Dlask tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kangas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dlask somewhat.
Kangas leaves Dlask with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominik Dlask. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dlask walks into a stiff left hand from Kangas.
Dlask fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kangas sprawls well initially but Dlask persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dlask missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dlask thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kangas's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kangas wants to improve his position but Dlask is controlling well.
Dlask is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dlask lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kangas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dlask.
Dlask takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dlask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask is thwarting Kangas's attempts to control the position.
Dlask wants to pass to mount but Kangas is defending the position.
Kangas is pressing down on Dlask's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dlask throws a big elbow that misses.
Kangas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dlask slips nicely into half guard.
Kangas is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlask wants to take a breather but Kangas is having none of it.
Dlask is really struggling to control Kangas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dlask looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dlask thows a huge punch but Kangas dodges it nicely.
Dlask looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kangas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kangas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dlask throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Dlask is looking to take a break and control but Kangas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kangas wants to control but Dlask is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dominik Dlask overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dlask missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dlask works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dlask with shots to the head and body - Kangas looks very uncomfortable down there.
The referee warns Kangas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Dlask connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dlask lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dlask with a couple of short strikes.
Dlask looking to ground and pound but Kangas is blocking nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Dlask.
Kangas is breathing heavily.
Dlask lands with some strikes.
Dlask throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kangas because Dlask loaded up on that one.
BOOM! Dlask connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kangas is rocked!
A big strike lands for Dlask! That's really hurt Kangas and he's turned his back - Dlask keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dlask jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dominik Dlask!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moncontour Chevrolet (ranked 2006 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Ernesto Sanchez (ranked 282 p4p, 317 weight class). Ernesto Sanchez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moncontour Chevrolet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ernesto Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chevrolet connects with an inside leg kick.
Chevrolet leaves Sanchez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Chevrolet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chevrolet connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Chevrolet tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chevrolet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Chevrolet tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chevrolet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chevrolet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Moncontour Chevrolet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ernesto Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chevrolet sprawls well. Chevrolet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Chevrolet is looking to counter punch.
Ernesto Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chevrolet lands a jab to the head.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt - Chevrolet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been told by Chevrolet's head coaches at FIST OF FURY that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moncontour Chevrolet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chevrolet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown but Chevrolet manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sanchez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chevrolet throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sanchez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chevrolet moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chevrolet feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Chevrolet looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Chevrolet avoids it really well and circles away.
Chevrolet appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Chevrolet shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chevrolet fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sanchez to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sanchez looks to clinch but Chevrolet throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sanchez taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Moncontour Chevrolet!
A very excited looking Moncontour Chevrolet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 2246 p4p, 2848 weight class) and Chad Strdoza (ranked 45 p4p, 54 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Strdoza!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strdoza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munson.
Strdoza is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Munson throws a nice head kick!
Munson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Strdoza circles away.
Strdoza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Munson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Strdoza is trying to defend but Munson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Munson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Strdoza doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Munson.
Strdoza looking for subs from the bottom but Munson mounts him!
Strdoza is squirming around, avoiding Munson's attempts to control the action.
Munson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strdoza sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Munson tries to stand and escape but Strdoza is controlling the position.
Munson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Strdoza to stand up.
Munson throws the kick towards the body but Strdoza avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Munson closes the distance and clinches.
Munson manages to break the clinch.
Munson moves into the clinch.
Strdoza is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Munson is defending well.
Munson prevents the takedown attempt.
Munson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Munson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Chad Strdoza has been cut.
Munson wants to clinch up but Strdoza keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munson tries a head kick but it misses.
Munson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strdoza unleashes a big counter combination but Munson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Munson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Strdoza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strdoza swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strdoza displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Munson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strdoza counters with a stiff right hand.
Munson scores with a jab to the body.
Munson tries to clinch but Strdoza moves out of range.
Strdoza doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munson looks for the body kick but Strdoza saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Strdoza's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Munson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Munson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strdoza counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Strdoza manages to get to full guard.
Munson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strdoza's guard.
Strdoza has his foot on Munson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Munson works his way back into a safe position though.
Strdoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strdoza looking for a guillotine here but Munson defends easily.
Munson wants to pass the guard but Strdoza is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munson prevents Strdoza from getting back to his feet.
Munson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Strdoza's guard.
Strdoza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Munson manages to get himself to full guard.
Munson controls Strdoza momentarily but Strdoza frees himself.
Munson has his foot on Strdoza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strdoza works his way back into a safe position though.
Strdoza stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Munson tries to clinch there but Strdoza circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Strdoza misses.
Munson rushes Strdoza and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Strdoza to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Munson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Strdoza's cut.
That's time! Munson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Munson moves into the clinch.
Strdoza has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Munson after a bit of a struggle.
Strdoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've been informed that Strdoza has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Munson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Strdoza 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.
Strdoza is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strdoza working for a triangle but Munson defends it easily.
Munson wants to get up but he can't break Strdoza's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strdoza has his feet on Munson's thighs here. He's pushed Munson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Munson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chad Strdoza!
Our winner, Chad Strdoza, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 2960 p4p, 2723 weight class) and Nikolay Panayotov (ranked 57 p4p, 53 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Panayotov's choice of entrance music: Mad World - Gary Jules / Tears For Fears (Cover by Jasmine Thompson). On his way into the cage it seems that Mew Choo has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mew Choo 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nikolay Panayotov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Panayotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panayotov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Choo.
Panayotov lands a jab to Choo's midsection.
Panayotov misses with a hook. Choo ducked under it nicely.
Choo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Choo misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo throws a right and a left that Panayotov avoids nicely.
Panayotov throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Panayotov manages to circle out of the way.
Choo lands a jab to the nose.
A big right from Choo misses.
Choo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panayotov dodges the punch combination from Choo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
Choo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Choo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Choo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Choo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Choo misses with a shot to the body
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panayotov. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panayotov throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Panayotov lands a jab.
Choo looks to throw the jab but Panayotov is out of range.
Panayotov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mew Choo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panayotov defending well as Choo loads up on a big left hand.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Choo throws a right and a left that Panayotov avoids nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
Choo lands a jab.
Panayotov misses with a straight left.
Choo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panayotov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Choo thinking.
Panayotov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Choo looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Choo moves away.
Panayotov looks to land a left hand but Choo moved out of range nicely.
Panayotov scores with the left hand. Choo knows he should have avoided that one.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Panayotov misses with a head kick.
Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panayotov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Choo to score with a decent uppercut.
Panayotov swats away the attempt to clinch by Choo.
Panayotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo is looking to clinch but Panayotov is avoiding it.
Panayotov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Choo avoids a kick to the body.
Choo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panayotov.
Choo swings widly with a right hand
and Choo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo loads up on a big right hand but Panayotov slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov throws a head kick but Choo moves out of range.
Panayotov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov slips a jab from Choo.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo scores with a hook to the body. Panayotov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panayotov needs to keep his hands up - Choo had a free shot at his head there.
Choo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Panayotov misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Choo. Panayotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panayotov with the counter takedown but Choo avoids it easily.
Panayotov scores with a nice strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mew Choo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Panayotov.
Choo throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Panayotov misses with a wild body shot.
Choo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Choo misses the target.
Choo lands with an uppercut that bounces Panayotov off the cage and back into range.
Panayotov throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Panayotov swings for the body but Choo moves out of range.
Choo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Panayotov misses.
Choo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Panayotov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
Choo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Choo misses its intended target.
Choo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Panayotov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Choo misses the body punch
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Choo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panayotov. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Choo tries to counter by clinching up but Panayotov breaks away and moves out of range.
Choo lands a nice shot to the body.
Choo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Choo.
Choo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPanayotov.
Good standup being displayed there by Choo as he connects with a hook.
Choo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Panayotov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Choo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Panayotov scrambles back to his feet.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo misses with a body shot.
Panayotov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Choo.
Choo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo missing with a left hand there. Panayotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Panayotov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Choo.
Choo throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily.
Choo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panayotov counters with an inside leg kick.
Panayotov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov cracks Choo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Choo misses the body punch
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Panayotov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Panayotov.
It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Panayotov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Panayotov.
Jab, jab by Choo - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a wild body shot.
Panayotov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Choo.
Choo misses with an uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a nice body shot.
Choo misses with a hook to the body
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Choo throws a body shot but no joy.
Choo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Choo misses with a looping left.
Choo looks to score with a jab to the body but Panayotov is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Panayotov.
Choo is looking to counter the offense by Panayotov and move into the clinch.
Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and Choo moves out of range easily.
Choo throws a series of punches but Panayotov moves out of range.
As Choo backs off Panayotov throws a huge counter combo but Choo manages to avoid it all.
Choo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panayotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panayotov swings for the body but Choo moves out of range.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Panayotov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Choo throws a sloppy body shot
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Choo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Choo connects with the punch.
Choo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo slips a straight right by Panayotov.
Choo throws out a loose jab but Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Choo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Choo swings widly with a right hand
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mew Choo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Panayotov throws a jab when Choo was well out of range.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Choo.
Panayotov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Choo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Choo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panayotov moves away.
Panayotov moves out of range as Choo strikes.
Panayotov lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choo tries to clinch up
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Panayotov. That snapped Choo's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panayotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov throws a hook but Choo blocks it.
Panayotov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Choo missing with a left hand there. Panayotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panayotov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choo misses with a left hand
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Choo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panayotov.
Choo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab from Choo.
Panayotov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Choo pushes Panayotov up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Panayotov digs a right hand underneath Choo's ribcage. Choo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Panayotov.
Panayotov lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Choo throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Panayotov on the inside.
Panayotov is working Choo over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panayotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Panayotov lands with a right to the head.
Panayotov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
 Choo is rocked!
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Choo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov has clasped his hands together around Choo's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Choo seems to have got his legs back now.
Panayotov tries to advance to mount but Choo denies him.
Panayotov controls the position from side control.
Panayotov stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a double jab.
Choo misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choo closes the distance but Panayotov moves to the side
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Choo throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Choo throws a big shot that misses.
Choo throws a jab but it's blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Choo.
Choo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo misses with a right hand
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo throws a sloppy body shot
and Panayotov counters with a stiff right hand.
Choo misses with a hook to the body
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses.
As Panayotov tries to get set, Choo tries to push him back and clinch up but Panayotov manages to avoid the attempt.
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!
Choo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Choo throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Choo gets tackled into the cage by Panayotov. Panayotov maintains the clinch.
Panayotov has Choo pressed against the cage.
Panayotov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Panayotov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Panayotov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Choo backwards.
Panayotov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Choo is trying to keep an underhook but Panayotov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panayotov 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
Nikolay Panayotov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honza Hohol (ranked 1530 p4p, 2044 weight class) and Knuckle Sandwhich (ranked 229 p4p, 285 weight class). Knuckle Sandwhich will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Honza Hohol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knuckle Sandwhich!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sandwhich tries to clinch up but Hohol circles away and keeps his distance.
Sandwhich fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hohol avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Honza Hohol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hohol circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hohol shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sandwhich as he jumps to the side.
Sandwhich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hohol tries to counter with a takedown but Sandwhich is quick to defend against it.
Hohol swats away the attempt to clinch by Sandwhich.
Sandwhich has Hohol up against the cage in a clinch.
Sandwhich lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hohol backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hohol is looking for a takedown.
Hohol avoids the elbow strike from Sandwhich, against the cage.
Hohol wants to take the fight to the mat but Sandwhich manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Honza Hohol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandwhich is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hohol is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Sandwhich to the mat. Sandwhich regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've been hearing that Hohol has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hohol looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hohol content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hohol missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hohol scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sandwhich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hohol advances to half guard.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sandwhich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohol is working away from the top position though.
Sandwhich avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hohol.
Hohol keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hohol not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandwhich's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hohol performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hohol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sandwhich's head.
Sandwhich 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hohol is working away from the top position though.
Hohol seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sandwhich does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hohol throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hohol wants to take a breather but Sandwhich is having none of it.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Hohol looks to land a strike but Sandwhich avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hohol postures up in Sandwhich's guard and throws a big left but Sandwhich blocks it.
Sandwhich working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hohol.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hohol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hohol tries to free his leg and advance position but Sandwhich is retaining full guard.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hohol looking to sit in guard and control but Sandwhich gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hohol wants to sweep but no luck.
Hohol is working hard here to advance position.
Hohol has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hohol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sandwhich's guard.
Hohol 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.
Hohol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandwhich managing to control the position.
Hohol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hohol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hohol with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sandwhich lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hohol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hohol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hohol tries to get out of the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hohol is on top in guard.
Hohol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Honza Hohol dominated that round.
That's time! Hohol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hohol closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sandwhich quickly recovers to half guard.
Sandwhich wants to improve his position but Hohol is controlling well.
Hohol is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Sandwhich!
Hohol looking to finish Sandwhich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandwhich!
Sandwhich taking shots to the head.
Hohol with good strikes from the mount here!
Hohol lands a big shot there that rocks Sandwhich but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hohol misses with a head shot.
Sandwhich is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Honza Hohol overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hohol cracks Sandwhich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hohol throws some wild stikes that Sandwhich manages to avoid easily.
Sandwhich wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hohol.
Hohol sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Hohol there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Sandwhich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hohol tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hohol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hohol with good strikes from the mount here!
Hohol looking to finish Sandwhich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sandwhich!
Hohol throws a wild left hand from mount and Sandwhich manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Sandwhich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hohol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hohol trying to mount his opponent but Sandwhich defends it.
Hohol takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol is keen to just control but Sandwhich is a slippery customer.
Hohol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandwhich can do to turn this around?
Hohol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sandwhich defending well though.
Ground and pound from Hohol.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hohol lands strikes from half guard.
Hohol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hohol lands with a punch from half guard.
Sandwhich is rocked!
Sandwhich is not content to let Hohol control the position.
Sandwhich is still in real trouble! Can Hohol finish him?
Sandwhich trying to control from the bottom.
Sandwhich is breathing heavily.
Hohol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sandwhich with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hohol is looking to advance position but Sandwhich won't allow it.
Hohol scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hohol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hohol lands a big elbow - Sandwhich is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hohol!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honza Hohol!
Honza Hohol is the new middleweight champion!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prana Halo (ranked 408 p4p, 716 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 9 p4p, 18 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Red 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Prana Halo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre misses with a combination
and Halo counters with a shoot takedown. Maestre fights it but they end up in guard.
Halo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Halo 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.
Maestre is not content to let Halo control the position.
Maestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Halo wants to control but Maestre is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Halo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maestre keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre regains half guard.
Halo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Maestre!
Halo looking to secure an arm triangle but Maestre defends it well.
Maestre is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maestre is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Halo wants to control the pace but Maestre is squirming around nicely.
Halo goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Maestre turns into him and now he's in Halo's guard.
Maestre got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maestre has managed to get both his arms back between Halo's legs - danger averted.
Maestre gets to his feet - Halo follows without any prompting.
Maestre scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre misses with a double jab
and Halo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maestre's guard.
Halo passes Maestre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Halo is looking for a kimura but Maestre is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Halo to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Maestre is desperately trying to improve his position but Halo has a good base and remains in mount.
Halo goes for an armbar but Maestre turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Maestre.
Halo trying to control the position.
Halo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maestre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maestre stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Halo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maestre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maestre looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Maestre's half guard.
Halo is looking to take a break and control but Maestre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Maestre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
Maestre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Halo pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Halo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Prana Halo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Maestre throws a combination that misses
so Halo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Halo advances position into side control!
Maestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Halo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Maestre is not content to let Halo control the position.
Halo controls the position from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo trying to control the action but Maestre is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Halo trying to control the position but Maestre is working away.
Halo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maestre is looking for a sweep.
Halo swings around for an armbar but Maestre sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Halo's guard.
Maestre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Halo is proving hard to escape from.
Halo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Maestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Halo looking for a guillotine here but Maestre defends easily.
Halo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Halo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maestre defends well.
Halo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maestre is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo controls Maestre momentarily but Maestre frees himself.
Halo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Halo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Halo wants to control from the top but Maestre keeps moving.
Maestre looking for a guillotine here but Halo defends easily.
Halo stays in close to Maestre's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Maestre keeping moving, preventing Halo from controlling successfully.
Maestre has his foot on Halo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Halo works his way back into a safe position though.
Halo passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Halo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Maestre has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Halo but great work by Maestre.
Maestre stands up.
Maestre misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Prana Halo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Maestre cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Halo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Prana Halo has been cut.
Halo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Halo with a poor takedown
and Maestre counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maestre swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prana Halo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maestre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Halo.
No luck for Halo with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maestre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Donk. Maestre catches Halo right on the button with a cross.
Maestre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Halo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Maestre!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maestre is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Halo is trying to get an arm triangle but Maestre is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maestre is looking for a sweep.
Halo trying to control the action but Maestre is working from the bottom.
Maestre tries to bench press Halo off him but Halo keeps the position.
Halo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Maestre has escaped the position, nice work there.
Maestre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Maestre is not content to let Halo control the position.
Maestre is looking to reverse the position.
Halo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Halo trying to control the action but Maestre is working from the bottom.
Maestre is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre is still trying to improve position.
Halo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maestre knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Maestre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Maestre actively working from the bottom here.
Halo is just content to waste time from the top position. Maestre takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Halo slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maestre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Halo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Halo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maestre is just riding it out for now. Halo eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Maestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Halo 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Prana Halo!
Prana Halo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Luis Maestre was interviewed post fight and said 'I just lost to the best man on earth. 18-0 is something that very few fighters achieve. I look forward to watching this legend pave his way through history '.
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