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C304: Marley vs Anderson II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Cajo Branca (ranked 5008 p4p, 4753 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 545 p4p, 526 weight class). Branca comes into the arena with original score medley blaring out of the sound system. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joao Cajo Branca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 36 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Branca misses with a hook to the body
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Joao Cajo Branca has been cut.
Branca pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fujimoto follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Branca.
Branca lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Branca wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Branca to counter with a crisp jab.
Branca scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fujimoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Branca counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujimoto thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Branca lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Branca moves out of range.
Branca swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Branca can pounce on him.
Branca scores with a jab to the body.
Fujimoto looks winded!
Fujimoto needs to keep his hands up - Branca had a free shot at his head there.
Branca feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fujimoto sprawling to the canvas! Fujimoto rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Branca finish him?!
 Fujimoto is rocked!
Joao Cajo Branca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branca with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Branca lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fujimoto takes a step back to recover.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branca cracks Fujimoto with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fujimoto looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Branca finish him?
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Branca finish him?
Fujimoto is holding his hands too far apart here. Branca throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fujimoto is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joao Cajo Branca!
After the fight, Joao Cajo Branca 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karel Sup (ranked 1956 p4p, 1271 weight class) and Tony Viikinki (ranked 253 p4p, 154 weight class). Tony Viikinki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 16 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Karel Sup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tony Viikinki!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sup looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sup is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sup looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Viikinki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sup misses the shot to the body.
Viikinki misses with a low kick.
Viikinki swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sup counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikinki throws a body punch but Sup moves out of range.
Sup tests Viikinki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Viikinki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sup manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viikinki misses with a wild body shot.
Viikinki throws a right hand that misses
and Sup counters with a nice uppercut.
Viikinki tried to score with a low kick but Sup checks it.
A quick step to the side and Sup tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sup comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Viikinki misses with a hook. Sup ducked under it nicely.
Sup waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Viikinki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viikinki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Viikinki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whack! Viikinki lands a heavy head kick that drops Sup. The ref tackles Viikinki to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Sup was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tony Viikinki!
A determined Tony Viikinki didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 1397 p4p, 1527 weight class) and Zeta Knox (ranked 171 p4p, 193 weight class). Knox comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Five Finger Death Punch | Bad Company kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 39 - 0, fighting out of London, Zeta Knox!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Chukwuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Tinashe Chukwuma has been cut.
Chukwuma lands with a hook. Knox tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chukwuma has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Tank Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Chukwuma throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chukwuma lands a lovely overhand right.
Chukwuma scores with a hook.
Chukwuma lands a body shot.
Chukwuma dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chukwuma misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a series of strikes. Chukwuma will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knox counters with a crisp one two that drops Chukwuma! Knox thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Chukwuma to his feet! Chukwuma is in big trouble!
Chukwuma throws a nice outside leg kick.
Chukwuma scoring well with a low kick there.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Chukwuma
and Knox counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chukwuma! Knox lets Chukwuma back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Chukwuma is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma scores with a jab.
Knox looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chukwuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Knox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chukwuma lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
Chukwuma misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Chukwuma throws the kick towards the body but Knox avoids it.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Knox ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chukwuma connects with a nice looking jab.
Chukwuma throws a lazy head kick
and Knox counters with a stiff right hand.
Chukwuma throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chukwuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knox.
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!
Chukwuma cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Knox blocks the leg kick.
Knox is looking for the big counter here.
Chukwuma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox moves out of range as Chukwuma strikes.
Knox now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Chukwuma is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knox lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A nice leg kick from Chukwuma, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chukwuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chukwuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knox.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Tinashe Chukwuma's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chukwuma misses with a hook.
Knox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chukwuma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Knox uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a shot from downtown. Knox moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice shot by Chukwuma.
Knox has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Chukwuma.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chukwuma looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chukwuma uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Knox has time to react.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chukwuma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Chukwuma misses the jab.
Chukwuma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
A nice side step and Knox releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chukwuma goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chukwuma misses with a lunging right hand
and Knox counters with a nice uppercut.
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chukwuma misses with an uppercut
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chukwuma misses with a straight left.
Chukwuma lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knox slips a jab from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox counters with a nice body shot.
Knox walks into a stiff left hand from Chukwuma.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Chukwuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Knox manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Chukwuma throws a low kick but it's checked well by Knox.
Chukwuma lands a really nice looking cross but Knox seems unphased.
Chukwuma scores with a body shot.
Chukwuma scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Knox's shoulder, as Knox tries to avoid the shot.
Chukwuma throws a jab when Knox was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Knox misses.
Chukwuma misses with a straight right.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the side of Knox's head but Knox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma misses with a double jab
letting Knox counter with a right hand.
Knox blocks a head kick by Chukwuma.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chukwuma looks to land a left hand but Knox moved out of range nicely.
Chukwuma cracks Knox with a good jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Chukwuma here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Knox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Knox to counter with a crisp jab.
Chukwuma works the jab nicely.
Chukwuma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Knox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Chukwuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma misses with a straight left.
Knox is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knox blocks a jab.
Chukwuma misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice jab there from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a lazy right hand but Knox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chukwuma misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Knox counters with a straight right hand.
Tinashe Chukwuma's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Chukwuma scores with a head kick.
Nice shot by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chukwuma throws a sloppy head kick and Knox moves out of range easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Knox might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chukwuma has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma feints and then cracks Knox's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knox down.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Chukwuma is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knox.
Knox throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Knox moves out of range of the body kick.
Chukwuma just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knox! But no joy.
Knox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chukwuma scores with a push kick.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox slips a jab from Chukwuma.
Chukwuma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knox throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Chukwuma dips to his left and cracks Knox with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Chukwuma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Knox's hands.
Chukwuma's corner calls for a 1-2. Chukwuma obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chukwuma cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Knox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chukwuma.
The fighters circling - Chukwuma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Knox ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Knox uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chukwuma.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tinashe Chukwuma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tinashe Chukwuma'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Knox slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
A little jabbing left from Knox on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zeta Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chukwuma throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chukwuma misses with a leg kick.
Chukwuma misses with a hook.
Nice shot by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chukwuma lands a jab to the head.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knox checks the leg kick.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox blocks a leg kick.
Knox throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Chukwuma tries a head kick but it misses.
Knox looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chukwuma connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma lands a front kick.
Chukwuma connects with a leg kick.
Chukwuma buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chukwuma looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab from Chukwuma finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Chukwuma is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Chukwuma throws a body punch but Knox moves out of range.
It seemed like Knox was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Knox might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chukwuma fails to land with a series of punches.
Knox looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chukwuma misses with a hook
and Knox counters with a crisp right hand that drops Chukwuma! Knox lets Chukwuma back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chukwuma with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Knox staying out of range there.
Nice cross by Chukwuma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Knox uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chukwuma.
Knox swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knox slips a straight right by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chukwuma misses the jab.
Knox throws out a counter right but Chukwuma avoids it with no problem.
Chukwuma throws the left hand but Knox avoids the punch easily.
Chukwuma lands a jab to Knox's midsection.
Chukwuma looks to score with a jab to the body but Knox is just out of range.
Knox takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chukwuma lands a nice looking body kick.
Chukwuma throws a leg kick which misses Knox's front leg but catches the back leg as Knox tries to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma lands with a slapping head kick.
Chukwuma misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Chukwuma.
Chukwuma misses with the body kick
and Knox counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Chukwuma to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Knox!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zeta Knox!
Our winner, Zeta Knox, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Bloodaxe (ranked 244 p4p, 506 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 33 p4p, 67 weight class). Alderidge has chosen Portland, Oregon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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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 27 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Bloodaxe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alderidge misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Bloodaxe misses the target.
Bloodaxe blocks a leg kick.
Bloodaxe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge misses with a right hand
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the body kick.
Bloodaxe 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Alderidge lands with a hook. Bloodaxe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick
and Alderidge counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Alderidge misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Alderidge was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alderidge lands with a right hand.
Bloodaxe blocks a jab.
Bloodaxe avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Alderidge is predictable there
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alderidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bloodaxe throws a leg kick which misses Alderidge's front leg but catches the back leg as Alderidge tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bloodaxe looks to land a right hand but Alderidge moved out of range.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alderidge scores with a body shot.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
Good work by Bloodaxe as he checks the leg kick.
Bloodaxe scores with a hook.
Good work by Alderidge as he checks the leg kick.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A big right from Bloodaxe misses.
Alderidge misses the body punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Alderidge connects with a leg kick.
Bloodaxe avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge moves out of range of the leg kick from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bloodaxe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
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!
Bloodaxe throws a good cross that connects.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Bloodaxe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Bloodaxe moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Bloodaxe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alderidge's sensitive parts.
Bloodaxe throws a front kick aimed at Alderidge's knee but Alderidge avoids it well.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Bloodaxe avoids it.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Bloodaxe slips the punch.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bloodaxe. Alderidge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bloodaxe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A big right from Bloodaxe misses.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Alderidge with a nice calf kick.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Bloodaxe misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a right hand that misses
and Bloodaxe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Alderidge slams his shin into Bloodaxe's torso.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bloodaxe manages to avoid it.
Bloodaxe with a jab.
Alderidge cracks Bloodaxe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge lands with an overhand left.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Alderidge explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Alderidge doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bloodaxe lands a leg kick that knocks Alderidge off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bloodaxe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Bloodaxe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Alderidge misses its intended target.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge blocks a leg kick.
Alderidge throws a chopping leg kick but Bloodaxe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alderidge is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alderidge walks into a jab.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bloodaxe's corner calls for a 1-2. Bloodaxe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Bloodaxe lands with a hook. Alderidge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Alderidge takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bloodaxe's sensitive parts.
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 Gunnar Bloodaxe will probably get the nod.
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.
Bloodaxe checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe lands with a shot to the body.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alderidge works over Bloodaxe's head and body with a nice combination.
Alderidge connects with an inside leg kick.
Alderidge throws a looping overhand right but Bloodaxe ducks down to avoid it.
Alderidge thuds his shin into the meat of Bloodaxe's side.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bloodaxe was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
Bloodaxe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bloodaxe lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Bloodaxe's legs.
Bloodaxe lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Bloodaxe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alderidge. Alderidge obviously looking to wear him down.
Bloodaxe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bloodaxe tried to counter with a leg kick but Alderidge avoided it.
Alderidge throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Alderidge looks to land a body kick but Bloodaxe moved away.
A low kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Alderidge connects with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe moves out of range of the strikes.
Bloodaxe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge connects with a nice looking jab.
Good leg kick by Bloodaxe.
Alderidge is looking to land body kicks.
Bloodaxe clobbers Alderidge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy right hand. Bloodaxe should have avoided that one.
Bloodaxe misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe moves away from the strike by Alderidge.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Alderidge rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bloodaxe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bloodaxe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bloodaxe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bloodaxe counters with a nice uppercut.
Bloodaxe drops his hands momentarily and Alderidge takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Alderidge wants to land a leg kick but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Alderidge misses with a right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a low kick, right behind Alderidge 's knee.
Alderidge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge misses with a lunging right hand
and Bloodaxe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bloodaxe looks to land a left hand but Alderidge moved out of range nicely.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge lands a jab to the nose.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Bloodaxe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloodaxe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge moves into range and connects with a jab.
A cross from Bloodaxe lands.
Bloodaxe walks into a jab.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bloodaxe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alderidge at a distance.
Bloodaxe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A counter left hand to the body from Bloodaxe misses its target.
Some bone on bone action there as Bloodaxe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bloodaxe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bloodaxe.
Alderidge tries to land a body kick
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Alderidge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bloodaxe if he has to take too many more of those.
Bloodaxe misses with a lunging right hand
and Alderidge counters with a stiff right hand.
Bloodaxe scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Bloodaxe checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Bloodaxe does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bloodaxe.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bloodaxe is able to avoid easily.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bloodaxe moves away.
Alderidge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A punch lands to the side of Alderidge 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bloodaxe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bloodaxe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids a kick to the body.
It looked like Bloodaxe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bloodaxe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bloodaxe looks to throw the jab but Alderidge is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Alderidge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Bloodaxe walks into a stiff left hand from Alderidge.
Good exchange - Bloodaxe coming out on top.
Alderidge looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bloodaxe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bloodaxe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
A nice leg kick from Bloodaxe, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bloodaxe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Alderidge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Bloodaxe throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Bloodaxe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alderidge on the side of the head.
Bloodaxe moves out of range as Alderidge throws a body kick.
Bloodaxe is looking to counter punch.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge looks to throw the jab but Bloodaxe is out of range.
Bloodaxe throws a jab when Alderidge was well out of range.
Alderidge takes a swing at Bloodaxe's ribcage but misses.
Bloodaxe missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Bloodaxe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Alderidge wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alderidge. Bloodaxe shrugs it off though.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Bloodaxe's shoulder, as Bloodaxe tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge wants to slow Bloodaxe down by chopping away at his legs.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alderidge works Bloodaxe's body with a nice hook.
Alderidge connects with a nice looking jab.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bloodaxe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bloodaxe misses with a jab to the body
and Alderidge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge misses the body punch
enabling Bloodaxe to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Alderidge. That one must have hurt.
Bloodaxe checks the leg kick.
Alderidge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alderidge fakes the leg kick and cracks Bloodaxe in the body.
Good exchange - Alderidge coming out on top.
Alderidge throws a solid leg kick but Bloodaxe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderidge.
Bloodaxe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bloodaxe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alderidge manages to avoid it.
A big left from Bloodaxe misses.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Bloodaxe avoids it with no problem.
Alderidge tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe blocks the body kick.
Bloodaxe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Alderidge connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bloodaxe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bloodaxe misses with a low kick.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe avoids the body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws a front kick aimed at Bloodaxe's knee but Bloodaxe avoids it well.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bloodaxe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bloodaxe throws a hook but Alderidge avoids it easily.
Bloodaxe connects with the punch.
Bloodaxe takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe throws a lazy right hand but Alderidge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bloodaxe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Alderidge gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with an inside leg kick.
Bloodaxe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Bloodaxe misses with a straight left.
Alderidge takes one to the chin there.
Alderidge moves away from the strike by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook.
Bloodaxe slips a jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge 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.
Alderidge misses with a hook
and Bloodaxe counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Bloodaxe's legs.
Alderidge takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Alderidge backs away, Bloodaxe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
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 Gunnar Bloodaxe.
Well Bloodaxe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Bloodaxe!
An out of breath Gunnar Bloodaxe 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hightower (ranked 301 p4p, 433 weight class) and Derrick Thomas (ranked 39 p4p, 56 weight class). Hightower comes to the cage accompanied by The Power. Jason Hightower could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Derrick Thomas 's chin.
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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 38 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Thomas misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Hightower is just out of range.
Derrick Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Hightower.
 It looks like Derrick Thomas has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hightower checks a leg kick.
Hightower is looking to counter punch.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Thomas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hightower connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hightower throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crunch! Hightower slams his shin into Thomas 's torso.
Thomas looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas throws a body shot but no joy.
Hightower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hightower cracks Thomas with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Thomas looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hightower finish him?
Thomas is rocked!
Thomas leaves his chin hanging out and Hightower seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Thomas crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
A victorious Jason Hightower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 221 p4p, 290 weight class) and Jim Babcock (ranked 29 p4p, 36 weight class). Talvela comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. The crowd seem to be enjoying Babcock's choice of entrance music: San Francisco Live Medley. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 23 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jim Babcock!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Bruno Lombardi and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babcock lands with a right hand.
Talvela scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Babcock is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Talvela pulls his head out easily.
Babcock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela is trying to control the action in half guard but Babcock is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Babcock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Talvela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Babcock does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babcock is pressing down on Talvela's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Talvela keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Babcock's head.
Babcock working for submissions but it's allowed Talvela to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talvela lands strikes from half guard.
Talvela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talvela thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Talvela wants to take a breather but Babcock is having none of it.
Babcock looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Talvela.
Babcock is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Talvela's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Talvela's back!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Talvela trying to control the position but Babcock manages to sink in the hooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Talvela up.
Talvela is in a bad position with Babcock working for a choke. Talvela manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Talvela preventing the sweep.
Talvela throwing strikes from guard but Babcock blocks nicely.
Babcock working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Talvela has passed into half guard!
Talvela is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Talvela winds up and cracks Babcock with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babcock 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. Talvela connects with a nice short shot to Babcock's temple.
Babcock wants to sweep but Talvela has passed to side control!
Talvela is looking to take a break and control but Babcock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Talvela lands an elbow.
Babcock tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Talvela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Babcock is still trying to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babcock is trying to control Talvela's posture but Talvela avoids it.
Babcock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Babcock regains half guard.
Babcock makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Babcock.
Talvela stopping the sweep attempt from Babcock.
Talvela stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Babcock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Babcock is looking for a triangle but Talvela pushes his legs off easily.
Babcock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Babcock defending well as Talvela loads up on a big left hand.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Babcock slips the punch.
Talvela on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Babcock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela looks for the body kick but Babcock saw that one coming.
Talvela steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Babcock.
Talvela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babcock tries to avoid it but Talvela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babcock to the ground. Babcock escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babcock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Babcock throws a front kick aimed at Talvela's knee but Talvela avoids it well.
Talvela attempts a counter takedown but Babcock avoids it well and moves away.
Talvela lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela throws a right and a left that Babcock avoids nicely.
Paavo Talvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talvela works Babcock's body with a nice hook.
Babcock throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talvela uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Babcock has time to react.
Babcock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talvela throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Talvela with that takedown attempt.
Babcock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Babcock walks into a left hand.
Talvela throws a quick inside leg kick.
Paavo Talvela is winning the standup battle so far.
Babcock throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Babcock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Babcock can do to turn this around?
Talvela throws a nice outside leg kick.
Talvela tries to close the distance and clinch up but Babcock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Babcock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talvela shoots in and gets a takedown into Babcock's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babcock looking for a sweep. Not yet Babcock, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babcock is on top in guard.
Paavo Talvela overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Babcock trying to control but Talvela is working from the bottom.
Talvela looking to hit a scissor sweep but Babcock is one step ahead there.
Babcock wants to control from the top but Talvela keeps moving.
Babcock might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Talvela haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Babcock is working Talvela over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Talvela seems keen to control Babcock's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela keeping moving, preventing Babcock from controlling successfully.
Talvela looking to control.
Talvela has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Babcock is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Talvela.
Babcock swings around for an armbar but Talvela sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Babcock's guard.
Babcock has his foot on Talvela's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Talvela works his way back into a safe position though.
Babcock is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Babcock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Talvela defends it easily.
Babcock has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Talvela should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Babcock has tightened it up now! Talvela should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jim Babcock!
A very excited looking Jim Babcock 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Billabong (ranked 71 p4p, 75 weight class) and DaMatti Matikainen (ranked 10 p4p, 11 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Billabong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Billabong 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 35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Billabong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, DaMatti Matikainen!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billabong moves out of range of the leg kick from Matikainen.
Billabong throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Billabong shoots in and bounces Matikainen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Matikainen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Matikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matikainen throws a hook but Billabong avoids it easily.
Matikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Billabong throws a jab but it's blocked by Matikainen.
Matikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Billabong slips under a jab from Matikainen.
Matikainen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matikainen takes one on the button.
No joy there for Matikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matikainen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Billabong is out of range.
Billabong slips a straight right by Matikainen.
Matikainen throws a nice head kick!
Billabong checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've been hearing reports that Billabong has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Billabong misses the jab.
Billabong moves out of range of the strikes.
Matikainen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matikainen feints and then cracks Billabong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Billabong down.
Matikainen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matikainen clobbers Billabong with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Billabong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Matikainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Billabong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matikainen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Billabong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Billabong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matikainen unleashes a big counter combination but Billabong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
DaMatti Matikainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matikainen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Matikainen misses with a right hand
so Billabong counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Billabong prevents Matikainen from getting back to his feet.
Billabong landing with the ground and pound.
Matikainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Billabong postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Matikainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Billabong is controlling him.
Matikainen pushes Billabong off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Matikainen ducks under a wild hook from Billabong.
The crowd cheers as Matikainen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Billabong doesn't seem phased though.
Matikainen misses with a left hand
and Billabong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billabong throws an overhand right that lands on Matikainen's shoulder, as Matikainen tries to avoid the shot.
Matikainen slips a jab from Billabong.
Matikainen tries to work over Billabong's front leg with a kick but Billabong checks it.
Billabong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Matikainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Billabong just misses with a punch to the body.
Matikainen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billabong.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen closes the distance and pushes Billabong back into the cage.
Billabong has clasped his hands together around Matikainen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Matikainen tries to escape but Billabong is in control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Billabong tries for a kimura but Matikainen is defending well.
Matikainen tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
Billabong is landing with strikes. Matikainen can't take much more of this.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billabong scores with strikes from the back.
Matikainen is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Matikainen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Billabong is able to avoid easily.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Billabong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matikainen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billabong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Billabong tries to keep at a distance but Matikainen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Billabong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Matikainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Billabong turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Matikainen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Billabong grinds an elbow into Matikainen's temple.
Matikainen is pushing Billabong's head away, looking to escape. Billabong manages to hold on to the position though.
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet but Billabong is dominant here and he's now got Matikainen's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matikainen wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Matikainen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Matikainen thows a leg kick but Billabong checks it
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Billabong misses.
Billabong throws a hook but Matikainen blocks it.
Matikainen throws a leg kick
and Matikainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matikainen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matikainen thumps Billabong with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Matikainen.
A low kick from Matikainen is predictable there
and Billabong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matikainen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Matikainen misses with the head strike.
Billabong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen has a couple of punches blocked by Billabong.
Matikainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Matikainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matikainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Matikainen.
Matikainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Billabong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Billabong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matikainen throws a low kick but Billabong moves out of range easily.
Billabong throws a hook but Matikainen avoids it easily.
Matikainen tries to clinch but Billabong is having none of it.
Billabong feinted with a counter takedown.
Matikainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Billabong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Billabong loads up on a big right hand but Matikainen slips the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Billabong misses the target.
Matikainen avoids the body shot from Billabong.
Billabong backing away here, and Matikainen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Billabong fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Matikainen to the ground. Billabong is now in Matikainen's guard.
Matikainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Billabong is controlling him.
Billabong slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen is looking to stand up but Billabong isn't so interested in that idea.
Matikainen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Matikainen tries to work over Billabong's front leg with a kick but Billabong checks it.
Matikainen lands with a slapping head kick.
Billabong throws out a loose jab but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matikainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billabong.
Billabong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Billabong avoids the head kick by Matikainen.
Billabong drops down looking for a counter takedown but Matikainen sprawls and moves away.
Matikainen throws a lazy body kick
and Billabong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Matikainen misses.
Matikainen misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billabong lands with a hook. Matikainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Billabong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billabong listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Matikainen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Billabong shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Billabong prevents Matikainen from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, if Billabong is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Billabong missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but DaMatti Matikainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Billabong ducks under a wild hook from Matikainen.
Billabong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Matikainen throws a leg kick but Billabong moved away.
Billabong cracks Matikainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Matikainen misses with a hook. Billabong ducked under it nicely.
Billabong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Billabong throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Matikainen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Billabong is in Matikainen's guard.
Matikainen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Billabong is controlling him.
Matikainen kicks Billabong off and gets to his feet.
Matikainen closes the distance and pushes Billabong back into the cage.
Matikainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Billabong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billabong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matikainen wants to clinch up but Billabong keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Matikainen. That's going to slow Billabong down.
Matikainen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Billabong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matikainen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Billabong.
Billabong throwing a counter right hand but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matikainen moves in looking to clinch but Billabong pushes him off.
Billabong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Billabong. Matikainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billabong throws a shot from downtown. Matikainen moves away and avoids it.
Matikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Billabong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Matikainen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matikainen pushes Billabong away with a front kick.
Nice jab there from Billabong.
Billabong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matikainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Billabong.
Billabong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matikainen.
Billabong checks the leg kick nicely there.
Matikainen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Billabong.
Matikainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billabong scores with a nice strike.
Matikainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A head kick misses from Matikainen.
Matikainen fakes the leg kick and cracks Billabong in the body.
Matikainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Billabong in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matikainen scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnny Billabong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matikainen with a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Billabong blocks the leg kick.
Billabong throws a big shot that misses.
Billabong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Billabong misses with a body shot.
Matikainen slips a straight right by Billabong.
Matikainen defending well as Billabong loads up on a big left hand.
Billabong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matikainen manages to avoid it.
Billabong scores with a decent looking hook.
Billabong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matikainen misses with a leg kick
and Billabong counters with a single leg into guard. Matikainen didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billabong prevents Matikainen from getting back to his feet.
Billabong postures up and lands a big shot to Matikainen's brow.
Matikainen wants to stand up but Billabong is controlling him.
Billabong throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Matikainen manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Matikainen takes a shot to the head.
Billabong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some bone on bone action there as Billabong checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Billabong decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Matikainen's guard.
Matikainen wants to stand but Billabong is controlling the position.
Matikainen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matikainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matikainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matikainen throws a head punch that misses.
Matikainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Billabong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billabong manages to break the clinch.
Billabong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Billabong scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
DaMatti Matikainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matikainen leaves Billabong with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Matikainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billabong.
Billabong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matikainen moves away.
Matikainen moves into range and clinches up with Billabong.
Billabong misses with a hook to the ribs.
Billabong swings wildly with an uppercut but Matikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Billabong tries to pull guard but Matikainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Billabong drops back down to his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Billabong.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DaMatti Matikainen.
I've got Matikainen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Billabong!
Johnny Billabong 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 343 p4p, 117 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 45 p4p, 16 weight class). Benny comes to the cage accompanied by D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Rolf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AVGN Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benny has managed to clinch.
Benny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benny presses Rolf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Rolf works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Benny working for a triangle but Rolf defends it easily.
Benny looking for a guillotine here but Rolf defends easily.
Benny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rolf wants to control from the top but Benny keeps moving.
Benny controls Rolf momentarily but Rolf frees himself.
Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Benny is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Benny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rolf keeping moving, preventing Benny from controlling successfully.
Rolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Rolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benny manages to get himself to full guard.
Benny keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Rolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rolf advances position into side control!
Benny manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benny is trying to control but can't.
Benny tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rolf in particular looking to stall.
Benny tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control.
Rolf is thwarting Benny's attempts to control the position.
Benny gets back to full guard.
Rolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benny is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Rolf passes Benny's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rolf is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Benny is just riding it out for now. Rolf eventually gives up the hold.
Rolf works his way into full mount!
Benny holds on to Rolf around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny is squirming around, avoiding Rolf's attempts to control the action.
Benny slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rolf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rolf working for a submission but Benny is keeping him at bay.
Benny manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Benny is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benny trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Rolf dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Rolf shoots in and drives through. Benny sprawls well.
Rolf cracks Benny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benny punishes Rolf's body with a nice straight punch.
Benny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benny moves forwards but Rolf connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benny connects with a solid leg kick.
Benny has managed to clinch.
Benny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A hook to the body from Rolf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Benny controls his hands.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolf lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benny misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf.
Rolf lands an uppercut.
Benny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benny after a bit of a struggle.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf misses with a body punch.
Rolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Rolf.
Benny has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
Benny working aggressively here.
Benny lands a shoulder strike.
Rolf tries to work over Benny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Rolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Rolf prevents a body shot from Benny.
Rolf takes a shot to the head.
Benny lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Benny back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rolf fails to land.
Benny blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rolf can't get the takedown.
D.C. Benny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf.
Rolf is working Benny over against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rolf.
Benny blocks a body shot from Rolf.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf.
Benny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benny lands a body shot.
Benny manages to pull guard.
Benny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benny keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass.
Benny keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rolf is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benny is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benny has escaped and now he's on top!
Rolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benny defends it easily.
Benny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolf is keeping the position for now.
Rolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benny manages to get himself to full guard.
Benny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rolf controls the pace.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully.
Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Benny is retaining full guard.
Benny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rolf looking to pass the guard.
Rolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benny is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rolf has his hands clasped together but Benny extends and breaks Rolf's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Benny.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). D.C. Benny!
After the fight, D.C. Benny 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.
In defeat, Jakob Rolf stepped up to the mic, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ghost Chai (ranked 308 p4p, 155 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 43 p4p, 25 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ghost Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Savisto takes the fight into the clinch.
Savisto misses with a body punch.
Savisto looking to throw knees to the head but Chai is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Savisto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Savisto fails to land.
Chai has a couple of punches blocked by Savisto.
Savisto tries a body shot but Chai blocks it.
Savisto working hard to break the clinch.
Chai avoiding damage as Savisto throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Chai fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Savisto misses with the head strike.
Savisto tries to break free but Chai pushes him back against the cage.
Savisto is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Chai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Savisto has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Savisto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Savisto tries to pull guard but Chai forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Savisto working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chai misses with a knee strike.
Savisto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Savisto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Savisto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savisto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Savisto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Savisto blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chai pushes Savisto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Savisto misses with a punch on the inside.
Savisto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chai.
Chai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Savisto looks winded!
Savisto takes a shot to the head.
Savisto successfully pulls guard.
Chai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Savisto is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chai stays in close to Savisto's body and controls the position.
Chai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Chai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Savisto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Savisto is trying to keep Chai in close.
Savisto wants to sweep here but Chai controlling him for the moment.
Savisto is looking for a triangle here but Chai uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Savisto trying to control from the bottom.
Savisto is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Savisto wants to improve his position but Chai is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Savisto actively working from the bottom here.
That's four 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.
Savisto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Savisto is trying to get back to full guard.
Chai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Chai. No joy for Savisto on that attempt.
Ghost Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Savisto.
Savisto fails with the takedown
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Savisto was not able to check.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savisto misses with a body punch
and Chai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savisto throws a body punch but Chai moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghost Chai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Savisto misses with a hook. Chai ducked under it nicely.
Chai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Savisto instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savisto working aggressively here.
Savisto tries to land knees in the clinch but Chai avoids the damage to the body.
Savisto is trying to pull guard but Chai turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Chai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai blocks an uppercut.
Savisto tries to circle away but Chai has him pinned against the cage.
Savisto breaks the clinch.
Lasse Savisto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savisto doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chai holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Lasse Savisto has been cut.
Savisto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Savisto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Savisto wants to take the fight to the mat but Chai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ghost Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lasse Savisto.
Savisto jumps into guard, dragging Chai to the mat.
Chai is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Savisto has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Chai has passed into side control.
Savisto is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Savisto is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savisto is trying to work for a sweep but Chai has mounted him!
Savisto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Savisto looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Savisto wants to escape the position.
Savisto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savisto tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Savisto really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Savisto can do to turn this around?
Ghost Chai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savisto tries to hold on but Chai pushes him away.
Savisto can't escape the position.
Savisto is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Savisto tries to control the position but Chai now has his back.
You can see the frustration on Savisto's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savisto is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Savisto manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chai's guard. Nice work there by Savisto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ghost Chai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lasse Savisto'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. This is the final round!
Savisto works Chai's body with a nice hook.
Lasse Savisto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Savisto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Savisto throws an off balance right hand
and Chai counters with a good low kick that Savisto was not able to check.
Savisto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savisto throws a looping overhand right but Chai ducks down to avoid it.
Chai avoids the body shot from Savisto.
As Savisto backs away, Chai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Savisto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savisto shoots in but no luck this time.
Savisto misses with the combination.
Savisto throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chai counters with a straight right hand.
Savisto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Chai does no damage.
Savisto throws a counter combo.
Savisto lands with an overhand left.
Chai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Savisto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Savisto is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Savisto throws a sloppy body shot
and Chai counters with a crisp right hand that drops Savisto! Chai lets Savisto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Savisto is rocked!
Savisto misses with a body punch
and Chai counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Savisto falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ghost Chai!
A victorious Ghost Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Marley (ranked 1 p4p, 24 weight class) and Noah Anderson (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Marley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, WANTED. The crowd seem to be enjoying Anderson's choice of entrance music: Bassically by Tei Shi. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ezekiel Marley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Marley scores with a nice body kick.
Anderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Marley counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Noah Anderson has been cut.
Marley throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Marley sends Anderson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Marley is motioning to the referee to let Anderson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson tries a quick counter leg kick but Marley is wise to it.
Marley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson flicks out a counter leg kick but Marley steps away.
Anderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Anderson! Marley lets Anderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Anderson is rocked!
That has opened up Noah Anderson's cut even more.
Anderson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Marley. Anderson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Marley!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ezekiel Marley!
Ezekiel Marley retains his heavyweight title!
Ezekiel Marley seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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