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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Quinn Ravage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxamillion Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maxamillion Mitchell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinn Ravage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxamillion Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravage clinches with his opponent.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ravage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mitchell in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ravage keeps control of Mitchell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ravage working Mitchell over with knees to the body.
Mitchell looks winded!
Ravage is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ravage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ravage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ravage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
It looks like Maxamillion Mitchell has been cut.
Ravage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ravage obliges.
Ravage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ravage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mitchell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ravage.
Ravage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Ravage trying to land knees to the body.
Ravage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mitchell tries to stall but Ravage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mitchell is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Ravage has denied him.
Ravage lands a knee to the head.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mitchell is rocked!
Ravage landing knees to the body.
Mitchell is still on wobbly legs! Can Ravage finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravage connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Ravage has Mitchell pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Mitchell is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ravage - that's hurt Mitchell badly! Oh, another knee lands and Mitchell is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Mitchell doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Quinn Ravage!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Selaraj Thangappan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Selaraj Thangappan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 136.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. The key to victory for Selaraj Thangappan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Selaraj Thangappan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicholas Walter!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter moves into the clinch.
Thangappan lands with a light punch inside.
Walter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thangappan prevents it.
Thangappan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walter stalling the fight.
Thangappan has Walter pressed against the cage, preventing Walter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thangappan stalling in the clinch but Walter improves position.
Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thangappan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter throws a fast counter high kick but Thangappan manages to duck under it in time.
Walter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thangappan tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Walter tries to counter it with a takedown but Thangappan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Walter fails to land the takedown.
Selaraj Thangappan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Walter.
Thangappan moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thangappan pushes off an throws an elbow but Walter leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thangappan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walter blocks it with crossed arms.
Walter breaks the clinch.
Thangappan moves into the clinch successfully.
Walter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thangappan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Thangappan tries to land knees in the clinch but Walter avoids the damage to the body.
Thangappan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Thangappan has Walter pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walter.
Thangappan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Thangappan has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Thangappan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thangappan breaks the clinch.
Thangappan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Walter did well to prevent Thangappan getting side control.
Walter moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Walter gets to his feet - Thangappan follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter throws a head kick that misses.
Thangappan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Walter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Walter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thangappan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Walter is trying to pull guard but Thangappan has him pressed against the cage.
Thangappan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter is looking to control Thangappan's arms but Thangappan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walter has his back to the cage.
Thangappan lands a left hand.
Thangappan misses with an elbow over the top.
Thangappan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Selaraj Thangappan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walter throws a right hand that Thangappan ducks under and follows up with a left that Thangappan also avoids with ease.
Thangappan tries to counter by clinching up but Walter breaks away and moves out of range.
Thangappan tries to close the distance and clinch but Walter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thangappan pushes Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
Walter being controlled against the cage.
Walter lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walter is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selaraj Thangappan dominated that round.
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.
Walter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Thangappan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Walter misses with an elbow over the top.
Thangappan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walter tries to pull guard but Thangappan won't allow it.
Thangappan misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thangappan landing knees to the head.
Walter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thangappan walks away with a smile on his face. Walter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Selaraj Thangappan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Walter.
Thangappan tries to clinch up
and Walter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thangappan is looking to improve his position.
Walter is looking to stall here but Thangappan recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thangappan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Walter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thangappan keeping moving, preventing Walter from controlling successfully.
Walter gets to his feet. Thangappan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thangappan shoots in looking for a takedown. Walter tries to sprawl out of it but Thangappan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Walter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
Thangappan tries for a takedown but Walter circles away easily
and Walter moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter jumps guard but Thangappan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Walter fails to pull guard.
Thangappan stalling in the clinch but Walter improves position.
Walter manages to pull guard.
Thangappan is looking to stand up but Walter won't let him.
Thangappan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Walter has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Thangappan is looking to defend but Walter has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Thangappan! Walter pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Thangappan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nicholas Walter!
Selaraj Thangappan spoke after the fight, saying 'lawde ki ball refree,fickin mama chod judges'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaggelis Tsagkiris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vaggelis Tsagkiris is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vaggelis Tsagkiris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsagkiris walks into a jab.
Tsagkiris is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Freeman.
Freeman scores with a jab to the body.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Freeman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice sprawl there from Freeman as Tsagkiris shoots in.
Tsagkiris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Freeman tries to avoid it but Tsagkiris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Freeman to the ground. Freeman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Freeman misses the target.
Tsagkiris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nate Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaggelis Tsagkiris.
Nice takedown defense from Freeman. No joy for Tsagkiris on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Freeman.
It looks like Vaggelis Tsagkiris has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Freeman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Freeman fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tsagkiris is out of range.
Tsagkiris shoots in looking for a takedown but Freeman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tsagkiris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tsagkiris moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsagkiris changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Freeman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tsagkiris looks winded!
Freeman looking for a sweep but Tsagkiris has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Freeman tries to hold on but Tsagkiris pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsagkiris looking to control but Freeman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Freeman tries to hold on but Tsagkiris postures up.
Tsagkiris wants to control the pace but Freeman is squirming around nicely.
Tsagkiris goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Freeman turns into him and now he's in Tsagkiris's guard.
Tsagkiris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freeman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freeman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Tsagkiris keeps moving.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Tsagkiris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsagkiris avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Freeman throws a big elbow that misses.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tsagkiris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tsagkiris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Freeman.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tsagkiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Freeman thuds a left hand into Tsagkiris's body.
Tsagkiris fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman cracks Tsagkiris with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tsagkiris throws a sloppy head kick
and Freeman counters with a shoot takedown. Tsagkiris fights it but they end up in guard.
Freeman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Freeman pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tsagkiris is keeping the position for now.
Freeman lands a couple of elbows.
Freeman 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.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Freeman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vaggelis Tsagkiris's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Freeman lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tsagkiris.
Freeman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tsagkiris.
Tsagkiris shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Freeman sprawls well. Freeman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tsagkiris gets slowly back to his feet.
Tsagkiris shoots in looking for a takedown. Freeman tries to sprawl out of it but Tsagkiris keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Freeman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nate Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaggelis Tsagkiris.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tsagkiris or perhaps it was just good defense by Freeman, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman sizes up Tsagkiris with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Freeman lands a left and a right that send Tsagkiris crashing to the mat, dazed. Freeman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tsagkiris is rocked!
Tsagkiris is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman drops Tsagkiris with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Tsagkiris looks back up at him and smiles so Freeman waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Tsagkiris is still on wobbly legs! Can Freeman finish him?
Freeman goes for a small jab and connects. Now Freeman goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Tsagkiris stumbles back but Freeman runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Tsagkiris to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Tsagkiris will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nate Freeman!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Canela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gilbert Canela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jean Claude!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canela keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Canela tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Claude! But no joy.
Claude dives in for a single leg takedown but Canela sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Claude tries to close the distance and clinch but Canela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Claude shoots in for a double leg but Canela sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gilbert Canela has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Claude.
Claude takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Claude fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Claude shoots in but Canela avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Canela fails with the takedown
and Claude counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Claude blocks the strikes from Canela.
Claude is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Claude throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Canela gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claude wanted to stand there but Canela had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canela wants to stand but Claude is controlling the position.
Claude content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claude preventing the sweep.
Claude drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Claude as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Canela screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Claude! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Jean Claude!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Omari Magomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Muse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omari Magomedov had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.6lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Omari Magomedov looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Omari Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Muse!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Magomedov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Magomedov.
Nice shot by Muse.
Muse gets a clinch.
Muse tries to throw a body punch but Magomedov avoids it by throwing Muse back against the cage.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Magomedov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Magomedov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muse is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov wants to take the fight to the mat but Muse manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Muse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Omari Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Magomedov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Muse working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Muse tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedov avoids the damage to the body.
Muse lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Magomedov is trying to drag Muse to the mat but Muse just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Muse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov letting Muse take a breather here.
Muse stops a takedown attempt from Magomedov.
Muse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muse working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muse gets in close and instigates a clinch.
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!
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Muse.
A left hand lands to the body for Muse.
Muse is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muse clinches.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Muse breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Muse lands but Magomedov takes it in his stride.
Muse pushes Magomedov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Muse avoiding damage.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Muse.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muse.
Muse throws a series of punches but Magomedov moves out of range.
Muse stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Muse wants it to stay on the feet.
Muse is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muse. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magomedov is looking to counter the offense by Muse and move into the clinch.
Muse throws a series of punches but Magomedov avoids them all with ease.
As Muse tries to get set, Magomedov tries to push him back and clinch up but Muse manages to avoid the attempt.
Muse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mike Muse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Magomedov shoots in for a takedown but Muse shows good takedown defense.
Muse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Muse tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muse lands a damaging elbow.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muse digs a right hand into Magomedov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Magomedov's gas tank.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Magomedov throws a sloppy head kick and Muse moves out of range easily.
Muse drives through and clinches with Magomedov against the cage.
Muse is struggling to control the position.
Magomedov goes for a takedown attempt but Muse pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Muse is looking to slow Magomedov down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Muse counters with a one-two to the body.
Mike Muse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muse darts in and clinches Magomedov up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muse lands a good knee to the midsection. Magomedov won't want to take too many of those.
Muse pushes Magomedov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muse lands a shot to the body.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Muse trying to land knees to the body.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muse looking to throw knees to the head but Magomedov is blocking nicely.
Muse working Magomedov over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muse feints a jab promting Magomedov to slip. Muse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Magomedov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magomedov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Muse tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muse has closed the distance and engaged Magomedov in a clinch.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Muse.
Muse works on Magomedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muse obliges.
Magomedov takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muse crunches a lovely knee into Magomedov's ribcage.
Muse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees to the body from Muse.
Muse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muse scores with a knee to the head.
Muse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse closes the distance and pushes Magomedov back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Muse.
Muse manages to break the clinch.
Muse takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Muse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Muse tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Muse clinches up against the cage.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Muse connects with a nasty looking knee right to Magomedov's face.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Muse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Magomedov throws a head kick that misses.
Muse closes the distance and clinches.
Muse utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mike Muse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Muse landing knees to the body.
Muse scores a nice knee to the body.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muse lands a knee to the body.
Muse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov gets tackled into the cage by Muse. Muse maintains the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muse stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Muse forces Magomedov back against the cage and clinches.
Knees to the body from Muse.
Muse is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Muse.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Muse with a knee to the head.
Magomedov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muse lands a nice knee to the body.
Muse unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muse landing knees to the head.
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Muse.
Muse manages to break the clinch.
Muse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muse looks for the body kick but Magomedov saw that one coming.
Muse is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Muse 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.
Muse is looking to clinch.
Magomedov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Muse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Magomedov. That did some damage!
Muse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Magomedov, pushing him back against the cage.
Muse is leaning against Magomedov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Muse.
Muse manages to break the clinch.
Mike Muse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov blocks a head kick by Muse.
Magomedov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muse connects with a leg kick. Magomedov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Magomedov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muse darts in and clinches Magomedov up against the cage.
Magomedov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muse putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Magomedov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muse.
Muse works on Magomedov's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muse using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muse landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muse moves into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Muse comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Muse has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Muse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Gronkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roko Oko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roko Oko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 207.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ruslan Gronkowski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruslan Gronkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Roko Oko!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gronkowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gronkowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Oko.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Oko throws a right hand that Gronkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gronkowski also avoids with ease.
Oko misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Gronkowski's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Oko throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gronkowski on the side of the head.
It looks like Ruslan Gronkowski has been cut.
Gronkowski throws a head kick that misses
and Oko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oko misses with an uppercut.
Oko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronkowski tries to bum rush Oko with a series of wild strikes but Oko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gronkowski counters with a two punch combo.
Gronkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oko.
Oko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gronkowski.
Oko looks winded!
Gronkowski moves away from the strike by Oko.
Gronkowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Oko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gronkowski shoots for a takedown but Oko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski tries to clinch but Oko moves away
and Oko counters with a left to the body.
Gronkowski connects with a body shot.
Gronkowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gronkowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gronkowski lands a jab to the head.
Gronkowski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gronkowski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Oko's hands.
Gronkowski shoots in but Oko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oko has Gronkowski up against the cage in a clinch.
Oko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oko throws a combination. Gronkowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oko misses with a body shot.
Oko throws a series of punches but Gronkowski avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Gronkowski.
Gronkowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Oko circles away.
Oko scores with a one two! Gronkowski had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gronkowski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Oko works over Gronkowski's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Gronkowski scores with a four punch combination!
Gronkowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gronkowski.
Oko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gronkowski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gronkowski moves away from the strike by Oko.
Oko swings for the body but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gronkowski.
Oko throws a lazy right hand but Gronkowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gronkowski throws a big counter combination but Oko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Oko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oko misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oko stalks Gronkowski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gronkowski's face. Gronkowski staggers backwards, shaken.
Oko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gronkowski was well out of range. Poor timing from Oko.
Oko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Oko. Those never looked like landing.
Oko throws a right hand that Gronkowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Gronkowski also avoids with ease.
Gronkowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oko blocks a leg kick.
Oko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gronkowski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good shot there by Oko.
Oko misses with the combination.
Gronkowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Gronkowski. Those never looked like landing.
Gronkowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oko.
The fighters circling - Oko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gronkowski.
Oko looks to land a combination but Gronkowski avoids it well.
Gronkowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Oko pinned against the cage. Oko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Gronkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oko lands with an uppercut that bounces Gronkowski off the cage and back into range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gronkowski moves away.
A quick step to the side and Gronkowski tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gronkowski lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roko Oko will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Gronkowski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gronkowski comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gronkowski slips a jab and a cross from Oko.
Oko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice cross by Oko.
Gronkowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oko checks it well.
Gronkowski throws a right and a left that Oko avoids nicely.
Oko tries to bum rush Gronkowski with a series of wild strikes but Gronkowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gronkowski is looking to clinch.
Gronkowski dodges the punch combination from Oko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oko moves forwards but Gronkowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ruslan Gronkowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gronkowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gronkowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gronkowski works over Oko's head and body with a nice combination.
Oko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gronkowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Oko.
Gronkowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gronkowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gronkowski slips under a jab from Oko.
Gronkowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Oko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gronkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oko is fending him off so far but Gronkowski persists. Nope, Oko circles away and we're back to standing.
Oko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Gronkowski misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oko connects with a right hand. Gronkowski shakes it off.
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!
Oko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gronkowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Oko throws a series of punches but Gronkowski moves out of range.
Gronkowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oko misses with the combination.
Gronkowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oko throws a series of strikes that have Gronkowski backpedaling.
Oko feints a jab promting Gronkowski to slip. Oko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gronkowski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gronkowski counters with a left to the body.
Oko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gronkowski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Oko is fending him off so far but Gronkowski persists. Nope, Oko circles away and we're back to standing.
Oko scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oko throws a series of punches but Gronkowski avoids them all with ease.
Oko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gronkowski shoots in and drives through. Oko sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruslan Gronkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gronkowski swings for the body but Oko moves out of range.
Oko throws a combination. Gronkowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Oko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oko scores with a decent looking hook.
Gronkowski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gronkowski.
Gronkowski is looking to wear down Oko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oko throws a nice looking combination but Gronkowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gronkowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gronkowski throws a one two combo.
Oko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oko misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gronkowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oko.
Gronkowski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gronkowski throws a one two combo.
Gronkowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oko unleashes a big counter combination but Gronkowski bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Oko misses with a double jab.
Gronkowski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Oko sprawls well. Oko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gronkowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Roko Oko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oko misses with a double jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gronkowski blocks a head kick by Oko.
Gronkowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oko clinches with his opponent.
Oko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roko Oko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Gronkowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gronkowski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oko throws a sloppy head kick and Gronkowski moves out of range easily.
Oko misses with a two punch combination.
Oko throws a nice looking combination but Gronkowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gronkowski throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Gronkowski.
Gronkowski lands with a good body shot.
Gronkowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Oko lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gronkowski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Oko scrambles back to his feet.
Gronkowski dodges the punch combination from Oko.
Gronkowski digs a good hook to Oko's body.
Oko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gronkowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oko misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gronkowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gronkowski lands a two punch combo.
Oko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gronkowski looks to land a combination but Oko avoids it well.
Despite the aggression on Oko's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oko throws a right and a left that Gronkowski avoids nicely.
Oko pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gronkowski back to the cage. Oko follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gronkowski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Oko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gronkowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oko circles away quickly and effectively.
Gronkowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gronkowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gronkowski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oko misses with a series of wild punches.
Gronkowski throws a series of punches but Oko avoids them all with ease.
Oko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Oko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gronkowski throws a big counter combination but Oko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Gronkowski lands with a straight right. Oko didn't see that one coming.
Oko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oko gets a double leg takedown into Gronkowski's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gronkowski wants to stand but Oko is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gronkowski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gronkowski wants to get back to his feet but Oko passes into half guard.
Gronkowski is trying to control but can't.
Gronkowski tries to kick Oko off but Oko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gronkowski trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Oko throws a big shot that misses.
Gronkowski is looking for a counter combo.
Oko blocks a leg kick.
Oko dodges the punch combination from Gronkowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A punch combination from Oko misses.
Oko tries a head kick but it misses.
Gronkowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gronkowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Oko wants to clinch.
Roko Oko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gronkowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oko circles away quickly and effectively.
Oko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gronkowski shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oko as he avoids it easily.
Oko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gronkowski missing with a left hand there. Oko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ruslan Gronkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gronkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roko Oko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roko Oko!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ammon Jerro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ammon Jerro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerro misses with a combination
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jerro has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Oliveira. That snapped Jerro's head back.
Jerro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jerro with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oliveira makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jerro misses with a takedown attempt
and Jerro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jerro is breathing heavily.
Oliveira scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jerro with a poor takedown
and Oliveira counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ammon Jerro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Jerro got wobbled bad by a big combination! Oliveira presses forward with punches and knees until Jerro stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Jerro closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Oliveira!
An intense looking Carlos Oliveira took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'You people keep trying to take me down and I, like a real man, will keep on trying to punch your face and knock you out.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayshaun Agosto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez comes to the cage accompanied by Inside the Fire. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jayshaun Agosto!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agosto scores with a jab to the body.
Agosto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donk. Agosto catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Agosto blocks it.
Agosto throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Agosto cracks Gonzalez with a good jab.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Agosto blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Gonzalez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gonzalez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Agosto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzalez misses with a hook
and Agosto counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Agosto.
Gonzalez misses with a leg kick
and Agosto counters with a stiff right hand.
Gonzalez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez thumps Agosto with a low kick.
Gonzalez tries to land a front kick but Agosto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Agosto on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gonzalez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gonzalez throws the left hand but Agosto avoids the punch easily.
Agosto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agosto scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gonzalez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Agosto manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a right hand
and Agosto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the body
and Agosto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzalez just misses with a punch to the body.
Agosto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Agosto looks to land a combination. Gonzalez sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Agosto, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez throws a lazy right hand but Agosto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agosto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Agosto scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez checks a low kick from Agosto.
Felipe Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez walks into a jab.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Agosto circles away and keeps his distance.
A left lands for Agosto.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez clinches up against the cage.
Gonzalez using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Agosto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Agosto slowing the pace effectively.
Gonzalez keeps control of Agosto as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is trying to maintain a safe position but Agosto gets an underhook and turns Gonzalez into the cage.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez is looking to control Agosto's arms but Agosto gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzalez has his back to the cage.
Agosto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Agosto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gonzalez tries to work over Agosto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Agosto blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to throw a body punch but Agosto avoids it by throwing Gonzalez back against the cage.
Gonzalez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Agosto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gonzalez tries a knee to the head but Agosto blocks it.
Gonzalez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayshaun Agosto dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Agosto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gonzalez.
Agosto connects with a right hand. Gonzalez shakes it off.
Agosto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to bum rush Agosto with a series of wild strikes but Agosto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzalez slips a jab and a cross from Agosto.
Nice uppercut there from Agosto.
Agosto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez misses the jab.
Agosto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Agosto.
Gonzalez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agosto is defending well for now.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Agosto tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez looking to stall.
Agosto has had enough of the clinch but Gonzalez keeps him there for the moment.
Agosto is looking to break free of the clinch but Gonzalez has double underhooks.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzalez wants to stall.
Agosto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agosto avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Agosto.
Gonzalez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Agosto's efforts to push away.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez can't find room to land a body shot as Agosto controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Agosto in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Agosto taking a breather.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez is trying to stall.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agosto working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Agosto backwards.
Agosto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Agosto avoiding damage as Gonzalez throws knees to the body.
Gonzalez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Felipe Gonzalez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzalez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Agosto avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Agosto uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Agosto.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body.
Gonzalez throws an elbow that misses.
Agosto blocks a body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Agosto blocks it.
Agosto wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the cage.
Agosto tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gonzalez prevents Agosto from breaking the clinch.
Gonzalez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Agosto is defending well for now.
Gonzalez throws a punch but it's blocked by Agosto.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gonzalez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gonzalez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Agosto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Agosto moves out of range.
A jab from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Agosto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Agosto lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick
and Agosto counters with a straight right hand.
Gonzalez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agosto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gonzalez is out of range.
Agosto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Agosto tries to score with a low kick but Gonzalez moves his leg out of the way.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Agosto counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agosto slips under a jab from Gonzalez.
Agosto avoids the body shot from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez moves forwards but Agosto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gonzalez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Agosto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gonzalez eats them both and turns towards Agosto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Agosto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gonzalez throws a poor cross that misses
and Agosto counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Agosto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Agosto lands a really nice looking cross but Gonzalez seems unphased.
Gonzalez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Agosto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzalez throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and Agosto counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzalez throws a lazy head kick
and Agosto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Agosto is avoiding it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Agosto.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Agosto scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Agosto throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Agosto finds it's way through Gonzalez's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Agosto.
Agosto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Agosto is having none of it.
Agosto feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gonzalezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gonzalez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Agosto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Agosto just manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Agosto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Agosto misses with a body shot.
Gonzalez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Agosto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gonzalez goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A punch combination from Agosto misses.
Agosto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gonzalez throws the kick towards the body but Agosto avoids it.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the leg kick from Agosto.
Left hook, right uppercut from Agosto.
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gonzalez missing with a left hand there. Agosto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Agosto lands a glancing blow to the side of Gonzalez's head.
Nice jab there from Agosto.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayshaun Agosto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Agosto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayshaun Agosto!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ragnar Thorvaldson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramon Gonzales is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ramon Gonzales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ragnar Thorvaldson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzales moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzales takes a swing at Thorvaldson's ribcage but misses.
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorvaldson is just out of range.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Thorvaldson is out of range.
Gonzales on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thorvaldson misses with a body shot.
Thorvaldson clobbers Gonzales with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorvaldson misses with a left hand
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Thorvaldson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thorvaldson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gonzales lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Thorvaldson moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Thorvaldson avoids the body shot from Gonzales.
A big left from Gonzales misses.
Thorvaldson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Thorvaldson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gonzales with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Gonzales misses its intended target.
Thorvaldson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gonzales.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorvaldson moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Gonzales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thorvaldson.
Gonzales throws a hook to the side of Thorvaldson's head but Thorvaldson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales slips a jab from Thorvaldson.
Gonzales has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thorvaldson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gonzales uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thorvaldson throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzales lands with a shot to the body.
Gonzales lands with a nice body punch.
Gonzales misses with a body shot.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorvaldson manages to avoid it.
Thorvaldson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gonzales under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales takes a swing at Thorvaldson's ribcage but misses.
Thorvaldson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gonzales scores with a decent looking hook.
Gonzales thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorvaldson throws a one two combo.
Thorvaldson looks winded!
The crowd cheers as Gonzales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thorvaldson doesn't seem phased though.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Thorvaldson ducks down to avoid it.
Thorvaldson misses with a two punch combination.
Thorvaldson throws a series of punches but Gonzales avoids them all with ease.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Gonzales throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thorvaldson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thorvaldson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thorvaldson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson throws an off balance right hand
and Thorvaldson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thorvaldson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gonzales throws out the jab.
Thorvaldson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorvaldson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzales.
Thorvaldson swings widly with a right hand
and Gonzales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thorvaldson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gonzales lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzales ducks under a wild hook from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gonzales steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thorvaldson.
Gonzales stuns Thorvaldson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thorvaldson throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzales slips under a jab from Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thorvaldson there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four 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!
Thorvaldson misses with an uppercut
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorvaldson ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
Gonzales thuds his right hand into Thorvaldson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thorvaldson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Thorvaldson duly obliges.
The fighters circling - Thorvaldson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gonzales scores with a jab. Thorvaldson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzales is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gonzales avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gonzales misses with a wild body shot.
Thorvaldson is looking for the big counter here.
Gonzales lands a body shot.
Thorvaldson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzales counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorvaldson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice shot by Gonzales.
Thorvaldson throws an off balance right hand
and Gonzales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thorvaldson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ramon Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thorvaldson misses with a series of wild punches.
Ragnar Thorvaldson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson misses with a looping right.
Thorvaldson works over Gonzales's head and body with a nice combination.
Gonzales fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorvaldson manages to avoid it.
A jab from Gonzales misses.
Thorvaldson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Thorvaldson fails to land with a series of punches.
Thorvaldson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gonzales stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut. Thorvaldson saw that one coming.
Ragnar Thorvaldson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thorvaldson defending well as Gonzales loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzales misses with a lunging right hand
and Gonzales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzales scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Thorvaldson misses.
Gonzales throws an overhand right that lands on Thorvaldson's shoulder, as Thorvaldson tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lands a slapping body shot.
Thorvaldson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzales counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thorvaldson is breathing heavily.
Thorvaldson slips a jab from Gonzales.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thorvaldson! But no joy.
Gonzales throws a hook to the side of Thorvaldson's head but Thorvaldson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorvaldson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thorvaldson thuds a left hand into Gonzales's body.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thorvaldson throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
Thorvaldson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gonzales throws the left hand but Thorvaldson avoids the punch easily.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorvaldson throws a shot from downtown. Gonzales moves away and avoids it.
Thorvaldson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzales.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson looks to land a combination but Gonzales avoids it well.
Thorvaldson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thorvaldson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzales moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Gonzales coming out on top.
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorvaldson at a distance.
Gonzales tests Thorvaldson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thorvaldson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzales moves away.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorvaldson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gonzales misses the shot to the body.
Thorvaldson throws a sloppy body shot
and Gonzales counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thorvaldson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gonzales counters with a nice body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Thorvaldson. Those never looked like landing.
Gonzales ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thorvaldson moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thorvaldson swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Gonzales. Beautiful body shot.
Thorvaldson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzales counters with a straight right hand.
Thorvaldson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gonzales.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorvaldson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gonzales with a body shot.
Thorvaldson looks to throw the jab but Gonzales is out of range.
Thorvaldson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
Thorvaldson ducks under a wild hook from Gonzales.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorvaldson. Gonzales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorvaldson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gonzales circles away quickly and effectively.
Gonzales throws a hook to the side of Thorvaldson's head but Thorvaldson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gonzales scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzales misses the target.
Gonzales moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Thorvaldson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzales scores with a jab to the body.
Thorvaldson moves away from the strike by Gonzales.
Gonzales connects with a jab.
Gonzales throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thorvaldson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thorvaldson misses with a wild combination.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorvaldson slips a jab from Gonzales.
A nice combination there by Thorvaldson.
Gonzales slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thorvaldson slips under a jab.
Gonzales misses with a looping left.
Gonzales lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thorvaldson scores with a jab. Gonzales acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ramon Gonzales will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gonzales misses with a looping left.
Thorvaldson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorvaldson throws a series of punches but Gonzales moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Gonzales.
Gonzales throws a lazy right hand but Thorvaldson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzales scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzales jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorvaldson tries to bum rush Gonzales with a series of wild strikes but Gonzales uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gonzales misses with a straight left.
Thorvaldson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzales lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorvaldson at a distance.
Gonzales misses with a hook.
Thorvaldson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thorvaldson looks to land a left hand but Gonzales moved out of range nicely.
Thorvaldson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Thorvaldson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzales throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gonzales throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gonzales scores with a nice right hand.
Thorvaldson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thorvaldson thuds his right hand into Gonzales's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gonzales lands a nice looking body shot.
Thorvaldson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gonzales.
Thorvaldson throws a nice looking combination but Gonzales bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gonzales missing with a left hand there. Thorvaldson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzales jabs Thorvaldson right on the nose. Thorvaldson blinks but takes it well.
Thorvaldson blocks a jab.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gonzales looks to score with a jab to the body but Thorvaldson is just out of range.
Gonzales throws a big shot that misses.
Thorvaldson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gonzales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thorvaldson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gonzales scores with a hook to the body. Thorvaldson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ragnar Thorvaldson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thorvaldson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gonzales throws a jab but it's blocked by Thorvaldson.
Gonzales looks to throw the jab but Thorvaldson is out of range.
Thorvaldson misses the body punch
and Gonzales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gonzales misses with an uppercut.
Gonzales throws a jab when Thorvaldson was well out of range.
Thorvaldson thuds a left hand into Gonzales's body.
Thorvaldson throws a right hand that misses
and Gonzales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzales misses with a looping right.
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gonzales scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thorvaldson doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Gonzales misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson swings widly with a right hand
enabling Gonzales to counter with a crisp jab.
Thorvaldson misses with a left hand
and Gonzales counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzales swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thorvaldson.
Good standup being displayed there by Thorvaldson as he connects with a hook.
Thorvaldson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gonzales counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Decent striking displayed by Gonzales there.
Thorvaldson throws a right hand that Gonzales ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzales also avoids with ease.
Thorvaldson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gonzales. Thorvaldson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thorvaldson throws a body punch but Gonzales moves out of range.
Gonzales takes a swing at Thorvaldson's ribcage but misses.
Thorvaldson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Thorvaldson lands.
Gonzales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Gonzales on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorvaldson misses with a double jab.
It looked like Gonzales wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thorvaldson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gonzales was well out of range. Poor timing from Thorvaldson.
Gonzales throws a looping overhand right but Thorvaldson ducks down to avoid it.
Gonzales scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Thorvaldson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gonzales pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thorvaldson throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzales's shoulder, as Gonzales tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzales misses with a lunging right hand
and Thorvaldson counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzales feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thorvaldsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gonzales throws out a loose jab but Thorvaldson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorvaldson throws out a counter right but Gonzales avoids it with no problem.
Gonzales takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gonzales is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorvaldson.
Thorvaldson moves out of range as Gonzales strikes.
Thorvaldson misses with a combination
and Gonzales counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Gonzales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzales 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Gonzales!
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