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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jan Sleziacik (ranked 6697 p4p, 7090 weight class) and Pierre Pierre (ranked 632 p4p, 649 weight class). Jan Sleziacik has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jan Sleziacik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pierre Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sleziacik takes the fight into the clinch.
Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Sleziacik won't allow it.
Sleziacik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Pierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Sleziacik shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jan Sleziacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sleziacik is looking for a takedown.
Pierre throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pierre tries to stall but Sleziacik uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleziacik has Pierre pushed against the cage.
Pierre is looking for a takedown.
Pierre tries to pull guard but Sleziacik forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Sleziacik is controlling him.
Sleziacik stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Sleziacik.
Sleziacik has Pierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sleziacik pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Pierre tumbling to the mat - Sleziacik dives into Pierre's guard.
Sleziacik stands up over Pierre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Sleziacik is proving a slippery customer.
Sleziacik is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sleziacik has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Pierre looking to control.
Sleziacik lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sleziacik working some strikes from top position.
Sleziacik content to stall in guard here.
Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sleziacik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleziacik postures up and lands a big shot to Pierre's brow.
Sleziacik is working Pierre over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sleziacik content to stall in guard here.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
Pierre really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sleziacik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierre can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sleziacik controls the pace.
Sleziacik is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at St Petersburg MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sleziacik connects with a couple of short punches.
Sleziacik is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pierre throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pierre looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierre.
It looked like Sleziacik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pierre tries to clinch but Sleziacik moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jan Sleziacik dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sleziacik.
Sleziacik changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sleziacik slaps away a takedown attempt from Pierre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre dives in and grabs Sleziacik's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sleziacik pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Sleziacik throwing a counter right hand but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Jan Sleziacik has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Pierre.
Sleziacik keeps the fight on the outside.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pierre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sleziacik has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sleziacik and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pierre darts in looking for a takedown but Sleziacik gets double underhooks and turns Pierre into the cage.
Pierre Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sleziacik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sleziacik is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pierre can do to turn this around?
Pierre wants to clinch.
Pierre moves in looking to clinch but Sleziacik pushes him off.
It looked like Sleziacik was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pierre.
Pierre tries to clinch there but Sleziacik circles away.
Pierre tries to sprawl but Sleziacik drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Pierre is trying to control but can't.
Sleziacik prevents Pierre from standing back up.
Sleziacik scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has hold of Sleziacik's hands but Sleziacik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sleziacik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sleziacik works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sleziacik landing shots from mount.
Sleziacik postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
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!
Pierre wants to control but Sleziacik is having none of it.
Sleziacik lands a big elbow.
Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Sleziacik landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sleziacik breaks from Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sleziacik sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pierre wants to control but Sleziacik is having none of it.
Sleziacik looking to isolate an arm here. Pierre doesn't see it coming and as Sleziacik extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Sleziacik!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jan Sleziacik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Dilbrandt (ranked 6971 p4p, 6317 weight class) and Steven Duong (ranked 591 p4p, 566 weight class). Duong has chosen Tyron Woodley as his entrance music. Steven Duong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Damian Dilbrandt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steven Duong!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 It looks like Damian Dilbrandt has been cut.
Duong thuds his right hand into Dilbrandt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jab, jab by Dilbrandt - just one landing.
Duong works Dilbrandt's body with a nice hook.
Duong throws a combination that misses
and Dilbrandt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duong motions for Dilbrandt to come forward. Duong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duong takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Dilbrandt.
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!
Dilbrandt scores with a jab to the head.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Duong works Dilbrandt's body with a nice hook.
Dilbrandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilbrandt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad in the buildup to the fight.
Duong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dilbrandt connects with a body shot that sends Duong's belly button to the back.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Duong slips the punch.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duong misses with a looping right.
Damian Dilbrandt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dilbrandt lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Duong.
Duong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duong misses with a series of wild punches.
Dilbrandt dodges the punch combination from Duong.
Dilbrandt cracks Duong with a good jab.
Dilbrandt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dilbrandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilbrandt misses with a leg kick
and Duong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duong swinging wildly here.
An attempted straight right counter from Dilbrandt misses the target.
Duong misses with a body shot
and Dilbrandt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Duong takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duong connects with a nice looking jab.
Dilbrandt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Duong has managed to clinch.
Duong escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dilbrandt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It seemed like Duong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dilbrandt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duong's head backwards.
Duong stalks Dilbrandt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dilbrandt's face. Dilbrandt staggers backwards, shaken.
Damian Dilbrandt's cut is getting worse.
Dilbrandt throws a body punch but Duong moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duong just misses with a punch to the body.
Dilbrandt jabs Duong to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dilbrandt loads up on a big right hand but Duong slips the punch.
Dilbrandt takes a swing at Duong's ribcage but misses.
Duong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch there but Duong circles away.
Duong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dilbrandt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duong throws a counter combo.
Dilbrandt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dilbrandt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dilbrandt is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duong will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dilbrandt misses with a low kick as Duong jumps back.
Jab by Dilbrandt.
Duong scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Duong throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dilbrandt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dilbrandt throws a left and a right that both miss
and Duong counters with a straight right hand.
Duong slips a jab and a cross from Dilbrandt.
Duong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dilbrandt is just out of range.
Dilbrandt jabs Duong right on the nose. Duong blinks but takes it well.
Dilbrandt misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dilbrandt throws a hook to the side of Duong's head but Duong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dilbrandt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duong is out of range and Dilbrandt settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Dilbrandt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Damian Dilbrandt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Duong misses with a double jab
and Dilbrandt counters with a stiff right hand.
Duong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dilbrandt was well out of range. Poor timing from Duong.
Duong lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dilbrandt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dilbrandt scores with a punch to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a straight left.
Dilbrandt lands a glancing blow to the side of Duong's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Duong.
Dilbrandt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dilbrandt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Duong can do to turn this around?
Duong walks into a straight right hand from Dilbrandt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt lands with a hook. Duong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duong stuns Dilbrandt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Steven Duong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Duong scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dilbrandt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duong manages to avoid it.
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Duong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a double jab.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Duong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Damian Dilbrandt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Duong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Duong has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A cross from Duong lands.
Duong checks a leg kick.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Dilbrandt misses.
Dilbrandt connects with the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dilbrandt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duong.
Dilbrandt throws a solid leg kick but Duong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt throws a shot from downtown. Duong moves away and avoids it.
Duong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dilbrandt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dilbrandt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab from Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dilbrandt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dilbrandt tries to keep at a distance but Duong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Duong manages to break the clinch.
Duong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dilbrandt.
A little feinted left hand from Dilbrandt on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dilbrandt attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duong lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dilbrandt.
 Duong is rocked!
Dilbrandt drops Duong with a naaaaasty hook - Duong is in real trouble here! Dilbrandt dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dilbrandt!
In defeat, Steven Duong stepped up to the mic, saying 'I tried my best and my best wasn't enough'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Malcom Farquharson (ranked 7182 p4p, 5704 weight class) and Darius Dawn (ranked 553 p4p, 492 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Malcom Farquharson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darius Dawn!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Farquharson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dawn doesn't seem phased though.
Farquharson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farquharson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farquharson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dawn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farquharson throws a right hand that misses
and Dawn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farquharson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Farquharson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Farquharson thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dawn moves out of range of the body kick from Farquharson.
Farquharson moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Farquharson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Farquharson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Malcom Farquharson has been cut.
Farquharson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farquharson backwards.
Farquharson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farquharson gets a clinch.
Dawn throws a head punch that misses.
Dawn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Farquharson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dawn's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farquharson lands a shoulder strike.
Dawn lands an uppercut.
Dawn tries a body shot but Farquharson blocks it.
Farquharson manages to break the clinch.
Dawn scores with a punch to the head.
Farquharson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farquharson misses the shot to the body.
Dawn throws a head kick that misses
and Farquharson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dawn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dawn misses with a body shot.
Farquharson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farquharson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dawn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Farquharson's sensitive parts.
Farquharson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farquharson digs a right hand underneath Dawn's ribcage. Dawn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farquharson breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Dawn finds it's target.
Farquharson throws a lazy uppercut
and Dawn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farquharson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dawn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dawn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Farquharson checks it well.
Dawn cracks Farquharson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Farquharson is rocked!
Farquharson misses with the combination.
Farquharson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dawn's corner calls for a 1-2. Dawn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Malcom Farquharson's cut is getting worse.
Farquharson throws a nice looking combination but Dawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farquharson looks to land a right hand but Dawn moved out of range.
Dawn connects with a leg kick.
Farquharson misses with a hook. Dawn ducked under it nicely.
Darius Dawn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farquharson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dawn finds it's way round the side to connect with Farquharson's head.
Oh Farquharson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dawn closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Farquharson! Dawn dives in looking to finish! Farquharson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darius Dawn!
Darius Dawn bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stinky Armpits (ranked 5055 p4p, 3309 weight class) and Pate Hunt (ranked 547 p4p, 425 weight class). Armpits comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stinky Armpits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pate Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Armpits avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Armpits throws a big counter combination but Hunt scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Armpits thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armpits uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
Hunt misses with a straight left.
Armpits avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hunt swings widly with a right hand
letting Armpits counter with a right hand.
Armpits misses with a left hand
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hunt moves out of range as Armpits strikes.
Armpits definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hunt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pate Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Armpits misses with a hook. Hunt ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armpits lands a head shot.
Hunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Armpits.
Hunt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armpits drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Hunt right on the button. Hunt goes down! Armpits follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Armpits gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stinky Armpits!
Stinky Armpits decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Horacio Hornblower (ranked 6318 p4p, 3027 weight class) and Nicolau Rei Assassino (ranked 486 p4p, 307 weight class). Rei Assassino has chosen Nego do Borel- Me Solta as his entrance music. Horacio Hornblower has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Horacio Hornblower !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolau Rei Assassino!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hornblower gets the takedown into side control.
Rei Assassino bucks up and tries to throw Hornblower off but instead Hornblower has got his back!
Hornblower wants to stand up but Rei Assassino is stuck to his back.
Hornblower has decided that he can't make progress quickly enough from the back position and has rather unusually decided to stand up from the dominant position. Obviously he's going to be looking for the knockout on the feet here!
Hornblower throws a series of strikes that have Rei Assassino backpedaling.
Rei Assassino looks winded!
Hornblower gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hornblower gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hornblower looks to land a body kick but Rei Assassino moved away.
Nice jab there from Hornblower .
Rei Assassino is rocked!
Nice body kick from Hornblower .
Rei Assassino is still on wobbly legs! Can Hornblower finish him?
Hornblower lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hornblower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hornblower throws the kick towards the body but Rei Assassino avoids it.
Hornblower clinches.
Hornblower 's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hornblower gets through Rei Assassino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hornblower has picked Rei Assassino up - he's going for a ride! Hornblower dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rei Assassino seems to have recovered his senses.
Hornblower wants to stand but Rei Assassino has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Hornblower will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hornblower decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei Assassino looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body punch from Hornblower .
Rei Assassino moves out of range of the body kick.
Hornblower steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Rei Assassino is out on his feet! Hornblower sets himself and nearly takes Rei Assassino's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Horacio Hornblower !
Nicolau Rei Assassino was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you! Eu vou te matar, você vê que ninguém pode me derrotar!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Vieira (ranked 3909 p4p, 4692 weight class) and Burine Banko (ranked 391 p4p, 449 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Burine Banko!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vieira manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Banko on his heels. He'll look to pass Banko's guard now, I'm sure.
Vieira not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vieira working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Banko's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vieira slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Vieira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vieira might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vieira throwing strikes from guard but Banko blocks nicely.
Vieira scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Vieira is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banko preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banko wants to stand but Vieira is controlling the position.
Vieira with a nice head shot there.
Vieira passes Banko's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Banko is trying to stand up here but Vieira is controlling him well.
Vieira keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vieira has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Banko trying to control but Vieira postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vieira scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Banko trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Vieira.
Banko on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vieira slips a nice elbow through Banko's hands, connecting with Banko's forehead.
Vieira lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vieira.
Vieira is controlling the pace.
Vieira lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
 It looks like Burine Banko has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vieira working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vieira is thwarting Banko's attempts to control the position.
Vieira is nestled in close to Banko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The cut above Burine Banko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Banko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Banko taking some punishment here, with Vieira in his half guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Burine Banko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roberto Vieira!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adam Ng (ranked 3453 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Ysuf Raisof (ranked 412 p4p, 331 weight class). The key to victory for Adam Ng has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Ng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ysuf Raisof!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ng slips a jab from Raisof.
Raisof tries for a takedown but Ng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ng definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Raisof shoots for a takedown but Ng saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ng tries to counter with a takedown but Raisof is quick to defend against it.
Raisof fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ng to the ground. Raisof is now in Ng's guard.
Raisof is looking to work some ground and pound but Ng has wrist control.
Raisof trying to control but Ng is working from the bottom.
Raisof chips away with some ground and pound.
Raisof scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ng working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raisof has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Ng to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Raisof is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Ng pulls down on the head and he's put Raisof to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Ng!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Griggs (ranked 2425 p4p, 6365 weight class) and Alex Putilyn (ranked 317 p4p, 617 weight class). Griggs comes to the cage accompanied by U2 - Beautiful Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fran Griggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Putilyn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putilyn throws a body punch but Griggs moves out of range.
Griggs pushes Putilyn up against the cage in a clinch.
Griggs lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Putilyn should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Griggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Griggs.
Putilyn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
It looks like Alex Putilyn has been cut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Griggs scores with a shoulder strike.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putilyn backwards.
Griggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putilyn backwards.
Putilyn is rocked!
Griggs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Putilyn is still on wobbly legs! Can Griggs finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griggs creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Putilyn with a big uppercut! Putilyn tries to clinch up but Griggs pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Putilyn to the mat! Putilyn covers up and Griggs unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fran Griggs!
A very excited looking Fran Griggs rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilmerr Fudd (ranked 2732 p4p, 3269 weight class) and Theodore Dunsworthy (ranked 347 p4p, 421 weight class). Theodore Dunsworthy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wilmerr Fudd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Theodore Dunsworthy !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunsworthy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dunsworthy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fudd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Wilmerr Fudd has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunsworthy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Theodore Dunsworthy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunsworthy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fudd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dunsworthy !
We've been hearing that Fudd has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fudd is chipping away with strikes.
Dunsworthy is trying to control Fudd's posture but Fudd avoids it.
Fudd sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Dunsworthy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fudd trying to control the position but Dunsworthy is working away.
Fudd is putting a hurting on Dunsworthy here, landing some big shots from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fudd working the ground and pound from side control.
Fudd landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Fudd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunsworthy can't do much from the bottom here.
Fudd working the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Fudd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Fudd working the head with strikes.
Fudd working the ground and pound.
Fudd looks up at the clock and then as Dunsworthy takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fudd smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fudd creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dunsworthy sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fudd connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dunsworthy some visible discomfort.
Dunsworthy taking a bit of punishment here - Fudd scoring with strikes.
Fudd scoring with punches and elbows.
Fudd wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunsworthy keeps working.
Fudd creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fudd misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Fudd working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fudd lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Dunsworthy down.
A lull in the action here as Fudd stalls from top position.
Fudd working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Fudd working the head with strikes.
Fudd working the ground and pound.
Fudd has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The strikes coming from Fudd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Fudd are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunsworthy parries the strikes from Fudd easily there. Fudd is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dunsworthy to escape.
Fudd in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fudd has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fudd is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dunsworthy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dunsworthy taking shots to the head.
Fudd with a couple of short strikes.
Fudd with good strikes from the mount here!
Fudd lands a big elbow.
Dunsworthy is rocked!
Fudd landing punches.
Dunsworthy is still in real trouble! Can Fudd finish him?
Fudd lands a heavy elbow.
Fudd raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fudd drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dunsworthy ! More shots from Fudd and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilmerr Fudd!
After winning the bout, Wilmerr Fudd thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magomed Magomedov (ranked 2906 p4p, 2310 weight class) and Greg Fitzgerald (ranked 294 p4p, 246 weight class). Fitzgerald has chosen Where The Idols At ft. DMX as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Magomed Magomedov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magomed Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Greg Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Magomedov tries to clinch there but Fitzgerald circles away.
Fitzgerald looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fitzgerald is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magomedov lands with a hook. Fitzgerald tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fitzgerald misses with a jab, cross combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab. Magomedov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Magomedov takes the fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov keeps control of Fitzgerald as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Greg Fitzgerald has been cut.
Fitzgerald avoids a wild elbow strike from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Magomedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzgerald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Fitzgerald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands a damaging elbow.
Fitzgerald blocks the elbow strike.
Magomedov missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fitzgerald lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Magomedov has Fitzgerald pressed against the cage, preventing Fitzgerald from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Magomedov lands a knee to the body.
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!
Fitzgerald misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from Fitzgerald.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Magomedov.
Fitzgerald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedov backwards.
Magomedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgerald lands with a light punch inside.
Fitzgerald on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fitzgerald scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fitzgerald is trying to push Magomedov away but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a nice elbow.
Fitzgerald makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Magomedov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomed Magomedov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Greg Fitzgerald's cut.
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.
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Magomedov tries to clinch
and Fitzgerald counters with a two punch combo.
Magomedov missing with a left hand there. Fitzgerald was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fitzgerald throws out a counter right but Magomedov avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Fitzgerald is having none of it.
Fitzgerald swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fitzgerald cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fitzgerald swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magomedov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Magomedov on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fitzgerald is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Magomedov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fitzgerald misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomed Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from Magomedov, against the cage.
Magomedov lands a nice knee to the body.
Magomedov throws an elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Fitzgerald.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Fitzgerald takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fitzgerald is rocked!
Magomedov throws an elbow but it misses.
Fitzgerald is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Fitzgerald lands a nice uppercut.
Fitzgerald seems to have recovered his senses.
Fitzgerald avoiding damage as Magomedov throws knees to the body.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov crunches a lovely knee into Fitzgerald's ribcage.
Fitzgerald looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to striking at distance but Magomedov won't allow it.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
Fitzgerald misses with a body punch.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Magomedov misses with an elbow over the top.
Fitzgerald avoids the elbow strike from Magomedov, against the cage.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
Magomedov pushes off an throws an elbow but Fitzgerald leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fitzgerald managing to block the knees to the body from Magomedov.
Fitzgerald doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magomedov looking to throw knees to the head but Fitzgerald is blocking nicely.
Magomedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Fitzgerald will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Fitzgerald's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Magomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magomedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov moves into range and clinches up with Fitzgerald.
Magomedov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fitzgerald avoids a wild elbow strike from Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fitzgerald avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but Fitzgerald blocks with his arms.
Magomedov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fitzgerald in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Magomedov lands an elbow that stopped Fitzgerald in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Magomedov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fitzgerald is defending well for now.
Magomedov tries to land knees in the clinch but Fitzgerald avoids the damage to the body.
Fitzgerald escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook.
Fitzgerald stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magomedov is rocked!
A combination from Magomedov does no damage.
Magomedov tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Magomedov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Fitzgerald releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is looking to clinch.
Fitzgerald lands a lovely overhand right.
Magomedov slips a jab and a cross from Fitzgerald.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzgerald misses with a two punch combination.
Fitzgerald throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magomed Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Magomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Magomedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fitzgerald counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fitzgerald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Magomedov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Fitzgerald to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Magomedov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald fails to land with a series of punches.
Magomedov seems to have got his legs back now.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Fitzgerald moves away
and Fitzgerald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov closes the distance and pushes Fitzgerald back into the cage.
Magomedov misses with an elbow strike.
Fitzgerald blocks an elbow strike.
Fitzgerald is trying to break the clinch but Magomedov has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Magomedov obliges.
Magomedov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Magomedov misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov scores a nice knee to the body.
Fitzgerald blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Magomedov lands a knee to the body.
Magomedov trying to land knees to the body.
Magomedov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fitzgerald has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
Fitzgerald blocks an elbow strike from Magomedov.
Fitzgerald has had enough of the clinch but Magomedov keeps him there for the moment.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Greg Fitzgerald.
I think Fitzgerald 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Greg Fitzgerald!
Post fight, Greg Fitzgerald took to the microphone: 'You're not safe Biden! You better have that belt spit shined for me! You don't know what it's like to get popped in the mouth, yet! Don't worry about training cardio, it's not goin' to the 2nd round! You haven't seen hands like mine! I run this division! I let you fight in it!'.
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