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EFC4: McGregson vs Eagle 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Shaw (ranked 5795 p4p, 4585 weight class) and Phol Murhaa (ranked 181 p4p, 181 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Shaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Phol Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Murhaa. No joy for Shaw on that attempt.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murhaa tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murhaa to the ground. Murhaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Murhaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shaw.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
Shaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.
Shaw backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murhaa tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murhaa to the ground. Murhaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaw looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murhaa is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Murhaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaw off to one side.
No luck for Shaw with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shaw.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Murhaa.
Shaw tries for a takedown but Murhaa circles away easily
and Murhaa counters with a low kick, right behind Shaw 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw closes the distance and clinches up with Murhaa, looking for a takedown. Shaw pushes Murhaa against the cage but Murhaa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Shaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Murhaa defends well and Shaw ends up having to push Murhaa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Murhaa wants a takedown but no success here.
Murhaa tries to pull guard but Shaw won't allow it.
Murhaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shaw to keep the fight standing.
Murhaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Murhaa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shaw just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to drag Murhaa to the mat but Murhaa just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murhaa can't break the clinch.
Murhaa is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shaw to keep the fight standing.
Shaw drops down looking for an ankle pick but Murhaa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw shoots in for a double leg but Murhaa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Murhaa as Shaw shoots in.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw fails with the takedown.
Shaw fails with the takedown.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Murhaa's waist but Murhaa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shaw off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Murhaa feints a counter leg kick.
Murhaa stuffs the takedown attempt from Shaw. Shaw gets slowly back to his feet.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaw backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murhaa tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murhaa to the ground. Murhaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shaw backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa avoids it really well and circles away.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw dives in for a single leg takedown but Murhaa sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Murhaa gets control of Shaw's arms and successfully pulls guard. Murhaa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Murhaa controlling Shaw's posture.
Murhaa looking for a sweep. Not yet Murhaa, not yet.
Murhaa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Murhaa effectively controlling the action here.
Murhaa trying to control the position but instead, Shaw has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murhaa into the cage.
Murhaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Murhaa has Shaw pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Shaw manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shaw is keeping busy.
Shaw looking for a takedown.
Shaw keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Murhaa's efforts to push away.
Shaw blocks an elbow strike from Murhaa.
Shaw wants a takedown.
Shaw tries for a takedown. No joy.
Murhaa is trying to drag Shaw to the mat but Shaw just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dan Shaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phol Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murhaa tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murhaa to the ground. Murhaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shaw changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Murhaa tries to avoid it but Shaw manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Murhaa to the ground. Murhaa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa swats away the attempt to clinch by Shaw.
Shaw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Murhaa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Shaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Murhaa as he avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaw.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw goes for a double leg but Murhaa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Murhaa continues to drive forward.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shaw is pressed up against the cage. Murhaa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shaw down to the mat. Shaw avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shaw or perhaps it was just good defense by Murhaa, which made it look bad.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
Murhaa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt - Murhaa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shaw fails to land the takedown.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Shaw steps away.
Shaw looks for a takedown but Murhaa sprawls well.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shaw is defended easily by Murhaa.
Shaw fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw shoots for a takedown but Murhaa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Shaw is wise to it.
Shaw misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Murhaa defends it nicely.
Shaw backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Murhaa is fending him off so far but Shaw persists. Nope, Murhaa circles away and we're back to standing.
Shaw backing away here, and Murhaa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Shaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Murhaa wants it to stay on the feet.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shaw shoots in for a takedown but Murhaa shows good takedown defense.
Shaw shoots in looking for a takedown. Murhaa tries to sprawl out of it but Shaw keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murhaa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Murhaa slaps away a takedown attempt from Shaw, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dan Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phol Murhaa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Murhaa 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phol Murhaa!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Hunt (ranked 3334 p4p, 4921 weight class) and Pierre Fortin (ranked 369 p4p, 497 weight class). Pierre Fortin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Fortin!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortin closes the distance and clinches.
Hunt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hunt blocks the elbow strike.
Fortin throws an elbow that misses.
Hunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hunt blocks an elbow strike from Fortin.
Fortin misses with a punch to the body.
Fortin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hunt walks away with a smile on his face. Fortin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fortin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hunt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fortin scrambles back to his feet.
Fortin throws a head kick but Hunt moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Hunt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fortin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
Hunt misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortin feints a jab promting Hunt to slip. Fortin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hunt slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pierre Fortin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortin manages to avoid it.
Fortin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hunt catches Fortin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hunt avoids the head kick by Fortin.
A jab from Hunt does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt sends Fortin crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunt is motioning to the referee to let Fortin up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Fortin is rocked!
Fortin fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fortin.
Fortin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunt finish him?
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt jabs at Fortin's body.
Hunt swats away the attempt to clinch by Fortin.
Fortin is looking to clinch but Hunt is avoiding it.
Fortin seems to have recovered his senses.
Hunt blocks a head kick by Fortin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunt catches Fortin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fortin throws a head kick that half lands.
Fortin looks winded!
Fortin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunt.
Hunt feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fortin sprawling to the canvas! Fortin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunt finish him?!
Hunt finds Fortin's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Fortin flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Hunt lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Fortin will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ispa Hunt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aranchai Kiatpatarphan (ranked 5555 p4p, 6623 weight class) and Loop Ee (ranked 408 p4p, 450 weight class). Loop Ee struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 147.4lbs 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. Loop Ee is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Loop Ee!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ee takes a head kick and keeps coming.
 It looks like Loop Ee has been cut.
Kiatpatarphan with the inside leg kick.
Ee misses with a takedown attempt
and Ee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head kick but Ee moves out of range.
Ee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a head kick. Ee tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kiatpatarphan scoring well with a low kick there.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiatpatarphan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ee is rocked!
Ee wants to clinch.
Ee is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiatpatarphan finish him?
Kiatpatarphan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ee seems to have recovered his senses.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loop Ee.
Ee fails with the takedown.
Kiatpatarphan tests Ee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice strike.
Kiatpatarphan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiatpatarphan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiatpatarphan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a solid leg kick.
Aranchai Kiatpatarphan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiatpatarphan throws a head kick but Ee moves out of range.
Kiatpatarphan thows a body kick. Ee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Kiatpatarphan lands but Ee takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiatpatarphan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ee will feel that in the morning.
Kiatpatarphan 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.
Kiatpatarphan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a push kick.
Kiatpatarphan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ee or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiatpatarphan, which made it look bad.
Ee looks winded!
Kiatpatarphan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ee shoots and misses
and Kiatpatarphan counters with a nice leg kick.
Ee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiatpatarphan misses with a head kick.
Ee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiatpatarphan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiatpatarphan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a hook. Ee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiatpatarphan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiatpatarphan connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiatpatarphan.
A lazy left from Kiatpatarphan finds it's target.
Ee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kiatpatarphan lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kiatpatarphan throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Ee is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aranchai Kiatpatarphan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Leopoldnise (ranked 6422 p4p, 4766 weight class) and Tesla Nokia (ranked 641 p4p, 536 weight class). Joe Leopoldnise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Leopoldnise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tesla Nokia!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nokia takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nokia throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Leopoldnise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokia throws out a counter right but Leopoldnise avoids it with no problem.
Leopoldnise doesn't manage to clinch there - Nokia circles away.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch up.
Leopoldnise throws a head kick but Nokia moves out of range.
Nokia is trying to counter with his kicks.
Nokia throws a nice head kick!
A combination from Leopoldnise does no damage.
Nokia drives through and clinches with Leopoldnise against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Nokia.
Nokia struggles to land a body shot inside as Leopoldnise controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Leopoldnise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokia just leaning against Leopoldnise, taking a breather.
Nokia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nokia continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Leopoldnise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nokia slowing the pace effectively.
Nokia throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nokia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nokia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nokia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Nokia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nokia wants it to stay on the feet.
Leopoldnise scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Nokia as Leopoldnise shoots in.
We've been told by Leopoldnise's head coaches at Hotrod Express MMA Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Leopoldnise avoids the head kick by Nokia.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nokia.
Nokia moves into the clinch.
Leopoldnise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leopoldnise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nokia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nokia tries to land knees in the clinch but Leopoldnise avoids the damage to the body.
Nokia avoiding damage.
Leopoldnise tries to pull guard but Nokia holds him up against the cage and eventually Leopoldnise drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Leopoldnise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leopoldnise is trying to force a seperation but Nokia has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokia lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Nokia to work.
Nokia swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldnise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nokia missing with knees to the body.
Leopoldnise blocks an uppercut.
Nokia avoiding damage.
Nokia misses with a punch to the body.
Nokia stalling.
The referee calls for Nokia to work.
Nokia taking a breather.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nokia pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Nokia scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nokia thows a body kick. Leopoldnise tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick misses from Nokia.
Leopoldnise fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Leopoldnise crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nokia - the referee stops the clock and Leopoldnise gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nokia. Leopoldnise manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Leopoldnise shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nokia sprawls well. Nokia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Leopoldnise gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Leopoldnise.
Leopoldnise shoots in but Nokia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nokia pushes Leopoldnise up against the cage in a clinch.
Nokia prevents Leopoldnise from breaking the clinch.
Leopoldnise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nokia throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldnise being controlled against the cage.
Leopoldnise blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Come on Nokia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nokia creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nokia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leopoldnise up against the cage.
Nokia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nokia throws a head punch that misses.
Nokia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nokia working aggressively here.
Leopoldnise blocks a body shot from Nokia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Nokia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leopoldnise shoots in but no luck this time.
Nokia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Leopoldnise takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leopoldnise gets tackled into the cage by Nokia. Nokia maintains the clinch.
Leopoldnise letting Nokia take a breather here.
Nokia throws an elbow that misses.
Nokia has a couple of punches blocked by Leopoldnise.
Leopoldnise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nokia swings wildly with an uppercut but Leopoldnise uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nokia effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nokia effectively controlling the action here.
Nokia misses with an elbow over the top.
Nokia misses with an elbow strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nokia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia lands a left hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nokia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Leopoldnise wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nokia is struggling to control the position.
Nokia missing with knees to the body.
Nokia misses with a punch on the inside.
Leopoldnise is trying to break the clinch but Nokia is controlling him.
Leopoldnise is trying to break the clinch but Nokia has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nokia.
Nokia has Leopoldnise pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Leopoldnise stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Leopoldnise misses with a low kick.
Nokia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Leopoldnise blocks it well.
Nokia throws a looping overhand right but Leopoldnise ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokia misses with a body shot.
Leopoldnise changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nokia leaves Leopoldnise with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Leopoldnise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Leopoldnise slips a straight right by Nokia.
Leopoldnise fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leopoldnise shoots in for a takedown but Nokia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nokia swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Leopoldnise will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nokia has closed the distance and engaged Leopoldnise in a clinch.
Leopoldnise looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nokia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nokia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nokia slowing the pace effectively.
Nokia can't find room to land a body shot as Leopoldnise controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldnise wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nokia has Leopoldnise pressed against the cage.
Leopoldnise wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tesla Nokia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leopoldnise avoiding damage as Nokia throws knees to the body.
Nokia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leopoldnise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nokia has Leopoldnise pushed against the cage.
Leopoldnise tries to pull guard but Nokia won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Leopoldnise's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Leopoldnise wants to clinch up but Nokia keeps it at a distance.
Leopoldnise sets himself, and Nokia steps forward looking for the clinch! Leopoldnise avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nokia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leopoldnise, pushing him back against the cage.
Nokia'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.
Nokia stalls.
Nokia leaning against his opponent.
Nokia receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Leopoldnise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nokia just stands there and leans against the cage.
Leopoldnise has a couple of punches blocked by Nokia.
Nokia keeps control of Leopoldnise as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leopoldnise avoids the elbow strike from Nokia, against the cage.
Nokia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leopoldnise up against the cage.
Leopoldnise tries to circle away but Nokia has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nokia is pushing Leopoldnise up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Leopoldnise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nokia smiles and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tesla Nokia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Leopoldnise misses with a takedown attempt
and Nokia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leopoldnise tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nokia just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nokia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Leopoldnise digs a good hook to Nokia's body.
Leopoldnise lands an overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leopoldnise has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leopoldnise has had enough of the clinch but Nokia keeps him there for the moment.
Nokia controlling the action here for a moment.
Nokia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nokia slowing the pace effectively.
Nokia misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nokia stops a takedown attempt from Leopoldnise.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Leopoldnise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nokia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Nokia.
Leopoldnise being controlled against the cage.
Nokia'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.
The crowd are getting on Nokia's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Leopoldnise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nokia throws a punch but it's blocked by Leopoldnise.
Leopoldnise working hard to break the clinch.
Nokia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leopoldnise's elbow.
Leopoldnise avoiding damage as Nokia throws knees to the body.
Nokia throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leopoldnise tries to circle away but Nokia has him pinned against the cage.
Nokia effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nokia effectively controlling the action here.
Leopoldnise has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nokia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nokia misses with the head strike.
Nokia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leopoldnise can't break the clinch.
Leopoldnise drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Leopoldnise blocking some punches.
Nokia stalls.
Nokia slows down the pace here.
Leopoldnise has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldnise looking to slow down the pace here.
Leopoldnise avoids the elbow strike from Nokia, against the cage.
Leopoldnise tries to work over Nokia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leopoldnise blocking some punches.
Nokia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nokia is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nokia holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tesla Nokia.
Nokia scores with a kick to the body.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch but Nokia moves out of range.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch up.
Nokia throws a sloppy head kick and Leopoldnise moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leopoldnise shoots in and drives through. Nokia sprawls well.
That kick from Nokia tenderised Leopoldnise's leg. Leopoldnise is trying to keep his angry face on.
Leopoldnise wants to clinch.
Nokia flicks out a counter leg kick but Leopoldnise steps away.
Nokia shoots in but no luck this time.
Leopoldnise lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nokia circles away quickly and effectively.
Leopoldnise throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nokia throws out a counter right but Leopoldnise avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leopoldnise tries to clinch up but Nokia circles away and keeps his distance.
Nokia appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leopoldnise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Leopoldnise. Those never looked like landing.
Leopoldnise misses with a low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leopoldnise misses with a series of wild punches.
Tesla Nokia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nokia lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leopoldnise's sensitive parts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tesla Nokia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nokia 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tesla Nokia!
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No Name really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 143.0, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Abel Lyager was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack McGregson (ranked 4108 p4p, 24435 weight class) and The Eagle (ranked 349 p4p, 502 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack McGregson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, The Eagle!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eagle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eagle moves into the clinch.
McGregson is trying to pull guard but Eagle has him pressed against the cage.
McGregson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Eagle landing some decent shots from guard.
Eagle connects with a couple of short punches.
McGregson trying to control the position.
Eagle working some strikes from top position.
McGregson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Eagle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGregson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Eagle is aware though and is defending well.
McGregson working for a triangle but Eagle defends it easily.
McGregson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Eagle defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGregson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Eagle passes into side control.
Eagle tries to advance to mount but can't.
McGregson is trying to improve his position.
Eagle lands an elbow.
Eagle working the ground and pound.
McGregson is not content to let Eagle control the position.
McGregson is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eagle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGregson down.
Eagle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McGregson to see if he's OK.
Eagle looks up at the clock and then as McGregson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Eagle smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
 McGregson is rocked!
A big shot lands for Eagle! That's hurt McGregson! Will he recover? Eagle fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Eagle!
The Eagle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rj Bell (ranked 2717 p4p, 4234 weight class) and JJ Moss (ranked 354 p4p, 486 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that JJ Moss was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rj Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JJ Moss!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss throws a jab but it's blocked by Bell.
Moss has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bell trying to control the pace.
Moss is looking to control Bell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Moss avoid being mounted?
Bell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moss is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Moss tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rj Bell!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sig Sauer (ranked 5467 p4p, 1812 weight class) and Simon Slade (ranked 219 p4p, 66 weight class). Simon Slade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sig Sauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Simon Slade!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Slade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sauer on the side of the head.
 It looks like Sig Sauer has been cut.
Slade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sauer at a distance.
Slade lands a big uppercut and Sauer crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sauer looks OK. Slade waves Sauer back to his feet!
Sauer is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Slade drops Sauer with a straight right hand, right on the button! Slade follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Slade!
Simon Slade spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bautista Laguna (ranked 3544 p4p, 3152 weight class) and Bruce Sidebar (ranked 446 p4p, 403 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bautista Laguna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sidebar!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laguna shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sidebar eats them both and turns towards Laguna to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sidebar moves in looking to clinch but Laguna pushes him off.
Sidebar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Laguna.
Sidebar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Laguna sprawls well. Laguna wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sidebar gets slowly back to his feet.
Sidebar misses with a body kick.
Sidebar punishes Laguna's body with a nice straight punch.
A combination from Laguna does no damage.
Laguna seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Laguna fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sidebar lands a head shot.
It looks like Bautista Laguna has been cut.
Laguna lands with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidebar cracks Laguna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Laguna misses.
Sidebar lands a nice looking body kick.
Sidebar throws a hook but Laguna blocks it.
Sidebar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Laguna throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sidebar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidebar throws the kick towards the body but Laguna avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sidebar.
Laguna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sidebar.
Nice shot lands for Laguna.
Sidebar scores with the left hand. Laguna knows he should have avoided that one.
A clash of legs there as Laguna blocks the low kick.
Bautista Laguna is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laguna throws a series of punches but Sidebar avoids them all with ease.
Sidebar misses with a leg kick.
Laguna lands the left hand.
Laguna closes the distance and clinches.
Laguna scores with a shot to the side of Sidebar's head.
Sidebar wants to take the fight to the mat but Laguna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Laguna working aggressively here.
Sidebar is looking to break free of the clinch but Laguna has double underhooks.
Sidebar has a couple of punches blocked by Laguna.
Sidebar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sidebar dodges the punch combination from Laguna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sidebar shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laguna as he jumps to the side.
Bautista Laguna has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Sidebar.
Laguna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Laguna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laguna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Laguna keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Laguna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Laguna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laguna blocks an uppercut.
Sidebar looking to stall.
Laguna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sidebar backwards.
Laguna is working for takedown but Sidebar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Laguna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Laguna fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sidebar has had enough of the clinch but Laguna keeps him there for the moment.
Laguna works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Laguna digs a right hand underneath Sidebar's ribcage. Sidebar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sidebar throws a punch but it's blocked by Laguna.
Laguna lands with a short shot to the head.
Sidebar goes for a takedown attempt but Laguna pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sidebar looks winded!
Laguna lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Sidebar sprawling to the canvas. Laguna follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Sidebar hang on?
Sidebar is rocked!
Sidebar felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laguna works his way into full mount!
Laguna fails to move to back control.
Laguna jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sidebar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Laguna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sidebar has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sidebar has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sidebar is trying to improve his position.
Sidebar keeps Laguna under control for a moment.
Laguna goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sidebar rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Laguna's guard! Nice work there by Sidebar!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sidebar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Laguna's head.
Laguna isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sidebar stacks Laguna on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sidebar!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bautista Laguna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bautista Laguna's cut.
That's time! Laguna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Laguna moves out of range as Sidebar throws a body kick.
Sidebar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Laguna is not content to let Sidebar control the position.
Sidebar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Laguna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Laguna looking for subs from the bottom but Sidebar mounts him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidebar lands a couple of good shots and Laguna has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Laguna wants to control his opponent's hands but Sidebar gets his hands free.
Sidebar looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Sidebar is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Laguna up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidebar lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bautista Laguna's cut is getting worse.
Laguna manages to reverse the position and now he's in Sidebar's guard. Nice work there by Laguna.
Sidebar trying to control the position.
Sidebar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laguna is aware though and is defending well.
Laguna drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sidebar looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sidebar looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sidebar!
Sidebar in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Laguna stops Sidebar from passing to mount.
Laguna tries to buck Sidebar off but Sidebar is having none of it.
Laguna prevents Sidebar from improving position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sidebar takes a little break here. Laguna wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Laguna is looking for a sweep.
Laguna regains half guard.
Laguna looking for submissions off his back.
Sidebar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bautista Laguna's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sidebar decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laguna misses with a few strikes there.
Sidebar throws out a powerful jab.
Jeez, Bautista Laguna's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sidebar takes a swing at Laguna's ribcage but misses.
Laguna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidebar.
Laguna throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sidebar counter with a right hand.
Laguna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidebar manages to avoid it.
Sidebar gets a double leg takedown into Laguna's guard.
Sidebar has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sidebar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sidebar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laguna has momentary wrist control but Sidebar slips an elbow through the middle.
Sidebar scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sidebar wants to control from the top but Laguna keeps moving.
Laguna has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sidebar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laguna is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Laguna is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sidebar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bautista Laguna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bruce Sidebar!
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