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OFK 191 - Kelly Vs Wanker PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 3091 p4p, 3509 weight class) and Chief Walker (ranked 387 p4p, 425 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Walker!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anjo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Anjo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walker defends it nicely.
Walker throws a looping overhand right but Anjo ducks down to avoid it.
Walker throws a hook but Anjo avoids it easily.
Walker clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Walker.
Anjo can't break the clinch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Anjo.
Anjo has had enough of the clinch but Walker keeps him there for the moment.
Walker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anjo slips under a jab.
Anjo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Walker was covering up waiting for the punch and Anjo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Anjo wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker is looking to stand up but Anjo isn't so interested in that idea.
Anjo 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.
Anjo wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Walker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Walker.
Stalling in the clinch from Anjo.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Anjo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Anjo jumps guard.
Walker gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anjo shoots for a takedown but Walker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walker gets caught napping as Anjo dives in and scores a takedown. Walker manages to retain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Anjo has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker has a couple of punches blocked by Anjo.
Anjo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walker prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoji Anjo Anjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
Anjo blocks an uppercut.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Anjo gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Walker regains guard.
Walker wriggles free and stands up.
Walker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Anjo, pushing him back against the cage.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Anjo jumps guard but Walker turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Anjo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Anjo tries to pull guard but Walker won't allow it.
Walker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Anjo tries to score a body lock takedown but Walker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Anjo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anjo tries to stall but Walker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Anjo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anjo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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!
Anjo wants to get back to striking at distance but Walker won't allow it.
Walker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Anjo backwards.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anjo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walker.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Walker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anjo moves out of range as Walker strikes.
It looked like Anjo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chief Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Walker there.
Walker misses with a straight right.
A jab from Walker misses.
Anjo moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker misses with a low kick as Anjo jumps back.
Nice sprawl there from Walker as Anjo shoots in.
Anjo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walker swivels and escapes.
Anjo closes the distance and clinches up with Walker, looking for a takedown. Anjo pushes Walker against the cage but Walker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoji Anjo Anjo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch lands to the side of Anjo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
 It looks like Yoji Anjo Anjo has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Walker.
Yoji Anjo Anjo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Walker as he avoids it easily.
Walker rushes Anjo and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Anjo is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Walker piles on the pressure and Anjo crumples to the floor! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Walker!
After winning the bout, Chief Walker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Drake (ranked 1754 p4p, 23415 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 254 p4p, 665 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 Peter Golles was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golles throws a nice looking combination but Drake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Drake seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Drake uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Golles.
Drake is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Drake has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ludus Magnus in the buildup to the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Drake. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Drake.
Golles tries to clinch there but Drake circles away.
Drake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Golles throws a head kick that misses.
As Golles looks to move away, Drake throws a big counter combo but Golles just gets out of the way.
Drake lands a nice hook to Golles's body. Golles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golles throws a poor cross that misses
and Drake counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Drake cracks Golles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Golles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drake fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Golles is looking to clinch but Drake is avoiding it.
Drake swats away the attempt to clinch by Golles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golles misses with a hook
and Drake counters with a two punch combo.
Golles misses with an uppercut
and Drake counters with a right hand to the body.
Golles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Golles feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Drake throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Golles looks winded!
Drake lands a jab to Golles's midsection.
Drake circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Golles to the canvas! Golles doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Drake keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Drake!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Shortman (ranked 3130 p4p, 2247 weight class) and Bertel Haardt (ranked 113 p4p, 75 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Shortman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shortman closes the distance and clinches up with Haardt, looking for a takedown. Shortman pushes Haardt against the cage but Haardt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shortman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Haardt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like James Shortman has been cut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Shortman or perhaps it was just good defense by Haardt, which made it look bad.
Shortman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shortman tries for a takedown but Haardt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Shortman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shortman doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Haardt counters with a one-two to the body.
Haardt cracks Shortman with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Shortman looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Haardt finish him?
 Shortman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haardt ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Shortman's jaw. Shortman's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Haardt does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bertel Haardt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bertel Haardt waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chame Boxing Champ (ranked 2038 p4p, 1828 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 278 p4p, 259 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chame Boxing Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing Champ tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krnacova sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boxing Champ somewhat.
Krnacova fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boxing Champ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boxing Champ throws a lazy right hand but Krnacova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krnacova darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Boxing Champ has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Krnacova is on him like a limpet, forcing Boxing Champ back against the cage.
Boxing Champ tries to work over Krnacova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxing Champ working aggressively here.
Boxing Champ's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boxing Champ gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krnacova to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krnacova wants to control from the top but Boxing Champ keeps moving.
Krnacova keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Boxing Champ's head.
Krnacova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxing Champ wants to stand but Krnacova is controlling the position.
Krnacova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Krnacova prevents Boxing Champ from getting back to his feet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Krnacova working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Krnacova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krnacova postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boxing Champ seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krnacova throws a big elbow that misses.
Krnacova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boxing Champ wants to stand up but Krnacova is controlling him.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Krnacova darts in and clinches Boxing Champ up against the cage.
Boxing Champ wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krnacova tries to score a body lock takedown but Boxing Champ shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Krnacova goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boxing Champ prevents it.
Chame Boxing Champ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boxing Champ is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krnacova is defending well for now.
Boxing Champ tries to break free but Krnacova pushes him back against the cage.
Krnacova tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krnacova avoiding damage as Boxing Champ throws knees to the body.
Krnacova tightens his grip and picks Boxing Champ up, before dumping him to the ground. Boxing Champ manages to land in guard.
Boxing Champ uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Boxing Champ loads up on a big right hand but Krnacova slips the punch.
Krnacova closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Boxing Champ fails to land.
Boxing Champ fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krnacova wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krnacova is looking for a takedown.
Krnacova jumps guard but Boxing Champ stands there with Krnacova around his waist. Krnacova gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boxing Champ fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova looking for a takedown.
Boxing Champ gets underhooks to prevent Krnacova's takedown attempt.
Boxing Champ lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krnacova backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krnacova has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Boxing Champ clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Even with his hooks in, Krnacova manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Boxing Champ is taking damage to the body and head.
Boxing Champ is trying to get back to his feet but Krnacova has full control of the position and if anything, Boxing Champ has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Krnacova lands a shot to the body.
Boxing Champ wants to get back to his feet.
Krnacova is punishing Boxing Champ with some ground and pound.
Krnacova biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boxing Champ trying to get back to his feet but Krnacova is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Chame Boxing Champ will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Krnacova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Boxing Champ swivels and escapes.
Boxing Champ moves into the clinch.
Krnacova is trying to pull guard but Boxing Champ has him pressed against the cage.
Krnacova tries for a takedown. No joy.
Chame Boxing Champ has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Krnacova.
Krnacova drags the fight down to the ground.
Krnacova wants to sweep but no luck.
Krnacova is trying to hold Boxing Champ in close to prevent damage but Boxing Champ has managed to pass into half guard.
Felix Krnacova has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boxing Champ seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krnacova is defending against the submission attempts here by Boxing Champ.
Boxing Champ throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boxing Champ tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krnacova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krnacova is looking for a sweep. Boxing Champ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova is trying to maintain the position but Boxing Champ is very close to passing his half guard.
Krnacova keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Boxing Champ prevents Krnacova from improving his position.
Krnacova taking some punishment here, with Boxing Champ in his half guard.
Krnacova is doing well to control the position and prevent Boxing Champ from advancing to side control.
Boxing Champ wants to take a breather but Krnacova is having none of it.
Krnacova trying to hold on to Boxing Champ's head to control him but Boxing Champ postures up.
Krnacova tries to roll over but Boxing Champ keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova works his way to full guard. Good work.
Boxing Champ trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Boxing Champ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krnacova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krnacova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krnacova is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boxing Champ trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Boxing Champ won't allow Krnacova to sweep him here.
Krnacova keeps trying to improve his position.
Boxing Champ stands and throws Krnacova's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Boxing Champ is looking to take a break and control but Krnacova is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boxing Champ working over Krnacova with some ground and pound. Krnacova looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Boxing Champ wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krnacova keeps working.
Boxing Champ is working for a kimura but Krnacova is defending it quite comfortably.
Boxing Champ passes the guard and advances to mount!
Krnacova tries to hold on but Boxing Champ postures up.
Krnacova is in all sorts of trouble here.
Boxing Champ tries to control but Krnacova wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krnacova is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxing Champ can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krnacova is looking to escape.
Krnacova tries to reverse the position but Boxing Champ maintains control.
Boxing Champ working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Krnacova looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Boxing Champ! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Chame Boxing Champ!
After the big win, Chame Boxing Champ made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Gomez (ranked 1041 p4p, 3022 weight class) and Chief Claw (ranked 153 p4p, 396 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Claw!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Claw looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez throws a good cross that connects.
Claw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice uppercut there from Claw.
It looks like Carlos Gomez has been cut.
Claw throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomez throws a series of strikes that have Claw backpedaling.
Gomez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Claw throws out the jab.
Gomez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Claw thows a left - swing and a miss!
Claw looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Claw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Claw throws a head kick that misses.
Claw misses with the combination.
Claw dodges the punch combination from Gomez.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Claw's shoulder, as Claw tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomez thuds his right hand into Claw's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gomez blocks a head kick by Claw.
Claw is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gomez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw rushes Gomez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gomez wants the takedown. Claw is fighting it off but Gomez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Claw's guard against the cage.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Claw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Claw is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Claw keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Claw working for a triangle but Gomez defends it easily.
Claw looking for a sweep. Not yet Claw, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez passes Claw's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gomez is looking for a kimura here.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gomez wants to free his trapped foot but Claw is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Claw is refusing to be controlled, as Gomez sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Gomez is looking to advance position but Claw won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claw actively working from the bottom here.
Claw is staying active underneath Gomez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Claw trying to control but Gomez postures up.
Gomez controlling the action here.
Claw with the active half guard here but Gomez passes nicely into side control.
Gomez wants to control but Claw is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Claw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gomez taking a breather here.
Gomez trying to control the position but Claw is working away.
Gomez is really struggling to control Claw but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gomez is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Claw struggling a bit here.
Gomez trying to control the position but Claw is working away.
Claw is looking for a sweep.
Claw prevents Gomez from improving position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gomez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomez misses with a straight left.
Gomez throws a hook but Claw blocks it.
Claw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Claw can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Claw.
Gomez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Claw quickly recovers to half guard.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Claw moves into full guard.
Gomez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Claw's guard.
Gomez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Claw wants to get back to full guard.
Claw looking for submissions off his back.
Claw tries to get to full guard but Gomez has control of the leg.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Gomez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Gomez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Claw prevents Gomez from taking his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gomez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Claw is looking to escape.
Gomez lands a nice shot to the head.
Claw is trying desperately to improve position.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Claw is looking to escape.
Claw can't escape the position.
Claw is still trying to improve position.
Gomez is looking to work his way around to Claw's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Claw is desperately trying to improve his position but Gomez has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Claw to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Claw shrugs it off.
Claw is squirming around, avoiding Gomez's attempts to control the action.
Claw tries to lock up and control but Gomez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Claw tries to reverse the position but Gomez maintains control.
Gomez works his way to his opponent's back.
Claw can't escape the position.
Gomez is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Gomez connects with a big shot to the side of Claw's head.
Gomez trying to control momentarily.
Claw trying to control the position but Gomez manages to sink in the hooks.
Claw is in a bad position with Gomez working for a choke. Claw manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Claw drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gomez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gomez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gomez!
Claw tries to buck Gomez off but Gomez is having none of it.
Gomez trying to control the action but Claw is working from the bottom.
Claw taking a bit of punishment here - Gomez scoring with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomez tries to advance to mount but Claw denies him.
Claw is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Claw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Gomez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Gomez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gomez misses with an uppercut
and Claw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gomez throws a hook to the side of Claw's head but Claw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Claw tries for a takedown but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice cross by Gomez.
Gomez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gomez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gomez wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Claw.
Claw ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Gomez connects with a jab.
Gomez scores with a jab. Claw acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Claw scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomez throws an off balance right hand
and Claw counters with a three punch combo that has Gomez backing up. Gomez nods at Claw to acknowledge the strikes.
Gomez is rocked!
Carlos Gomez is winning the standup battle so far.
Claw slips a straight right by Gomez.
Oh Gomez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomez defending well as Claw loads up on a big left hand.
Claw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gomez punishes Claw's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Claw.
Gomez dips to his left and cracks Claw with an uppercut!
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Claw.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Claw throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomez throws the left hand but Claw avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Claw misses.
Claw throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Gomez - just one landing.
 Claw is rocked!
Claw is holding his hands too far apart here. Gomez throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Claw is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carlos Gomez!
An out of breath Carlos Gomez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 856 p4p, 1334 weight class) and Blake Phoenix (ranked 123 p4p, 194 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Sight does no damage.
Sight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Phoenix counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sight just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Phoenix misses.
Sight lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sight.
Sight lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Phoenix at a distance.
Phoenix with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Phoenix clinches up against the cage.
Phoenix digs a right hand underneath Sight's ribcage. Sight let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Phoenix breaks the clinch.
Phoenix forces Sight back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sight wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sight is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sight backwards.
A short uppercut from Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sight working hard to break the clinch.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Sight is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
A short left from Phoenix.
Sight is trying to break free.
Phoenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Phoenix as the two fighters clinch.
Sight wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Phoenix has him pressed against the cage.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Phoenix keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sight's efforts to push away.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Sight tries to break free but Phoenix pushes him back against the cage.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix scores with a shoulder strike.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phoenix uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sight has time to react.
Sight is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight misses with a right hand
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Sight is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sight looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sight is breathing heavily.
Phoenix fakes the body blow, causing Sight to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sight goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blake Phoenix!
Blake Phoenix took some time post fight to say the following; 'THE FUTURE?! With that atrocious fight record and that incredibly hideous face, this ancient tomato can should've been thrown out the fight game a long time ago in THE PAST!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murilo Ninja (ranked 705 p4p, 1390 weight class) and Samson Komua (ranked 96 p4p, 202 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Komua's choice of entrance music: Fangai Lupe. 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Murilo Ninja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Komua!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Komua throws a looping overhand right but Ninja ducks down to avoid it.
Ninja tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Komua swivels and escapes.
Ninja lands with a nice body punch.
Komua throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ninja on the side of the head.
Komua scores with a punch to the head.
Ninja works the jab nicely.
Ninja avoids the body shot from Komua.
Ninja attempts a counter takedown but Komua avoids it well and moves away.
Ninja fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Komua looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ninja goes for a double leg but Komua avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Komua continues to drive forward.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Komua blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ninja has picked Komua up - he's going for a ride! Ninja dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja throwing shots but Komua is blocking nicely.
Ninja throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ninja not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ninja prevents Komua from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ninja trying to control the action but Komua is working from the bottom.
Ninja seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ninja is trying to control. Komua wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ninja with the ground and pound but Komua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ninja cracks Komua with a solid left hand.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Komua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ninja's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja connects with a couple of short punches.
Ninja throwing strikes but missing.
Ninja showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Komua looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ninja trying to control the position from guard on top but Komua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ninja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Komua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ninja.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is working Komua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ninja looking to sit in guard and control but Komua gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Komua stands and steps away. Ninja gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Ninja slips under a jab.
Ninja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Komua.
Komua just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Komua 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.
Komua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Komua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ninja drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Komua lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komua throws a jab when Ninja was well out of range.
Komua connects with a crisp jab.
Komua misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Ninja.
Ninja throws a series of strikes that have Komua backpedaling.
 It looks like Samson Komua has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja with a jab.
Komua is rocked!
Komua tries to get into range but Ninja steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Komua! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Ninja scores the big KO victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Murilo Ninja!
Murilo Ninja really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Hedegaard (ranked 922 p4p, 881 weight class) and Vern Schullacks (ranked 138 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Hedegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schullacks cracks Hedegaard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schullacks slaps away a takedown attempt from Hedegaard, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Schullacks connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hedegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schullacks manages to avoid it.
Hedegaard walks into a straight right hand from Schullacks.
Hedegaard moves out of range of the strikes.
Hedegaard lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schullacks. Hedegaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hedegaard attempts a counter takedown but Schullacks avoids it well and moves away.
Schullacks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Schullacks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hedegaard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hedegaard feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Schullacks is adopting a defensive guard.
We've been hearing that Hedegaard has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schullacks is continuing to stall.
Hedegaard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hedegaard won't allow Schullacks to sweep him here.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Schullacks keeps moving.
Hedegaard is really struggling to control Schullacks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Schullacks seems keen to control Hedegaard's posture.
Hedegaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schullacks is keeping the position for now.
Schullacks is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hedegaard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Schullacks is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Hedegaard frees his head nicely. Oh but Schullacks has switched to an armbar! Hedegaard is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Vern Schullacks!
A victorious Vern Schullacks thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Hilly (ranked 801 p4p, 896 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 120 p4p, 128 weight class). Hilly comes to the cage accompanied by Gary Moore - Whiskey in the Jar (Tribute to Phil Lynott) [HQ] [9/10]. Naulakko has chosen Amon Amarth - First Kill as his entrance music. 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Hilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Naulakko.
Hilly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hilly lands a nice shot that snaps Naulakko's head back.
It looks like Pertti Naulakko has been cut.
Hilly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Naulakko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hilly throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Naulakko to counter with a crisp jab.
Naulakko scores with a jab.
Naulakko thuds a left hand into Hilly's body.
Hilly walks into a jab.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly jabs Naulakko right on the nose. Naulakko blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hilly slips a straight right by Naulakko.
Hilly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naulakko works the jab nicely.
Naulakko avoids the body shot from Hilly.
Hilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly throws a right hand that misses
and Naulakko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Naulakko slips a straight right by Hilly.
Bill Hilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naulakko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilly throws a jab but it's blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hilly scores with a jab. Naulakko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Naulakko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naulakko moves away.
Naulakko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hilly throws a shot from downtown. Naulakko moves away and avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Naulakko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hilly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naulakko.
Naulakko throws a sloppy head kick and Hilly moves out of range easily.
Hilly drops Naulakko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Naulakko looks back up at him and smiles so Hilly waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Naulakko is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naulakko throws an overhand right that lands on Hilly's shoulder, as Hilly tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naulakko. Hilly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hilly circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Naulakko tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Hilly wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill Hilly!
During a confident post fight interview, Bill Hilly thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Kelly (ranked 303 p4p, 759 weight class) and Orla Wanker (ranked 44 p4p, 106 weight class). Orla Wanker 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 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pat Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Orla Wanker!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanker ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Wanker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kelly 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.
Wanker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wanker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Wanker down.
Wanker scores with a nice head shot.
Kelly with a jab.
Nice jab there from Kelly.
Kelly lands a jab to the head.
Wanker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly gets caught flat footed, as Wanker shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly looking for a sweep. Not yet Kelly, not yet.
Kelly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wanker's guard.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
Wanker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kelly is controlling him.
Wanker pulls Kelly in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wanker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kelly stopping the sweep attempt from Wanker.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Wanker is keeping the position.
Wanker keeping moving, preventing Kelly from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wanker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kelly doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kelly manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kelly forces his way into half guard.
Wanker tries to get to full guard but Kelly has control of the leg.
Wanker won't allow Kelly to pass to mount.
Wanker is trying to maintain the position but Kelly is very close to passing his half guard.
Wanker controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kelly is trying to control. Wanker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is looking to advance position but Wanker won't allow it.
Kelly is trying to work for a kimura but Wanker is defending well.
Wanker wants to improve his position but Kelly is controlling well.
Wanker is staying active underneath Kelly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kelly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wanker's head.
Wanker manages to get to full guard.
Wanker managing to control the position.
Wanker is trying to keep Kelly in close.
That's four 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.
Wanker has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Wanker keeps moving.
Kelly with a nice head shot there.
Wanker controls Kelly momentarily but Kelly frees himself.
Wanker wants to sweep but no luck.
Kelly trying to control but Wanker is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kelly pushing down on Wanker's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wanker is looking for a sweep. Kelly is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wanker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wanker jabs Kelly right on the nose. Kelly blinks but takes it well.
Jab from Kelly.
Wanker swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Kelly checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wanker throws a hook but Kelly avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Kelly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Pat Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wanker.
Kelly throws a hook to the side of Wanker's head but Wanker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wanker ducks under a wild hook from Kelly.
Wanker slips under a jab from Kelly.
Orla Wanker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from Kelly finds it's target.
Kelly cracks Wanker with a good jab.
Kelly misses with an uppercut.
Kelly takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kelly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wanker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kelly looks to throw the jab but Wanker is out of range.
Kelly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wanker tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wanker or perhaps it was just good defense by Kelly, which made it look bad.
Kelly connects with a right hand. Wanker shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wanker.
Kelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kelly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kelly takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wanker shoots in for a takedown but Kelly shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kelly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kelly throws a hook but Wanker blocks it.
Wanker gets a double leg takedown into Kelly's guard.
Kelly trying to control the position here.
Kelly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wanker puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control the pace.
Kelly gets back to full guard.
Kelly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kelly looking to control.
Wanker forces his way into half guard.
Wanker not doing much here.
Kelly tries to roll over but Wanker keeps him under control.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wanker can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanker trying to control the pace.
Kelly wants to get back to full guard.
Wanker is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wanker is thwarting Kelly's attempts to control the position.
Kelly looking for submissions off his back.
Kelly is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wanker is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Wanker throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wanker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kelly sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wanker somewhat.
Wanker lands with a nice combination. Kelly backs away looking to recover.
Wanker throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Orla Wanker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kelly lunges at Wanker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wanker's hand.
Kelly staying out of range there.
A big right from Wanker misses.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wanker.
Kelly clobbers Wanker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wanker throws a push kick but Kelly slaps the foot to one side.
Kelly throws a big counter combination but Wanker scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kelly cracks a nice hook into Wanker's ribs.
Wanker throws a body shot but no joy.
Kelly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wanker jabs at Kelly's body.
Kelly ducks under a wild hook from Wanker.
Kelly cracks Wanker with an open hand slap.
Kelly keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kelly lands with an overhand left.
Wanker misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kelly misses.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
Kelly looks to land a right hand but Wanker moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kelly's waist but Kelly gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanker off to one side.
Wanker tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wanker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wanker throws a right and a left that Kelly avoids nicely.
Wanker throws an overhand right that lands on Kelly's shoulder, as Kelly tries to avoid the shot.
Wanker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kelly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kelly is looking to land body kicks.
Kelly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kelly throws a jab when Wanker was well out of range.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.
Wanker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wanker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Wanker tries to move into range but Kelly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wanker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanker throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Kelly misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanker looks to land a left hand but Kelly moved out of range nicely.
Kelly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kelly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wanker tries to land a front kick but Kelly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Kelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wanker stalks Kelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kelly's face. Kelly staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Pat Kelly has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wanker needs to keep his hands up - Kelly had a free shot at his head there.
Kelly misses with an uppercut. Wanker saw that one coming.
Wanker with the counter takedown but Kelly avoids it easily.
Wanker misses with a two punch combination.
Kelly moves into the clinch successfully.
Kelly lands a nice uppercut.
Wanker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pat Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orla Wanker.
Wanker prevents a body shot from Kelly.
Wanker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Wanker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Wanker's ribcage. Wanker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kelly pushes Wanker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kelly successfully pulls guard.
Wanker stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Wanker postures up.
Kelly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wanker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wanker wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
Kelly wants to sweep but no luck.
Wanker content to stall in guard here.
Wanker won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
Wanker wants to pass the guard but Kelly is keeping the position.
Wanker being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kelly is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wanker content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wanker misses with an uppercut
and Kelly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Wanker.
A swing and a miss from Kelly.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Wanker ducks down to avoid it.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Wanker moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Kelly!
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