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DMMA 116 Misha vs Seppo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 6185 p4p, 6102 weight class) and Mark Junior (ranked 268 p4p, 266 weight class). Junior has chosen I am Goated as his entrance music. Alex Barnes has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Junior!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barnes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barnes slips under a jab.
Barnes tries to counter with a takedown but Junior is quick to defend against it.
Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Barnes slips the punch.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barnes keeps the fight on the outside.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Barnes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Junior 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.
Barnes takes a swing at Junior's ribcage but misses.
Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Junior.
Junior misses with an uppercut.
Junior showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Junior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Junior works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Junior was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Junior has closed the distance and engaged Barnes in a clinch.
Junior tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Junior tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barnes just stands there and leans against the cage.
Junior is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Alex Barnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Junior.
Junior jumps guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Barnes pulls guard successfully.
Barnes 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.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Junior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Junior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barnes is trying to control the position but Junior postures up.
Barnes keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.
Junior thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior has gone for a leg lock! Barnes slips out almost immediately though and dives into Junior's guard.
Junior working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barnes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barnes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnes got a little sloppy there for a moment and Junior has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnes has managed to get both his arms back between Junior's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barnes working some strikes from top position.
Barnes chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnes advances to half guard.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes is trying to control. Junior wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is nestled in close to Junior, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Barnes keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Still in half guard, Barnes seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes working the head and body with strikes.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes 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.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.
 Junior is rocked!
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Junior is still in real trouble! Can Barnes finish him?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Junior keeps working.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Barnes lands a nice short elbow.
Barnes is looking to take a break and control but Junior is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Barnes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Junior looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Junior is in trouble now - Barnes has advanced to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Junior lands a nice shot that snaps Barnes's head back.
Junior seems to have recovered his senses.
Barnes blocks a jab.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barnes staying out of range there.
Barnes looks to land a combination but Junior avoids it well.
Barnes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Junior throws out the jab.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior misses with a hook.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Junior darts in trying to clinch
and Barnes counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Barnes there.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Barnes not doing much here.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Junior looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barnes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Junior actively working from the bottom here.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Barnes connects with a nice short shot to Junior's temple.
Barnes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Barnes wants to free his trapped foot but Junior is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes slips a nice elbow through Junior's hands, connecting with Junior's forehead.
Junior looking for submissions off his back.
Junior is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Barnes pulls his head out easily.
Barnes lands with a punch from half guard.
Barnes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ground and pound from Barnes.
Junior is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Junior has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Barnes escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Barnes!
Barnes scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Junior to see if he's OK.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior is looking to regain half guard here but Barnes keeps moving and retains side control.
Junior takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Junior on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Barnes lands a huge shot from side control! Junior is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Barnes!
Our winner, Alex Barnes, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nilson Acacio (ranked 4303 p4p, 23211 weight class) and Sandra Kluba (ranked 398 p4p, 502 weight class). Nilson Acacio has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nilson Acacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sandra Kluba!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acacio throws a jab but it's blocked by Kluba.
A swing and a miss from Acacio.
Kluba dives in and grabs Acacio's left leg, looking for a takedown. Acacio pushes down on Kluba's head and hops out.
Kluba slips under a jab from Acacio.
Acacio throws a jab when Kluba was well out of range.
Acacio misses with a hook to the body
and Kluba counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kluba.
Acacio being controlled here, momentarily.
Acacio knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kluba on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Acacio will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kluba pushing down on Acacio's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kluba trying to control the pace.
Acacio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kluba is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Acacio has managed to free his arm - good work.
Acacio on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Acacio tries to get out of the position.
Kluba is taking a breather. Acacio says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kluba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Kluba seems content to control.
Kluba has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kluba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kluba looking to finish with strikes here!
Kluba throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba controlling his opponent.
Kluba working for a guillotine from mount but Acacio is in no mood to give up.
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.
Kluba throws some wild stikes that Acacio manages to avoid easily.
Acacio is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kluba has taken his back.
Kluba is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Acacio has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Kluba is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Kluba controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sandra Kluba dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Kluba.
Nilson Acacio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluba tries for a takedown but Acacio sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kluba shoots in but Acacio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kluba clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Kluba.
Acacio misses with a punch to the body.
Kluba slows down the pace here.
Acacio throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Acacio walks away with a smile on his face. Kluba gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nilson Acacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandra Kluba.
Kluba throws a head kick that Acacio semi-blocks.
Kluba pushes Acacio up against the cage in a clinch.
Kluba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluba has clasped his hands together around Acacio's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kluba tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Kluba are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kluba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kluba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluba controls the position.
Kluba has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Acacio!
Kluba controlling from mount.
Kluba looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kluba looking to secure an arm triangle but Acacio defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluba tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kluba is working for a guillotine from mount but Acacio frees his head quite easily.
Kluba controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kluba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Acacio because Kluba loaded up on that one.
Kluba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kluba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Acacio can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kluba jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Acacio manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sandra Kluba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Acacio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kluba.
Kluba lands a jab to Acacio's midsection.
Kluba shoots in for a takedown but Acacio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Acacio misses with a hook
and Kluba counters by moving into the clinch.
Acacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acacio.
Kluba drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Acacio gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kluba breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acacio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kluba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kluba avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kluba has managed to clinch.
Acacio is pressed up against the cage. Kluba has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Acacio down to the mat. Acacio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nilson Acacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandra Kluba.
Nice defenses there by Kluba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acacio throws a jab when Kluba was well out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kluba. Acacio shrugs it off though.
Kluba gets a clinch.
Acacio misses with the head strike.
Acacio misses with the head strike.
Kluba content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kluba blocks a body shot from Acacio.
Kluba prevents a body shot from Acacio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Acacio.
Acacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluba is trying to pull guard but Acacio has him pressed against the cage.
Acacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba blocks an uppercut.
Acacio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kluba.
Nilson Acacio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acacio.
Kluba fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kluba breaks the clinch.
Kluba clinches up with Acacio and pushes him back against the cage.
Acacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Kluba.
Acacio tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Acacio throws a head punch that misses.
Kluba wants to take the fight to the mat but Acacio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kluba is trying to drag Acacio to the mat but Acacio just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acacio gets underhooks to prevent Kluba's takedown attempt.
Acacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Acacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Kluba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Acacio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Acacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kluba gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kluba looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kluba thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Acacio's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluba perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kluba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kluba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kluba performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kluba frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kluba controlling from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sandra Kluba.
I've got Kluba winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sandra Kluba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lue Randle (ranked 4341 p4p, 4072 weight class) and Stephen Steve (ranked 503 p4p, 488 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lue Randle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stephen Steve!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve pushes Randle up against the cage in a clinch.
Steve has Randle pressed against the cage.
Steve working Randle over with knees to the body.
Randle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Steve prevents it.
Randle looking for a takedown.
Randle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Randle misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randle has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lue Randle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randle tries to clinch up.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve connects with a body shot.
Randle wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Randle with a poor takedown
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve works Randle's body with a nice hook.
Randle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Randle misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve moves out of range as Randle strikes.
Steve is looking to slow Randle down with leg kicks.
Randle misses with a right hand
and Steve counters with a good low kick that Randle was not able to check.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Randle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Randle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Randle tries to move into range but Steve moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Steve scores with a body shot.
Steve throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steve scores with a hook to the body. Randle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Randle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Randle thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Randle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steve counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Randle's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve digs a good body shot into Randle's ribs.
Steve moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Randle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A shot to the liver by Steve. Beautiful body shot.
Randle takes one to the side of the head.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steve obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Randle.
Randle being controlled against the cage.
Steve lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve gets through Randle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Steve.
Randle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steve has Randle pressed against the cage, preventing Randle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Randle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steve lands an uppercut.
Steve will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Randle up against the cage.
Steve blocks a body shot from Randle.
Steve breaks from the clinch.
Randle missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve defending well as Randle loads up on a big left hand.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Steve.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve connects with a solid leg kick.
Steve bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Randle's head backwards.
Randle has his takedown stuffed
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Randle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Steve connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Randle scrambles back to his feet.
Randle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Randle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Randle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Randle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve counters with a nice low kick that buckles Randle's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Randle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Steve closes the distance and clinches.
Steve lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Randle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Steve lands a jab.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stephen Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Steve throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steve pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Randle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Randle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Steve lands a right hook to the body.
Steve is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Randle rather than just go for the knockout.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Randle gets tackled into the cage by Steve. Steve maintains the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Randle won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Randle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Randle misses with a punch to the body.
Steve pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steve fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Randle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Randle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Randle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice uppercut there from Steve.
Randle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stephen Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve feints and then cracks Randle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Randle down.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
Randle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Randle. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randle tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Randle misses
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Steve wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lue Randle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Randle swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
Randle misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Randle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Steve.
Randle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Randle tries to keep at a distance but Steve has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Steve.
A right hook to the body lands for Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Randle changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Steve fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Steve with a nice calf kick.
Steve throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Randle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Randle tries to work over Steve's front leg with a kick but Steve checks it.
Steve jabs Randle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Randle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Steve.
Steve lands a slapping body shot.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randle misses with a left hand
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randle fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Randle throws an off balance right hand
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Randle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randle misses with a hook
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Randle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Randle loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Steve 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!
Steve keeps Randle at a distance using the push kick.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Randle throws out the jab.
Steve lands a jab to the head.
Randle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Steve counters by clinching up.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
Randle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steve can pounce on him.
Randle darts in trying to clinch
and Steve makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve scores with a leg kick.
Randle tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Randle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steve at a distance.
Randle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steve tries to avoid it but Randle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steve to the ground. Steve escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Randle backing away here, and Steve unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steve throws a head kick that Randle semi-blocks.
 Randle is rocked!
Steve fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Randle to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Randle looks to clinch but Steve throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Randle taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Stephen Steve!
A relieved looking Stephen Steve thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Lue Randle spoke after the fight, saying 'thank you to all my supporters, love you all.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Porter (ranked 3580 p4p, 4581 weight class) and Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva (ranked 450 p4p, 542 weight class). Jay Porter had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Porter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Val Pacheco Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Val Pacheco Da Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Val Pacheco Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Porter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab from Val Pacheco Da Silva.
A left and a right from Porter both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Reinaldo Val Pacheco Da Silva has been cut.
Val Pacheco Da Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Val Pacheco Da Silva connects with a leg kick.
Val Pacheco Da Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Porter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws the left hand but Porter avoids the punch easily.
Jay Porter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Porter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Porter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Val Pacheco Da Silva throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
It looked like Porter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Porter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Porter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Porter rushes Val Pacheco Da Silva with punches - Val Pacheco Da Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Val Pacheco Da Silva goes down! Porter follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Porter!
Jay Porter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Adesanya (ranked 3541 p4p, 3646 weight class) and Lee Stephens (ranked 444 p4p, 452 weight class). Anderson Adesanya had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Stephens!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stephens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Adesanya throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Anderson Adesanya has been cut.
Stephens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Adesanya pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stephens takes a knee to the side of the body.
I was talking to Adesanya's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adesanya throws a nice looking combination but Stephens bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stephens bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stephens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stephens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a two punch combination.
Stephens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adesanya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adesanya fails to land.
Stephens has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Adesanya is trying to keep an underhook but Stephens manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Adesanya kicks off Stephens and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya gets tackled into the cage by Stephens. Stephens maintains the clinch.
Stephens lands a shoulder strike.
Adesanya misses with a knee to the head.
Adesanya trying to land knees to the body.
Stephens lands a body punch.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Stephens misses with an elbow strike.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya scores with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stephens's face.
Stephens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stephens closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stephens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Stephens circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Stephens throws a leg kick but Adesanya moved away.
Adesanya fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stephens, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Stephens on the inside.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stephens throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Adesanya throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a head kick.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stephens flicks out a counter leg kick but Adesanya steps away.
Adesanya darts in trying to clinch
and Stephens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens is looking for the big counter here.
Stephens throws a right hand that Adesanya ducks under and follows up with a left that Adesanya also avoids with ease.
Adesanya avoids the head kick by Stephens.
Stephens gets tackled into the cage by Adesanya. Adesanya maintains the clinch.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adesanya.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephens avoids it.
Stephens has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Adesanya after a bit of a struggle.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but Stephens blocks with his arms.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stephens looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adesanya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stephens's brow.
Stephens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Adesanya is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Anderson Adesanya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Stephens.
Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya tries a low kick but Stephens avoids it.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stephens's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stephens duly obliges.
Adesanya instigates a clinch.
Stephens on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stephens takes a knee right on the jaw!
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 Anderson Adesanya will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderson Adesanya's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stephens moves into the clinch.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Adesanya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Adesanya just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stephens's brow.
Stephens lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stephens lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Adesanya blocks the elbow strike.
Stephens misses with some punches.
Stephens misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adesanya.
Stephens breaks the clinch.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Stephens instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Adesanya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Adesanya tries a knee to the head but Stephens blocks it.
Adesanya lands a knee to the body.
Stephens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stephens closes the distance and clinches.
Stephens tries to land a knee to the head but Adesanya blocks with his arms.
Stephens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adesanya prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Stephens takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stephens.
Anderson Adesanya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stephens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stephens pulls guard.
Adesanya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Stephens.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
Stephens throws a counter combo.
Adesanya is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens avoids a kick to the body.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya tries to clinch but Stephens is having none of it.
Lee Stephens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stephens takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Stephens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stephens looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stephens goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anderson Adesanya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stephens gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stephens lands a nice uppercut.
Stephens pulls Adesanya into guard.
Adesanya has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Adesanya won't allow Stephens to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Adesanya tries to free his leg and advance position but Stephens is retaining full guard.
Adesanya stands and steps away. Stephens gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adesanya missing with knees to the body.
Adesanya gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stephens is struggling to control the position.
Stephens misses with the head strike.
Adesanya looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Stephens avoiding damage as Adesanya throws knees to the body.
Adesanya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stephens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adesanya takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Stephens keeps it at a distance.
Adesanya misses with a looping left.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Stephens circles away and keeps his distance.
Adesanya scores with a head kick. Stephens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adesanya is looking to clinch but Stephens is avoiding it.
Despite the aggression on Stephens's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Stephens moves out of range.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
Adesanya tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stephens manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Stephens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Adesanya's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Adesanya scores with a head kick. Stephens tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick by Adesanya misses
enabling Stephens to counter with a crisp jab.
Adesanya tries to clinch up but Stephens circles away and keeps his distance.
Stephens throws a series of punches but Adesanya avoids them all with ease.
Adesanya's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stephens connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Adesanya scrambles back to his feet.
Anderson Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stephens closes the distance and clinches.
Stephens lands a knee to the body.
Adesanya misses with an elbow strike.
Stephens is looking to take this one to the mat.
Adesanya with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Adesanya lands an elbow inside that Stephens shrugs off.
Adesanya using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stephens has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stephens avoids the elbow strike from Adesanya, against the cage.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Stephens takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Adesanya as Stephens shoots in.
Adesanya tries to clinch there but Stephens circles away.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Adesanya scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson Adesanya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Stephens, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens forces Adesanya back against the cage and clinches.
Stephens swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adesanya trying to land knees to the body.
Adesanya pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stephens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adesanya tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya tries to clinch up.
Stephens is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Stephens rushes Adesanya and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Stephens crunches a lovely knee into Adesanya's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya lands an elbow just above Stephens 's eye.
Stephens working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adesanya landing knees to the head.
Stephens lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stephens throws a punch but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Stephens breaks from the clinch.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Stephens keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stephens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stephens avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya wants to clinch up but Stephens keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Stephens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya moves out of range of the body kick.
Stephens scores with a jab.
Adesanya is looking to clinch.
Stephens unleashes a big counter combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses.
As Adesanya backs off Stephens throws a huge counter combo but Adesanya manages to avoid it all.
Adesanya showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stephens.
Stephens connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adesanya lands a big head kick that sends Stephens tumbling to the mat! Adesanya takes a step backwards and waves Stephens back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Stephens is rocked!
Stephens darts in and clinches Adesanya up against the cage.
Stephens is still on wobbly legs! Can Adesanya finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knees in the clinch landing for Adesanya.
Adesanya with a knee to the head.
Adesanya using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, Adesanya lands a big elbow that drops Stephens! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Stephens is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Adesanya!
Anderson Adesanya gave a mention to Un-Kaged Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Borgia (ranked 2266 p4p, 2509 weight class) and Antonio Walters (ranked 309 p4p, 338 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alexander Borgia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Walters!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walters throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Borgia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Borgia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walters drops his hands momentarily and Borgia takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slow jab from Walters misses its intended target.
Walters throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
Walters misses with a lunging right hand
and Borgia finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Borgia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walters stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Walters throws the left hand but Borgia avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Borgia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walters looks to throw the jab but Borgia is out of range.
Borgia's corner calls for a 1-2. Borgia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Walters lands an impressive looking overhand right. Borgia doesn't seem phased though.
It looks like Alexander Borgia has been cut.
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!
Borgia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for Borgia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walters missing with a left hand there. Borgia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Borgia throws out a loose jab but Walters uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walters looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walters misses with a straight left.
Borgia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Borgia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Walters swivels and escapes.
Walters walks into a left hand.
Walters takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgia with a nice calf kick.
Borgia misses with a hook. Walters ducked under it nicely.
Walters thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walters throws a body shot but no joy.
Walters throws a shot from downtown. Borgia moves away and avoids it.
Borgia loads up on a big right hand but Walters slips the punch.
Walters throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Borgia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walters lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Walters misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Borgia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Borgia throws a series of punches but Walters avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Walters misses its intended target.
Borgia moves away from the strike by Walters.
Walters stuns Borgia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Borgia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walters moves away.
Borgia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walters.
Walters gets caught flat footed, as Borgia shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walters preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Borgia postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia is looking to work some ground and pound but Walters has wrist control.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walters avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borgia wants to control from the top but Walters keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Borgia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walters manages to avoid it.
Borgia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walters to the mat! Walters manages to get full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgia stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Antonio Walters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Borgia.
Walters works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walters lands a big right hand that sends Borgia crashing to the mat! Walters stays standing though and waves Borgia back to his feet!
Walters slaps away a takedown attempt from Borgia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Borgia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgia misses with a takedown attempt - Walters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Borgia shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Walters manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borgia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Borgia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Borgia postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters keeping moving, preventing Borgia from controlling successfully.
Borgia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Borgia stands up over Walters, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Borgia working some strikes from top position.
Borgia's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Borgia scoring with some ground and pound.
Walters really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Borgia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Borgia in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Borgia postures up in Walters's guard and throws a big left but Walters blocks it.
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 Alexander Borgia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Borgia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walters swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Borgia.
Borgia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walters's guard.
Walters is rocked!
Borgia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walters works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alexander Borgia overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borgia trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Borgia looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Borgia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Borgia postures up.
Borgia working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters controlling Borgia's posture.
Borgia scoring with some ground and pound.
Walters is still in real trouble! Can Borgia finish him?
Borgia makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borgia passes into half guard.
Borgia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Borgia is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Walters is hurt! He's hurt bad - Borgia fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Walters from any more punishment! Congratulations to Borgia! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Borgia!
Alexander Borgia took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Lee (ranked 2035 p4p, 2149 weight class) and Pate Murhapuro (ranked 247 p4p, 256 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pate Murhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhapuro clinches up with Lee and pushes him back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Murhapuro keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lee blocking some punches.
Murhapuro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murhapuro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Murhapuro keeps him there for the moment.
Murhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling the position.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
Murhapuro lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Murhapuro.
Murhapuro lands with a left to the head.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Murhapuro with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee lands with a nice combination. Murhapuro backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Pate Murhapuro has been cut.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Murhapuro's shoulder, as Murhapuro tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Murhapuro lands.
Murhapuro swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Murhapuro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Murhapuro's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Murhapuro keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Lee misses with a wild combination.
Murhapuro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Murhapuro has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Murhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Murhapuro can turn it around.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Murhapuro releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Murhapuro scores with a nice strike.
Murhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Murhapuro.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Murhapuro.
Murhapuro rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee misses with a combination
and Murhapuro counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Murhapuro.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhapuro gets a clinch.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee is trying to break free.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murhapuro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Murhapuro managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro misses with the head strike.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
Murhapuro lands a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murhapuro backwards.
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!
Murhapuro slowing the pace effectively.
Murhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee can't break the clinch.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murhapuro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murhapuro moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murhapuro has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Murhapuro is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Murhapuro.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Murhapuro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Murhapuro looks to clinch
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhapuro avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Murhapuro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murhapuro misses with a hook.
Murhapuro closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Murhapuro wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murhapuro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhapuro won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Murhapuro drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Murhapuro digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Murhapuro lands a left hand.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Murhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lee on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Murhapuro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhapuro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhapuro lands with an uppercut that bounces Lee off the cage and back into range.
Murhapuro blocks a head kick by Lee.
Murhapuro feints a counter leg kick.
Lee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Murhapuro eats them both and turns towards Lee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pate Murhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhapuro darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Murhapuro presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murhapuro lands with a light punch inside.
Murhapuro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhapuro has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Murhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhapuro is looking to clinch.
Murhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murhapuro misses with some punches.
Murhapuro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Murhapuro lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro lands an uppercut.
Murhapuro just leaning against Lee, taking a breather.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murhapuro keeps the fight on the outside.
Murhapuro moves into the clinch.
Murhapuro prevents Lee from breaking the clinch.
Murhapuro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murhapuro.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Murhapuro throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries to keep at a distance but Murhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pate Murhapuro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murhapuro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murhapuro wants to clinch.
Murhapuro clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhapuro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Murhapuro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee is trying to push Murhapuro away but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Murhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhapuro tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
Murhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lee takes an elbow to the temple.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Murhapuro counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lee, pushing him back against the cage.
Murhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murhapuro tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Murhapuro tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Murhapuro's head.
Murhapuro tries to clinch up.
Lee thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lee wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Murhapuro fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murhapuro.
Lee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Murhapuro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Murhapuro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhapuro manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhapuro instigates a clinch.
Lee blocks a body shot from Murhapuro.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Murhapuro tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Murhapuro won't allow it.
Murhapuro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Murhapuro blocks a jab.
Murhapuro steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lee.
Murhapuro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch but Murhapuro moves out of range.
Lee scores with the left hand. Murhapuro knows he should have avoided that one.
Murhapuro cracks Lee with a good jab.
Lee tries to clinch up but Murhapuro circles away and keeps his distance.
Murhapuro moves out of range of the body kick.
Murhapuro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Murhapuro in a clinch.
Murhapuro pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murhapuro avoids the elbow strike from Lee, against the cage.
Murhapuro keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murhapuro can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Murhapuro is controlling him.
Murhapuro scores with a shot to the side of Lee's head.
Murhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murhapuro looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Lee is trying to break free.
Murhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhapuro.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Murhapuro ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Bruce Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhapuro lands a nice shot that snaps Lee's head back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pate Murhapuro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murhapuro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pate Murhapuro!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Washington (ranked 1644 p4p, 1915 weight class) and Tau Masunwendinghamar (ranked 244 p4p, 283 weight class). Masunwendinghamar has chosen Weltschmerz as his entrance music. Tau Masunwendinghamar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Xavier Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tau Masunwendinghamar!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masunwendinghamar looks to land a right hand but Washington moved out of range.
Washington is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Masunwendinghamar throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a left hand
letting Washington counter with a right hand.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a lunging right hand
and Washington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Masunwendinghamar misses with an uppercut
and Washington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Masunwendinghamar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Masunwendinghamar moves away.
Washington avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Washington swings for the body but Masunwendinghamar moves out of range.
Masunwendinghamar throws a poor cross that misses
and Washington makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Masunwendinghamar really felt that one!
Masunwendinghamar misses with a hook to the body
and Washington counters with a body kick that stops Masunwendinghamar in his tracks momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Washington.
Masunwendinghamar looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington lands a jab.
It looks like Tau Masunwendinghamar has been cut.
Washington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masunwendinghamar.
Washington is looking to counter with a body kick.
Masunwendinghamar throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington scores with a body shot.
Washington scores with a spinning back kick!
Tau Masunwendinghamar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington thuds a left hand into Masunwendinghamar's body.
Masunwendinghamar takes one to the chin there.
A punch combination from Washington misses.
Washington slips a jab from Masunwendinghamar.
Masunwendinghamar misses with a body punch
enabling Washington to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Washington.
Washington looks to throw the jab but Masunwendinghamar is out of range.
Masunwendinghamar throws a poor cross that misses
and Washington counters with a nice right hand that sends Masunwendinghamar toppling to the canvas! Masunwendinghamar scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Washington finish him?!
Masunwendinghamar is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Washington has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masunwendinghamar is still on wobbly legs! Can Washington finish him?
Washington lands with a short shot to the head.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Washington lands a knee to the body.
Washington lands a big knee to the head and Masunwendinghamar goes down! Washington pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xavier Washington!
A victorious Xavier Washington 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Ray Luciano (ranked 424 p4p, 174 weight class) and Macca Outback (ranked 63 p4p, 25 weight class). Luciano comes into the arena with SHORT PEOPLE blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Luciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macca Outback!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Outback's belly button to the back.
Luciano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outback.
Outback works the jab nicely.
Luciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Outback is fending him off so far but Luciano persists. Nope, Outback circles away and we're back to standing.
Luciano checks a leg kick nicely.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Luciano looks to land a combination but Outback avoids it well.
Luciano throws a body punch but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Outback throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Luciano swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Outback connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Luciano's hands.
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!
Outback connects with a body shot.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a straight right hand.
Outback changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Outback throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Outback misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Luciano.
It seemed like Outback was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Luciano throws a chopping leg kick but Outback manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Outback scores with a jab.
Outback missing with a left hand there. Luciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Outback fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Outback takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Outback throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Outback jabs Luciano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Luciano is looking to wear down Outback with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Luciano misses with a few strikes there.
Luciano looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Outback is fending him off so far but Luciano persists. Nope, Outback circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Luciano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano tries to move into range but Outback moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Outback.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano closes the distance and clinches.
Luciano lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that Outback has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Outback stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Outback pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luciano misses with a wild combination.
Outback throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luciano shoots in but no luck this time.
Luciano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A lazy left from Luciano finds it's target.
Luciano drops his hands momentarily and Outback takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice defenses there by Luciano.
Outback connects with a solid leg kick.
Outback shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Luciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luciano moves out of range of the strikes.
Luciano tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luciano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Luciano tests Outback's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Luciano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Outback throws a shot to the body.
Outback connects with a jab.
Outback thows a left - swing and a miss!
A thudding body kick lands there by Luciano!
Outback throws a leg kick which misses Luciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Luciano tries to avoid it.
Luciano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Outback takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Luciano tries to clinch but Outback is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Outback on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Luciano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Outback as he jumps to the side.
Outback has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Outback there as he acknowledges the shot.
Macca Outback is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A clash of legs there as Luciano blocks the low kick.
Luciano seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Luciano moves out of range of the body kick from Outback.
Outback lands with a straight right. Luciano didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Luciano fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws a jab when Outback was well out of range.
Luciano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Luciano scores with a punch to the head.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Outback scoring well with a low kick there.
A combination from Outback does no damage.
Luciano throwing a counter right hand but Outback manages to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Outback counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luciano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Outback. That did some damage!
Outback throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Luciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Outback fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Luciano.
Luciano connects with a body shot that sends Outback's belly button to the back.
Outback looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Outback throws out a loose jab but Luciano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano lands with a right hand.
Outback lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Luciano checks a leg kick.
It looked like Luciano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Luciano throws a big shot that misses.
Outback fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
Outback cracks Luciano with an open hand slap.
Luciano jabs at Outback's body.
Luciano lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Outback stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Luciano.
Outback uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Luciano moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Outback breaks from the clinch.
Outback lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano misses with a low kick.
Luciano connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Outback connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luciano backing away here, and Outback unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outback avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Luciano lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Outback has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Outback and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Luciano looks to clinch
and Outback counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Outback looks to throw the jab but Luciano is out of range.
Luciano misses with an uppercut
and Outback counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luciano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
As Luciano backs off Outback throws a huge counter combo but Luciano manages to avoid it all.
Outback lands a jab to Luciano's midsection.
Macca Outback seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Outback looks for the body kick but Luciano saw that one coming.
Macca Outback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Outback scores with the left hand. Luciano knows he should have avoided that one.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Outback throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Luciano's head coaches at Ice Cream Parlour that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Outback misses the shot to the body.
Luciano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Luciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Outback misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
Luciano was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luciano throws a sloppy head kick and Outback moves out of range easily.
Luciano lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Outback at a distance.
Luciano connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback misses the jab.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Outback misses with a low kick.
Outback is looking to chop away at Luciano's legs.
Outback lands a nice shot that snaps Luciano's head back.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Outback counters with a low kick, right behind Luciano 's knee.
Outback slips a straight right by Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy right hand but Outback sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Luciano.
Outback throws a push kick but Luciano slaps the foot to one side.
Luciano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luciano drives through and clinches with Outback against the cage.
Outback blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Outback manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Outback misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Luciano blocks the leg kick.
Outback misses with a right hand
and Luciano counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outback jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Outback takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano loads up on a big right hand but Outback slips the punch.
Outback takes a swing at Luciano's ribcage but misses.
Luciano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Luciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luciano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outback manages to avoid it.
Luciano throws a series of punches but Outback moves out of range.
Outback dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luciano. That did some damage!
Outback misses with a body kick.
Outback tried to score with a low kick but Luciano checks it.
No joy there for Luciano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luciano throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Outback on the side of the head.
Luciano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Luciano throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Outback ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Luciano tried to score with a low kick but Outback checks it.
Luciano scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Luciano swings for the body but Outback moves out of range.
Luciano throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outback.
Luciano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Luciano does it's job there.
Outback throws a body punch but Luciano moves out of range.
Luciano walks into a straight right hand from Outback.
Outback throws a low kick but Luciano moves out of range easily.
Outback throws a lazy body kick
and Luciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Luciano tries to clinch but Outback is having none of it.
Outback appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Outback throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Luciano.
Outback misses with a hook. Luciano ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Luciano swings widly with a right hand
enabling Outback to counter with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Macca Outback will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Outback throws a looping overhand right but Luciano ducks down to avoid it.
Luciano closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Luciano.
Outback swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luciano misses with a body shot.
Luciano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outback lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Luciano at a distance.
Outback lands with a thumping leg kick.
Outback throws a hook to the side of Luciano's head but Luciano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Luciano with a jab.
Luciano throws a body shot but no joy.
Outback connects with a good right hand that stumbles Luciano. Luciano circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Outback.
Luciano feints and then cracks Outback's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Outback down.
Luciano throws a wild body kick that Outback sees coming a mile off.
Luciano blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Outback. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
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!
Luciano throws a solid leg kick but Outback takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Luciano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Outback looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Outback keeps working.
Who's going to make the next move?
Luciano working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Outback tries to improve position but can't.
Outback regains half guard there - taking advantage of Luciano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Outback is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Luciano is looking for a kimura but Outback is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Luciano to get the leverage.
Ray Luciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Luciano in particular looking to stall.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Outback can do anything to dispel that myth.
Luciano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Outback keeps working.
Luciano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Outback has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano trying to control the action but Outback is working from the bottom.
Luciano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Macca Outback is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Luciano has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Outback wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Luciano.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Luciano looking to control but Outback is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Outback because Luciano loaded up on that one.
Luciano is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Outback has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Outback!
Outback really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Luciano. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Outback stopping the sweep attempt from Luciano.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Outback is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Luciano throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ray Luciano.
I think Outback has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macca Outback!
A very excited looking Macca Outback rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 203 p4p, 290 weight class) and Seppo Ilmarinen (ranked 32 p4p, 46 weight class). Misha Hasselhoff had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Misha Hasselhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seppo Ilmarinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses
and Ilmarinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ilmarinen.
Hasselhoff pulls Ilmarinen in close to his closed guard and prevents Ilmarinen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Ilmarinen controlling from the top position.
Hasselhoff has his foot on Ilmarinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ilmarinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ilmarinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ilmarinen working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Hasselhoff is retaining full guard.
Hasselhoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ilmarinen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ilmarinen landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff has his foot on Ilmarinen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ilmarinen works his way back into a safe position though.
Ilmarinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen is working Hasselhoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hasselhoff is looking for a triangle but Ilmarinen pushes his legs off easily.
Hasselhoff keeping moving, preventing Ilmarinen from controlling successfully.
Ilmarinen working some strikes from top position.
Ilmarinen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hasselhoff can't do much from the bottom here.
Hasselhoff is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Hasselhoff's face as Ilmarinen controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen grinds an elbow into Hasselhoff's temple.
Hasselhoff takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ilmarinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hasselhoff is looking to reverse the position.
Ilmarinen working the ground and pound.
Ilmarinen is looking to take a break and control but Hasselhoff is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ilmarinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hasselhoff is looking to reverse the position.
Ilmarinen advances to mount.
Ilmarinen with shots to the head and body - Hasselhoff looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmarinen wants to control the pace but Hasselhoff is squirming around nicely.
Hasselhoff tries to lock up and control but Ilmarinen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Ilmarinen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hasselhoff hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ilmarinen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hasselhoff sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Ilmarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ilmarinen is trying to control. Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen is trying to control. Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ilmarinen stalling.
Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ilmarinen pulls his head out easily.
Hasselhoff tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hasselhoff has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hasselhoff actively working from the bottom here.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Ilmarinen is controlling well.
Ilmarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ilmarinen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hasselhoff keeps working.
Hasselhoff on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ilmarinen trying to control from half guard but Hasselhoff is working away.
Ilmarinen uses his free foot to push down on Hasselhoff's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hasselhoff.
Ilmarinen lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilmarinen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hasselhoff's face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hasselhoff looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Hasselhoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Hasselhoff looks to land a right hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range.
Ilmarinen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ilmarinen slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Hasselhoff.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hasselhoff gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ilmarinen passes to full mount!
BOOM! Ilmarinen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen prevents Hasselhoff from getting the reversal.
Ilmarinen lands a big elbow.
Ilmarinen looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ilmarinen controlling his opponent.
Hasselhoff wants to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
Ilmarinen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ilmarinen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hasselhoff is looking to escape.
Seppo Ilmarinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ilmarinen is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hasselhoff to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hasselhoff shrugs it off.
Hasselhoff keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ilmarinen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hasselhoff?
Hasselhoff is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ilmarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hasselhoff trying to control from the bottom.
Ilmarinen wants to control but Hasselhoff is keeping him busy.
Hasselhoff is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilmarinen controlling the action here.
Ilmarinen is pressing down on Hasselhoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hasselhoff is holding on for now.
Ilmarinen drops an elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilmarinen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hasselhoff with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ilmarinen winds up and cracks Hasselhoff with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ilmarinen working Hasselhoff over with strikes.
Hasselhoff has hold of Ilmarinen's hands but Ilmarinen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hasselhoff knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ilmarinen on the ground.
Ilmarinen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hasselhoff is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ilmarinen pulls his head out easily.
Hasselhoff tries to get to full guard but Ilmarinen has control of the leg.
Ilmarinen is working for a kimura but Hasselhoff is defending it quite comfortably.
Ilmarinen drops an elbow to the side of Hasselhoff's head.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
Hasselhoff is not content to let Ilmarinen control the position.
Hasselhoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ilmarinen is working away from the top position though.
Hasselhoff wants to improve his position but Ilmarinen is controlling well.
Hasselhoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ilmarinen is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen trying to mount his opponent but Hasselhoff defends it.
Hasselhoff is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilmarinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ilmarinen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hasselhoff looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Ilmarinen there.
Ilmarinen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hasselhoff is trying to control but can't.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Ilmarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Ilmarinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ilmarinen with the counter takedown but Hasselhoff avoids it easily.
Hasselhoff throws a lazy uppercut
so Ilmarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ilmarinen trying to control but Hasselhoff is working from the bottom.
Ilmarinen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hasselhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen pushes down on Hasselhoff's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ilmarinen is nestled in close to Hasselhoff, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ilmarinen connects with a nice short shot to Hasselhoff's temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions off his back.
Hasselhoff looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ilmarinen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ilmarinen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ilmarinen looking for a guillotine from mount but Hasselhoff is having none of it.
Hasselhoff wants to hold on but Ilmarinen pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ilmarinen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ilmarinen lands a couple of good shots and Hasselhoff has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Hasselhoff to escape the position.
Ilmarinen lands a shot to the head.
I really don't envy Hasselhoff right now.
Ilmarinen is looking for the choke from the back position but Hasselhoff is controlling his hands well.
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!
Ilmarinen not allowing Hasselhoff to control his hands.
Ilmarinen trying to control.
Misha Hasselhoff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ilmarinen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Hasselhoff hold on?
Ilmarinen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Ilmarinen is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Hasselhoff defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Ilmarinen scores with punches and elbows.
Ilmarinen is persistently looking for the submission but Hasselhoff is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen gets his hands free as Hasselhoff looks to control.
Ilmarinen lands punches and elbows.
Ilmarinen scores with punches from the back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Well, with Ilmarinen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Hasselhoff is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Ilmarinen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Hasselhoff hold on?!
I would not like to be Hasselhoff right now.
Ilmarinen is hanging on to Hasselhoff's back as he tries to escape.
Hasselhoff trying to control the action but Ilmarinen just sinks the hooks in.
Ilmarinen biding his time, controlling Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff tries to escape but Ilmarinen has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hasselhoff is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Hasselhoff tries to escape the position.
Ilmarinen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hasselhoff is defending well though. Ilmarinen let's go of the attempt for now.
Hasselhoff trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Ilmarinen landing with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ilmarinen is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hasselhoff is defending well though. Ilmarinen let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hasselhoff grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Ilmarinen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ilmarinen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Ilmarinen!
Seppo Ilmarinen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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