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DC 2: Segura vs Jello PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Rome (ranked 3438 p4p, 22691 weight class) and Senger Line (ranked 387 p4p, 535 weight class). Line comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 8 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Curtis Rome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Senger Line!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line slips under a jab from Rome.
Rome throws a jab but it's blocked by Line.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rome pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Line misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rome.
Line misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Rome fails to land.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Rome controls his hands.
Rome scores with a shoulder strike.
Rome breaks the clinch.
Line keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rome.
Rome moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Rome stalling against the cage.
Line throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Rome controls his hands.
Rome misses with the head strike.
We've been hearing reports that Rome has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Line tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rome avoids it.
Rome lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Line tries a knee to the head but Rome blocks it.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rome misses with some punches.
Rome prevents a body shot from Line.
Rome swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Line misses with a punch to the body.
Rome tries to pull guard but Line won't allow it.
Rome drops down looking for an ankle pick but Line pulls his leg out and moves away.
Line blocks a jab.
Line is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Line uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rome.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line swats away the attempt to clinch by Rome.
Line wants to counter with a clinch but Rome pushes him away.
Rome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rome misses with a hook.
Line ducks right into an uppercut from Rome.
Rome tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rome clinches.
Rome lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Line backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rome lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Line blocks an uppercut.
Rome makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rome lands a right hand that snaps the head of Line backwards.
Rome lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rome misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Line as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome working aggressively here.
Line tries to land knees in the clinch but Rome avoids the damage to the body.
Line working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rome misses with a punch on the inside.
Line blocking some punches.
Rome working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rome blocking some punches.
Rome's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Line.
Rome swings wildly with an uppercut but Line uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rome throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Line works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Line lands a nice uppercut.
Rome lands with a short shot to the head.
Line tries to work over Rome's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Rome fails to land.
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!
Rome lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Line.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Line with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right handed body shot lands from Line.
Line tries a body shot but Rome blocks it.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rome managing to block the knees to the body from Line.
Line lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rome.
Rome blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
Line misses with a knee strike.
Rome lands with a right to the head.
Rome has a couple of punches blocked by Line.
Rome blocks an elbow strike from Line.
Rome has Line pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Line manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Rome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rome scores with a shot to the side of Line's head.
Line scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rome is trying to pull guard but Line turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Line can't find room to land a body shot as Rome controls the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Curtis Rome dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rome rushes Line and presses him up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rome creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Line takes a shot to the head.
Line digs a right hand into Rome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rome's gas tank.
Curtis Rome has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rome misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rome misses with some punches.
Line digs a right hand into Rome's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rome's gas tank.
Rome avoiding damage as Line throws knees to the body.
Line blocking some punches.
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rome managing to block the knees to the body from Line.
Line using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Line scores with a shoulder strike.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rome or not.
Line lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Line tries to land knees in the clinch but Rome avoids the damage to the body.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rome gets control of Line's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rome will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Line slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Line is pushing down on Rome's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rome is fighting to maintain full guard but Line has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rome is holding on to half guard well.
Line is looking to take a break and control but Rome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Line in particular looking to stall.
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.
Rome is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rome slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rome wants to get back to his feet but Line is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rome keeping full guard, as Line tries to pass.
Line stopping the sweep attempt from Rome.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Line trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rome wants to clinch.
Senger Line is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome darts in and clinches Line up against the cage.
Line blocking some punches.
Line lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Rome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rome managing to block the knees to the body from Line.
Line misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rome.
Rome blocks a body shot from Line.
Line using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rome throws a punch but it's blocked by Line.
Line with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Line tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome goes for a takedown in the clinch but Line prevents it.
Rome throws a head punch that misses.
Rome misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Line is leaning against Rome and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Line swings wildly with an uppercut but Rome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rome prevents a body shot from Line.
Rome lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Line goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Line doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rome misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rome throws a head punch that misses.
Rome working aggressively here.
Rome misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Senger Line will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Line stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Line wants it to stay on the feet.
Line tries to counter with a clinch but Rome shakes him off and moves away.
Rome tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rome thows a left - swing and a miss!
Line wants to counter the offense by Rome and move into the clinch position.
Rome swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Line steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rome.
Line avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Line tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rome clinches up with Line and pushes him back against the cage.
Line pushes off an throws an elbow but Rome leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Line.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rome.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Line tries to land knees in the clinch but Rome avoids the damage to the body.
Rome gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Rome trying to control the position from guard on top but Line is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Line wants to sweep here but Rome controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line keeps trying to improve his position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Line is on top in guard.
Line won't allow Rome to sweep him here.
Rome wants to stand up but Line is controlling him.
Line wants to control from the top but Rome keeps moving.
Rome not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rome wants to stand and escape but Line is having none of it.
Line controlling from the top position.
That's two 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.
Line pushes down on Rome's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Rome wants to improve his position but Line is controlling well.
Line with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rome doesn't manage to clinch there - Line circles away.
Rome tries to clinch but Line moves out of range.
Line tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rome tries for a takedown but Line sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Line wants to counter the offense by Rome and move into the clinch position.
Rome rushes Line and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rome fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Line missing with knees to the body.
Rome lands a hook to the side of the head.
Line lands a hook that snaps the head of Rome backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rome breaks the clinch.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rome closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rome tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Line tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rome fails to land.
Line tries a knee to the head but Rome blocks it.
Line works on Rome's body with a couple of short punches.
Rome swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rome.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rome.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Line tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Line fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Line with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
Line trying to land knees to the body.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Rome controls his hands.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Rome controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Senger Line.
I think Line 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 3788 p4p, 5152 weight class) and Liwa Kursiwa (ranked 360 p4p, 409 weight class). Adam Bogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Liwa Kursiwa!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kursiwa moves out of range as Bogo strikes.
Kursiwa throws a looping overhand right but Bogo ducks down to avoid it.
Bogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Kursiwa shoots in and drives through. Bogo sprawls well.
Kursiwa throws a lazy head kick
and Bogo counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kursiwa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bogo connects with a decent elbow.
Bogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kursiwa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bogo 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.
Kursiwa is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kursiwa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kursiwa is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa can't do much from the bottom here.
Bogo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bogo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kursiwa, who protects the arm well.
Bogo swings around for an armbar but Kursiwa sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bogo's guard.
Bogo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kursiwa must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bogo is trying to keep Kursiwa in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Bogo keeps moving.
Kursiwa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bogo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kursiwa has managed to get both his arms back between Bogo's legs - danger averted.
Kursiwa wants to control from the top but Bogo keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa wants to stand but Bogo is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kursiwa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kursiwa trying to control but Bogo is working from the bottom.
Kursiwa looking to sit in guard and control but Bogo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bogo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bogo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bogo won't allow Kursiwa to sweep him here.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Kursiwa keeps moving.
Bogo stopping the sweep attempt from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa is trying to control the position but Bogo postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bogo avoids the head kick by Kursiwa.
Bogo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kursiwa sprawls and moves away.
Bogo is looking to clinch but Kursiwa is avoiding it.
Kursiwa fails with the takedown.
Bogo throwing a counter right hand but Kursiwa manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Bogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kursiwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Kursiwa tries to get set, Bogo tries to push him back and clinch up but Kursiwa manages to avoid the attempt.
Kursiwa walks into a straight right hand from Bogo.
Kursiwa tries to clinch but Bogo moves out of range.
Kursiwa misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Kursiwa. Those never looked like landing.
Kursiwa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bogo has Kursiwa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kursiwa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa tries to clinch up but Bogo circles away and keeps his distance.
Kursiwa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A slow jab from Kursiwa misses its intended target.
Kursiwa clinches up against the cage.
Bogo has Kursiwa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kursiwa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bogo is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kursiwa tries to land knees in the clinch but Bogo avoids the damage to the body.
Kursiwa prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bogo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kursiwa.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Kursiwa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bogo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kursiwa takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kursiwa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kursiwa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bogo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kursiwa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bogo sizes up Kursiwa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bogo gets tackled into the cage by Kursiwa. Kursiwa maintains the clinch.
Kursiwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kursiwa swings widly with a right hand
and Bogo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bogo wants to take the fight to the mat but Kursiwa manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kursiwa tries to throw a body punch but Bogo avoids it by throwing Kursiwa back against the cage.
Bogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogo keeps control of Kursiwa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bogo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kursiwa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kursiwa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogo backwards.
Bogo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kursiwa prevents it.
Bogo tries to score a body lock takedown but Kursiwa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kursiwa lands a nice uppercut.
Kursiwa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A right hook to the body lands for Kursiwa.
Kursiwa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Liwa Kursiwa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Kursiwa throws a series of punches but Bogo avoids them all with ease.
Bogo lands with a nice combination. Kursiwa backs away looking to recover.
Bogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Kursiwa off the cage and back into range.
Liwa Kursiwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kursiwa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kursiwa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kursiwa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kursiwa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bogo circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kursiwa misses with a double jab
and Bogo counters with a single leg into guard. Kursiwa didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kursiwa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo looking for submissions off his back.
Kursiwa is just content to waste time from the top position. Bogo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bogo keeping moving, preventing Kursiwa from controlling successfully.
Kursiwa slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bogo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kursiwa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bogo keeps working.
Kursiwa moves nicely into side control.
Bogo is trying to control Kursiwa's posture but Kursiwa avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bogo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kursiwa.
Kursiwa decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Liwa Kursiwa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kursiwa misses with a straight left.
Sloppy strikes from Kursiwa. Those never looked like landing.
Kursiwa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kursiwa shoots in looking for a takedown. Bogo tries to sprawl out of it but Kursiwa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bogo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Kursiwa avoids it well and moves away.
Adam Bogo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liwa Kursiwa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kursiwa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kursiwa is pressed up against the cage. Bogo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kursiwa down to the mat. Kursiwa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Kursiwa. That snapped Bogo's head back.
Kursiwa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bogo as he jumps to the side.
Liwa Kursiwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Decent striking displayed by Bogo there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liwa Kursiwa.
I think Kursiwa has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adam Bogo!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Albert White (ranked 1988 p4p, 4502 weight class) and Chris Pauschi (ranked 277 p4p, 517 weight class). Chris Pauschi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Albert White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Pauschi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pauschi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pauschi throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pauschi gets caught napping as White dives in and scores a takedown. Pauschi manages to retain guard.
Pauschi is looking to stand up but White isn't so interested in that idea.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pauschi is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as White accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pauschi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauschi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pauschi can do anything to dispel that myth.
White trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
White drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pauschi looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pauschi looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pauschi!
Pauschi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with White. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pauschi trying to control the position but White is working away.
Pauschi looking to control but instead White has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
White trying to control here.
White actively working from the bottom here.
Pauschi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White trying to control from the bottom.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
White has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pauschi is working away from the top position though.
White is looking to improve his position.
Pauschi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White actively working from the bottom here.
White is staying active underneath Pauschi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
White scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pauschi doesn't seem bothered though.
Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pauschi misses with the body kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Pauschi throws a hook to the side of White's head but White sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pauschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi is looking to clinch.
Pauschi digs a good hook to White's body.
White tries to clinch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White slips under a jab from Pauschi.
Pauschi lands a nice shot that snaps White's head back.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Pauschi is just out of range.
Pauschi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the body from Pauschi misses
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Chris Pauschi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pauschi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pauschi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch but White swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pauschi lands with an uppercut that bounces White off the cage and back into range.
White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pauschi is trying to maintain the position but White is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chris Pauschi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Pauschi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pauschi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
White scores with a nice right hand.
White cracks Pauschi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pauschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Nice body punch from White.
White fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pauschi misses with a low kick.
Pauschi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pauschi looks to clinch
and White 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.
Pauschi fakes the leg kick and cracks White in the body.
Pauschi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt White.
Pauschi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pauschi misses with a hook.
White throwing a counter right hand but Pauschi manages to avoid it.
Pauschi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from White finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauschi's head.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauschi moves away.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pauschi lands a nice looking body kick.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pauschi circles away quickly and effectively.
Pauschi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
White ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pauschi misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pauschi misses with a looping right.
Pauschi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and White counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pauschi won't be happy with that.
We've been hearing that White has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White lands a few punches from side control.
Pauschi tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
White tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pauschi struggling a bit here.
White tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
White is putting a hurting on Pauschi here, landing some big shots from side control.
White thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Albert White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pauschi is trying to control White's posture but White avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White looks up at the clock and then as Pauschi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, White smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Pauschi tries to bench press White off him but White keeps the position.
Pauschi is working to avoid the ground and pound but White connects with a decent elbow.
Pauschi is trying to buck White off.
White advances to full mount.
White landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pauschi can't escape the position.
Poor strikes thrown by White there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
White wants to control the pace but Pauschi is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White working Pauschi over with strikes here.
White lands a couple of good shots and Pauschi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
White scores with strikes from the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Pauschi doesn't escape.
Pauschi is trying to defend against the choke here but White has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. White Tightens the hold and Pauschi taps out furiously! White displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Albert White!
Albert White 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Herro (ranked 3398 p4p, 3180 weight class) and Brubeck Knox (ranked 473 p4p, 442 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tanner Herro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brubeck Knox!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herro tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Knox.
Knox's coach down at Canadian Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Knox's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Knox shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Herro defends it nicely.
Herro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Knox.
Knox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Herro works over Knox's head and body with a nice combination.
Herro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knox was well out of range. Poor timing from Herro.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox ducks straight into an uppercut from Herro and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Knox manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Brubeck Knox 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!
Knox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Herro looking to pass the guard.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knox can't keep his opponent in guard - Herro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Knox has his hands clasped together around Herro's back. He's all about the action.
Herro is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Herro wants to work for an arm triangle but Knox is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knox is staying active underneath Herro, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Knox tries to roll over but Herro keeps him under control.
Knox has hold of Herro's hands but Herro slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox gets back to full guard.
Knox working a defensive guard here.
Herro lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knox bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Herro's guard.
Herro is looking for a triangle but Knox pushes his legs off easily.
Herro is looking to stand up but Knox isn't so interested in that idea.
Knox looking to pass the guard.
Knox advances position into side control!
Knox wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Herro, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Herro is looking for a sweep.
Knox trying to control the action but Herro is working from the bottom.
Herro is looking to regain half guard here but Knox keeps moving and retains side control.
Knox is trying to get an arm triangle but Herro is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Herro is letting Knox control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Knox is trying to get an arm triangle but Herro is defending well.
Knox tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Knox advances nicely into full mount.
Knox looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Knox trying to control but Herro is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Herro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brubeck Knox's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Knox enables Herro to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Knox manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Knox pulls Herro in close to prevent any damage.
Herro got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knox has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Herro has managed to get both his arms back between Knox's legs - danger averted.
Herro wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
Knox has Herro pulled in close to control his posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herro wants to control from the top but Knox keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Herro looking for subs off his back but Knox has passed one foot through into half guard.
Herro works his way to full guard. Good work.
Knox won't allow Herro to sweep him here.
Knox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Knox trying to control but Herro is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herro is trying to keep Knox in close.
Herro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Knox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Herro swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Herro trying to keep a closed guard but Knox is proving a slippery customer.
Herro is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Brubeck Knox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Knox postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herro being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Herro tries to clinch there but Knox circles away.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Herro digs a good hook to Knox's body.
Knox swinging wildly here.
Tanner Herro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Herro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Knox looks to land a combination but Herro avoids it well.
Herro is looking for a counter combo.
Herro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Knox eats them both and turns towards Herro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Herro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Knox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knox waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herro.
Herro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox loads up on a big right hand but Herro slips the punch.
Knox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Herro.
Knox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox throws a series of punches but Herro moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Herro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice combo by Herro! Oh, that's hurt him - Knox falls to the canvas and Herro follows him into side control.
 Knox is rocked!
Knox can't do much from the bottom here.
Knox is still in real trouble! Can Herro finish him?
Herro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Knox seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Herro stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Knox misses with a hook
and Knox is countered with a crisp right hand from Herro that sends him to the canvas! Herro follows him to the mat into side control.
Herro working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knox trying his best to control but Herro has mounted him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Herro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brubeck Knox's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Herro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Knoxs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Herro tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Herro is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Knox needs to keep his hands up - Herro had a free shot at his head there.
Knox throws the left hand but Herro avoids the punch easily.
Knox connects with a looping right hand.
Herro has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knox is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Herro is keeping busy.
Knox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Herro gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Our sources have told us that Herro has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Knox fails to land.
Herro lands with a left to the head.
Knox throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Herro breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Herro.
Knox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Herro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Knox can do to turn this around?
Herro ducks under a wild hook from Knox.
Knox takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox misses with a straight left.
Knox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Herro.
Herro is looking to clinch but Knox is avoiding it.
Herro throws a shot to the body.
Knox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knox misses with a lunging right hand
and Herro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Herro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Herro cracks Knox with a big right hand and Knox goes down!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Herro tries to stand but Knox is controlling from the bottom.
Knox will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Knox throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Brubeck Knox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Herro slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Knox tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Herro wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Herro wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
Knox is looking to regain half guard here but Herro keeps moving and retains side control.
Herro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Knox's shoulder. That is not cool.
Knox tries to bench press Herro off him but Herro keeps the position.
Herro wants to control but Knox is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Herro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Knox tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knox manages to work his way to half guard, despite Herro's best efforts.
Knox punching from the bottom.
Knox wants to get back to full guard.
Herro is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knox doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Herro.
Knox has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Herro is working away from the top position though.
Tanner Herro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Knox missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Herro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Knox!
Knox is not content to let Herro control the position.
Knox is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Herro off and has taken his back!
And that's the end of the fight!
Tanner Herro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Herro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Herro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ed Bridger (ranked 2366 p4p, 2748 weight class) and Miles O Brien (ranked 246 p4p, 336 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ed Bridger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridger misses with a straight left.
O Brien gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
O Brien misses with some punches.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and O Brien avoids it.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Bridger lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien misses with a knee strike.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridger working O Brien over with knees to the body.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bridger blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bridger tries a knee to the head but O Brien blocks it.
Bridger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bridger lands a good knee to the midsection. O Brien won't want to take too many of those.
O Brien looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger blocks an uppercut.
Bridger lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down O Brien.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger digs a right hand underneath O Brien's ribcage. O Brien let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien is trying to break the clinch but Bridger has him pressed against the cage.
O Brien is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
O Brien is trying to pull guard but Bridger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
O Brien's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
O Brien closes the distance and pushes Bridger back into the cage.
O Brien takes a knee to the side of the body.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Bridger avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Bridger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Brien is trying to drag Bridger to the mat but Bridger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ed Bridger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miles O Brien.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bridger.
A short right from Bridger on the inside.
Bridger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bridger.
O Brien tries for a takedown but Bridger manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
Bridger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
O Brien takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bridger lands with a left to the head.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
Bridger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but O Brien has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
O Brien tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bridger just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bridger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bridger.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bridger pushes O Brien back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
Bridger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bridger lands a knee to the body.
Bridger landing knees to the body.
Bridger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has O Brien in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bridger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bridger digs a right hand into O Brien's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on O Brien's gas tank.
Bridger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bridger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Bridger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
O Brien swings wildly with an uppercut but Bridger uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien lands on the inside with an uppercut.
O Brien lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bridger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of O Brien backwards.
O Brien lands a hook to the side of the head.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bridger lands a knee to the head.
O Brien avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
Bridger connects with a knee to the head.
Bridger lands a body punch.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Brien's elbow.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger pushes O Brien back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from O Brien fails to land.
Bridger lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Bridger dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
Bridger moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromO Brien.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bridger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bridger half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bridger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bridger throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien blocks the body kick.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bridger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bridger to counter with a crisp jab.
Bridger throws a leg kick
and O Brien counters with a stiff right hand.
Bridger is looking to clinch but O Brien is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien slips under a jab from Bridger.
Bridger throws a leg kick but O Brien checks it.
O Brien looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien takes the fight into the clinch.
O Brien misses with the head strike.
Bridger using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bridger tries a body shot but O Brien blocks it.
Bridger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from O Brien.
Bridger blocking some punches.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridger throws a jab when O Brien was well out of range.
O Brien wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Bridger looks to throw a body kick
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bridger jabs O Brien right on the nose. O Brien blinks but takes it well.
Bridger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
O Brien keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
O Brien throws out a counter right but Bridger avoids it with no problem.
Bridger thows a leg kick but O Brien checks it
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that O Brien can do to turn this around?
Both fighters circling a little - Bridger finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridger throws a lazy head kick
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Brien drives through and clinches with Bridger against the cage.
Bridger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but O Brien blocks it with crossed arms.
Bridger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bridger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bridger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
O Brien lands an uppercut.
O Brien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bridger blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bridger misses with a punch on the inside.
O Brien manages to break the clinch.
Bridger scores with a head kick. O Brien 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.
O Brien fails in his attempt to clinch.
O Brien steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bridger. That one must have hurt.
Bridger throws a solid leg kick but O Brien takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bridger.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
O Brien wants to break the clinch but can't.
O Brien changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bridger fights it off and pushes away nicely.
O Brien is looking to clinch but Bridger is avoiding it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Bridger dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bridger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bridger moves to clinch but O Brien breaks away
enabling O Brien to counter with a crisp jab.
Ed Bridger is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bridger.
Bridger has managed to clinch.
Bridger blocking some punches.
Bridger blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bridger throws a leg kick
letting O Brien counter with a right hand.
Bridger scores with a nice strike.
Bridger misses with an uppercut.
And O Brien tries to counter it with a takedown but Bridger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bridger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ed Bridger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Brien moves out of range as Bridger throws a body kick.
Bridger throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
Bridger misses with a body kick.
O Brien drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bridger defends it well.
O Brien tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bridger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bridger is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bridger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bridger misses
and O Brien counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bridger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridger misses with a right hand
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bridger throws a shot from downtown. O Brien moves away and avoids it.
O Brien swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
O Brien has managed to clinch.
O Brien tries a knee to the head but Bridger blocks it.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
O Brien tries to pull guard but Bridger holds him up against the cage and eventually O Brien drops back down to his feet.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
O Brien on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bridger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
O Brien lands a right hand.
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!
O Brien lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bridger backwards.
O Brien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bridger trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bridger.
Bridger misses with a punch to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bridger obliges.
O Brien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bridger tries to land knees in the clinch but O Brien avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Bridger.
O Brien blocks an uppercut.
O Brien blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bridger lands a body shot.
Bridger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bridger tries to land a knee to the head but O Brien blocks with his arms.
Bridger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bridger scores with a knee to the head.
O Brien throws a knee to the head but misses.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
O Brien misses with some punches.
O Brien breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bridger misses.
Bridger throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and O Brien counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Brien uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bridger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Brien! But no joy.
Bridger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but O Brien moves away.
Bridger rushes O Brien and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
O Brien takes a shot to the head.
O Brien avoiding damage as Bridger throws knees to the body.
O Brien managing to block the knees to the body from Bridger.
Bridger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. O Brien is defending well for now.
Bridger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bridger throws a punch but it's blocked by O Brien.
Bridger missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ed Bridger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bridger has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ed Bridger!
Ed Bridger 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Romanow (ranked 2119 p4p, 2867 weight class) and Jake Conway (ranked 257 p4p, 335 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Conway!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Conway scores with a jab to the jaw.
Romanow lands a glancing blow to the side of Conway's head.
Conway slips a jab from Romanow.
Conway moves into the clinch.
Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway looks to throw the jab but Romanow is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Romanow.
Conway throws a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Conway looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Romanow changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Romanow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway moves into the clinch.
Conway breaks the clinch.
Romanow avoids the head kick by Conway.
Romanow throws a lazy uppercut
and Conway counters with a series of strikes. Romanow will be more careful next time no doubt.
Conway gets a clinch.
Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Romanow throws a right hand that Conway ducks under and follows up with a left that Conway also avoids with ease.
Romanow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Conway moves into range and connects with a jab.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
Romanow goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Jake Conway has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romanow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Conway misses with a two punch combination.
Conway uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Romanow has time to react.
Romanow dodges the punch combination from Conway.
Decent striking displayed by Conway there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway sizes up Romanow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Marcel Romanow has been cut.
Romanow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jake Conway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conway clinches.
Conway prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conway manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Romanow misses its intended target.
Conway closes the distance and clinches.
Conway stops a takedown attempt from Romanow.
Conway wants to break free but Romanow has control.
A short uppercut from Conway.
Conway has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conway.
Romanow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conway doesn't manage to clinch there - Romanow circles away.
Romanow throws a big shot that misses.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conway throws a series of punches but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Conway closes the distance and pushes Romanow back into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conway.
A short body shot lands from Romanow as the two fighters clinch.
Conway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch up but Romanow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Romanow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Romanow swings for the body but Conway moves out of range.
Conway is looking to clinch.
Romanow missing with a left hand there. Conway was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Romanow rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Conway counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Conway does no damage.
Conway is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway tries to close the distance and clinch but Romanow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Conway lands a glancing blow to the side of Romanow's head.
Romanow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Conway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Romanow throws a hook but Conway avoids it easily.
Romanow darts in looking for a takedown but Conway gets double underhooks and turns Romanow into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Conway.
Romanow getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Romanow misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway misses the jab.
Romanow tries to counter with a takedown but Conway is quick to defend against it.
Conway jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Romanow misses with an uppercut. Conway saw that one coming.
Romanow blocks a head kick by Conway.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway 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!
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a stiff right hand.
Conway throws a head kick that misses.
Romanow drops down looking for a counter takedown but Conway sprawls and moves away.
Romanow throws a series of punches but Conway moves out of range.
Conway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Romanow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Conway. Those never looked like landing.
Romanow slips under a jab.
No joy there for Conway, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Romanow is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Conway lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Conway misses with a looping right.
Romanow doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway throws a body punch but Romanow moves out of range.
Romanow loads up on a big right hand but Conway slips the punch.
Jake Conway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Conway takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Romanow.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Romanow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Conway has closed the distance and engaged Romanow in a clinch.
Conway tries a body shot but Romanow blocks it.
Romanow working aggressively here.
Conway breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Conway.
Romanow misses with an uppercut
and Conway counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conway slips under a jab from Romanow.
A low kick from Conway misses
and Romanow decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Conway's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow wants to pass the guard but Conway is keeping the position.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romanow connects with a body shot that sends Conway's belly button to the back.
Romanow has his takedown stuffed
and Conway makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Conway throws a sloppy head kick and Romanow moves out of range easily.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
Conway avoids the body shot from Romanow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway connects with an inside leg kick.
Romanow misses with a looping right.
A big right from Romanow misses.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway drives through and clinches with Romanow against the cage.
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Conway sprawls well. Conway wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Romanow gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Romanow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Conway throws out a loose jab but Romanow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romanow looks to land a left hand but Conway moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Conway tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Romanow is in Conway's guard.
Romanow 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.
Conway wants to stand up but Romanow is controlling him.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Romanow won't allow Conway to get back to his feet.
Conway keeping moving, preventing Romanow from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romanow working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Conway's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Conway 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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Conway wants to clinch up but Romanow keeps it at a distance.
Romanow throws the left hand but Conway avoids the punch easily.
Romanow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Romanow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conway swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Conway throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Romanow.
Romanow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Conway.
Conway tries a head kick but it misses.
Romanow moves forwards but Conway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conway moves forwards but Romanow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conway tries to clinch up.
Romanow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Conway sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Romanow somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway slaps away a takedown attempt from Romanow, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Conway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Romanow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Romanow circles away from the clinch attempt
so Romanow counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Romanow landing some decent shots from guard.
Conway avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Conway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conway preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marcel Romanow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romanow loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Conway pushes Romanow off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Romanow gets tackled into the cage by Conway. Conway maintains the clinch.
Romanow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Romanow misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conway jabs Romanow to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Romanow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Conway misses.
Romanow ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Romanow tries to keep at a distance but Conway has taken the fight into the clinch.
Romanow prevents Conway from breaking the clinch.
Romanow misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow walks into a stiff left hand from Conway.
Jake Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Romanow connects with a body shot.
Conway cracks Romanow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big left from Romanow misses.
Conway is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jake Conway is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Romanow.
Conway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Conway scores with a head kick.
Conway forces Romanow back against the cage and clinches.
Conway escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Romanow misses with a straight left.
Conway connects with a right hand. Romanow shakes it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Conway misses with a jab, cross combination.
Conway uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Romanow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway moves out of range as Romanow strikes.
Romanow drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Romanow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Romanow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Conway wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Conway comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Conway 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Conway!
An out of breath Jake Conway thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Santino (ranked 2714 p4p, 4754 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 361 p4p, 544 weight class). Santino kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Daddy Why You Die?. Jim Duggan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Santino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan lands a glancing blow to the side of Santino's head.
Duggan misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Santino misses the target.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santino sprawls well. Santino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Duggan gets slowly back to his feet.
Santino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Santino misses with a low kick.
A lazy left from Duggan finds it's target.
It looks like Bobby Santino has been cut.
Duggan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Santino thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jim Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan is looking to slow Santino down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santino is avoiding damage well.
Duggan has an Americana. Santino didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Duggan is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Duggan hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jim Duggan!
A very excited looking Jim Duggan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between D.D Panda (ranked 3120 p4p, 3137 weight class) and Grand Admiral Thrawn (ranked 433 p4p, 437 weight class). D.D Panda could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Grand Admiral Thrawn's chin.
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205
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6 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D.D Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grand Admiral Thrawn!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thrawn connects with a nice looking jab.
Panda gets a double leg takedown into Thrawn's guard.
Thrawn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Panda tries to free his leg and advance position but Thrawn is retaining full guard.
Panda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Panda postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Panda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thrawn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thrawn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Panda is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda stays in close to Thrawn's body and controls the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Panda throws a right hand that misses
and Thrawn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thrawn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Panda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Panda taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn wants to get back to his feet but Panda is dominant here and he's now got Thrawn's back!
Thrawn is in bad spot here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Thrawn is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Thrawn doesn't escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Panda not allowing Thrawn to control his hands.
Panda is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Thrawn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thrawn tries to escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.D Panda dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Panda closes the distance and pushes Thrawn back into the cage.
Panda avoiding damage.
Panda trying to control the position but instead, Thrawn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Panda into the cage.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Panda avoids it.
Thrawn misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda taking a breather.
Panda pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Thrawn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is trying to stall.
Thrawn lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Panda stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by D.D Panda.
Thrawn wants to clinch up but Panda keeps it at a distance.
Thrawn doesn't manage to clinch there - Panda circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thrawn scores with a nice right hand.
Panda fails with the takedown.
Thrawn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like D.D Panda has been cut.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Still in the clinch, Panda scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thrawn.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Thrawn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Panda avoiding damage as Thrawn throws knees to the body.
Thrawn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thrawn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Panda blocks it with crossed arms.
Thrawn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Panda is defending well for now.
Thrawn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Panda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thrawn misses with a body punch.
Panda managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panda trying to stall but Thrawn improves his position.
Thrawn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panda pulls guard effortlessly.
Thrawn wanted to stand there but Panda had control of the position.
Panda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thrawn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thrawn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Panda escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thrawn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Panda is working an open guard so Thrawn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thrawn's hands.
Panda has managed to clinch.
Panda blocking some punches.
Panda's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Panda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thrawn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thrawn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panda trying to stall but Thrawn improves his position.
Grand Admiral Thrawn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Panda tries to pull guard but Thrawn holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Panda.
Thrawn lands a body punch.
Thrawn tries a knee to the head but Panda blocks it.
Thrawn misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panda will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Thrawn up against the cage.
Thrawn trying to land knees to the body.
Panda jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thrawn walks away with a smile on his face. Panda gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Panda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thrawn.
Thrawn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panda gets a double leg takedown into Thrawn's guard.
Panda advances to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thrawn trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grand Admiral Thrawn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on D.D Panda's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Thrawn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
Panda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thrawn is looking to clinch.
Thrawn walks into a stiff left hand from Panda.
Panda pushes Thrawn up against the cage in a clinch.
Panda pulls Thrawn into guard.
Panda keeping moving, preventing Thrawn from controlling successfully.
Thrawn wants to stand but Panda is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thrawn being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thrawn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Panda.
Thrawn is looking to get back to his feet here but Panda is keeping cool and he's managed to take Thrawn's back.
Thrawn trying to get back to his feet but Panda is in full control for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn trying to control the hands but Panda won't let him.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Thrawn is trying to shake Panda off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Panda won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thrawn throws a head kick but Panda moves out of range.
Panda attempts a counter takedown but Thrawn avoids it well and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stalling in the clinch from Panda.
The referee calls for Panda to work.
Thrawn tries to land knees in the clinch but Panda avoids the damage to the body.
Thrawn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panda tries to pull guard but Thrawn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Panda dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Panda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thrawn is keeping busy.
Panda is trying to pull guard but Thrawn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thrawn.
I was talking to Panda's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thrawn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda avoiding damage as Thrawn throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Thrawn as Panda tries to tie him up.
Panda tries to pull guard but Thrawn holds him up against the cage and eventually Panda drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for D.D Panda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Panda managing to block the knees to the body from Thrawn.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Panda leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thrawn tries to land a knee to the head but Panda blocks with his arms.
Thrawn looking to throw knees to the head but Panda is blocking nicely.
Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Panda avoiding damage as Thrawn throws knees to the body.
Thrawn lands with a right to the head.
Panda pulls Thrawn into guard.
Thrawn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thrawn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panda is working an open guard so Thrawn takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thrawn slaps away a takedown attempt from Panda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Grand Admiral Thrawn.
I think Thrawn 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Grand Admiral Thrawn!
Grand Admiral Thrawn took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 2583 p4p, 3167 weight class) and Daniko Montpoisante (ranked 268 p4p, 322 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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25
149
10 - 5 - 0 |
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27
153
8 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
KO power |
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World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniko Montpoisante!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montpoisante throws a jab when Ellacuria was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Montpoisante pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ellacuria lands a nice looking body shot.
Montpoisante throws a leg kick that misses.
Montpoisante slips a straight right by Ellacuria.
Montpoisante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Montpoisante.
Montpoisante fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ellacuria.
Oooooh!!! Ellacuria has knocked Montpoisante down with a huge combo! Ellacuria steps away and waves a wobbly Montpoisante back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Montpoisante is rocked!
It looks like Daniko Montpoisante 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!
Montpoisante leaves his chin hanging out and Ellacuria seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Montpoisante crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Arturo Ellacuria!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Segura (ranked 2544 p4p, 2239 weight class) and Jello Belly (ranked 316 p4p, 282 weight class). Segura's entrance music is Mystic Rick - Press Conference. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168
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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 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Segura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jello Belly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Segura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Segura seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Belly for as long as he can get away with.
Belly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Belly, who protects the arm well.
Belly has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Segura with the ground and pound but Belly regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Belly is refusing to be controlled, as Segura sits in half guard.
Segura looks to land a strike but Belly avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Segura pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belly is keeping the position for now.
Segura has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Belly trying to keep a closed guard but Segura is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Segura stays in close to Belly's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Belly is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
Belly wants to sweep but no luck.
Belly has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Segura can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Segura controlling from the top position.
Segura tries to free his leg and advance position but Belly is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Belly thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Belly misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Belly.
It looks like Rick Segura has been cut.
Belly gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Segura counters with a single leg into guard. Belly didn't expect that.
Belly has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Segura is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Belly pulls guard effortlessly.
Segura sitting in guard here, content to control.
Belly looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Segura puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Segura is looking to pass Belly's guard but actually Belly recovers to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segura controlling from the top position.
Belly preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly is pulling down on Segura's head to control his posture.
Segura is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Segura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Belly not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Belly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Segura controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura wants to get up but he can't break Belly's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Belly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jello Belly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Segura circles away quickly and effectively.
Belly closes the distance but Segura moves to the side
and Segura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Belly misses the body punch
and Segura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Segura tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Belly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Belly throws a counter combo.
Segura drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Belly manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Belly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Segura is able to avoid easily.
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!
Belly gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Segura to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Segura sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Segura is looking to advance position but Belly has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Segura can't escape the position.
Belly wants to control the pace but Segura is squirming around nicely.
Segura tries to lock up and control but Belly gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Belly is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Segura is looking to clinch but Belly is avoiding it.
Segura throws a body kick that misses.
Segura scores with a three punch combo!
Belly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Segura bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Segura wants to stand but Belly is controlling his arm.
Segura is staying tight to Belly's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Segura is trying to get an arm triangle but Belly is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belly is trying to control Segura's posture but Segura avoids it.
Segura laying and praying for a moment but Belly takes advantage and regains half guard.
Belly is looking for a sweep. Segura is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Segura perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Segura is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Segura is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belly keeping control of the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Segura wants to take a breather but Belly is having none of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Belly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Belly throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Segura was covering up waiting for the punch and Belly finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Segura working for a triangle but Belly defends it easily.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belly trying to control but Segura is working from the bottom.
Belly trying to stand up but can't free himself from Segura's guard.
Belly connects with a couple of short punches.
Belly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belly trying to control but Segura is working from the bottom.
Segura is adopting a defensive guard.
Belly avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jello Belly will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rick Segura'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Segura scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Belly seems a little lost for a moment, as Segura dominates the positioning.
Segura cracks Belly with a big right hand but Belly just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Segura tries to stand but Belly is controlling his head.
Segura tries to score with some ground and pound. Belly controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Check out the look on Segura's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Segura wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belly keeps working.
Segura in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Segura is trying to ground and pound but Belly uses the momentary lack of control by Segura to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belly is trying to get back to full guard.
Segura is looking to take a break and control but Belly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Belly wants to get back to full guard.
Segura is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like Segura is going to stand back up.
Belly regains full guard. Nicely done.
Segura missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Segura is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Segura gets a double leg takedown into Belly's guard.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rick Segura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Segura won't allow Belly to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Segura stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Segura trying to control the position from guard on top but Belly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Belly is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Belly is trying to control the position but Segura postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Belly trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Belly slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Segura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Belly!
Segura goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Belly throws a fast counter high kick but Segura manages to duck under it in time.
Segura throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Belly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Belly gets caught napping as Segura dives in and scores a takedown. Belly manages to retain guard.
Belly has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Segura is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Belly goes for a takedown attempt but Segura pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Segura.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Segura slips under a jab from Belly.
Jello Belly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Segura takes a jab right on the kisser.
Segura walks into a straight right hand from Belly.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jello Belly.
I've got Belly 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jello Belly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jello Belly waved his t-shirt featuring Carnage's logo in front of the cameras.
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