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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elidio Fana (ranked 4897 p4p, 5538 weight class) and Uchima Gonshiro (ranked 241 p4p, 257 weight class). Uchima Gonshiro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Elidio Fana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Uchima Gonshiro!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fana stuffs the takedown.
Gonshiro has a takedown stuffed.
Fana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonshiro misses with a takedown
and Fana cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
 It looks like Uchima Gonshiro has been cut.
Elidio Fana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uchima Gonshiro.
Gonshiro misses with a takedown attempt - Fana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fana stuffs the takedown attempt from Gonshiro. Gonshiro gets slowly back to his feet.
Fana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fana drops Gonshiro with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Gonshiro looks back up at him and smiles so Fana waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
 Gonshiro is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fana lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Gonshiro - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Fana!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Elidio Fana!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Draught (ranked 4305 p4p, 24566 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 458 p4p, 563 weight class). Tommy Gun is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Carlton Draught!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Draught drops his hands momentarily and Gun takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gun throws a jab but it's blocked by Draught.
Draught walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Draught closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gun tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Draught sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Gun taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlton Draught!
Carlton Draught seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between William Mcintyre (ranked 5174 p4p, 3741 weight class) and Arwyn Jenkins (ranked 247 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: pantera walk. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Mcintyre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Arwyn Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mcintyre tries to clinch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins moves into range and clinches up with Mcintyre.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcintyre.
Jenkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenkins lands a left hand.
Mcintyre can't find room to land a body shot as Jenkins controls the action.
Mcintyre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
Jenkins tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jenkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mcintyre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jenkins has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jenkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenkins scores a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Mcintyre.
Jenkins tries for a takedown but Mcintyre manages to get underhooks.
William Mcintyre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arwyn Jenkins.
Mcintyre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcintyre tries to work over Jenkins's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcintyre blocking some punches.
Jenkins is looking to take this one to the mat.
A hook to the body from Mcintyre.
Jenkins has Mcintyre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mcintyre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jenkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mcintyre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenkins is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Mcintyre.
Jenkins is still on wobbly legs! Can Mcintyre finish him?
Jenkins blocks an elbow strike from Mcintyre.
Mcintyre lands a nice uppercut.
Mcintyre creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Jenkins with a big uppercut! Jenkins tries to clinch up but Mcintyre pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Jenkins to the mat! Jenkins covers up and Mcintyre unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). William Mcintyre!
During a confident post fight interview, William Mcintyre thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Arwyn Jenkins stepped up to the mic, saying 'Team Arywyn never quits! We will be back baby. Thank you to all the fans & please do check out Tiger Balls (7081) & Seventh Circle Clothing (6898) who have kindly sponsored me. '.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DeMarco Zilla (ranked 4673 p4p, 3564 weight class) and Saul Tacarante (ranked 237 p4p, 193 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that DeMarco Zilla has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily DeMarco Zilla seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeMarco Zilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saul Tacarante!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacarante connects with a right hand. Zilla shakes it off.
Tacarante lands a head shot.
Tacarante scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zilla struggling a bit here.
Tacarante is looking to take a break and control but Zilla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tacarante swings around for an armbar but Zilla sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tacarante's guard.
Tacarante escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zilla gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zilla wants to stand but Tacarante is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Tacarante is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zilla throwing strikes but missing.
Tacarante is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tacarante working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Zilla has passed into half guard!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zilla with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tacarante looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Tacarante looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tacarante is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Zilla pulls his head out easily.
Zilla is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tacarante is trying to control but Zilla passes into side control!
Tacarante tries to bench press Zilla off him but Zilla keeps the position.
Zilla in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tacarante can't do much from the bottom here.
A lull in the action here as Zilla stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilla misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zilla working away.
Zilla is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tacarante is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Zilla controls the position from side control.
Zilla tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
You can see the frustration on Tacarante's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Zilla politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Zilla prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tacarante manages to work his way to half guard, despite Zilla's best efforts.
Tacarante blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zilla.
Tacarante actively working from the bottom here.
Zilla controlling the action here.
Tacarante won't allow Zilla to pass to mount.
Zilla not doing much here.
Zilla is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tacarante trying to control here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DeMarco Zilla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tacarante's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zilla under the eye.
Saul Tacarante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tacarante lands with a shot to the body.
Tacarante getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tacarante lands a head shot.
Tacarante shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Zilla but Zilla pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zilla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Decent striking displayed by Tacarante there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tacarante bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Zilla's head backwards.
A big left from Tacarante misses.
Tacarante swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Tacarante.
Tacarante walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tacarante misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Zilla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tacarante feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zillas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tacarante. Zilla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zilla takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've been informed that Tacarante has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tacarante sizes up Zilla with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zilla misses with a kick to the body.
Tacarante scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Tacarante finds it's way through Zilla's defenses.
Zilla ducks under a wild hook from Tacarante.
A little feinted left hand from Zilla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Zilla avoids the body shot from Tacarante.
Tacarante throws an off balance right hand
and Zilla counters with an inside leg kick.
Tacarante scores with a body shot.
Zilla walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tacarante throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zilla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Zilla tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zilla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tacarante finds it's way round the side to connect with Zilla's head.
Tacarante wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zilla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tacarante lands with a right hand.
 Zilla is rocked!
Zilla takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oh Zilla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tacarante cracks Zilla on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Zilla falls backwards against the cage. Tacarante follows up with more strikes that drop Zilla to his knees. Tacarante keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Zilla! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Tacarante!
Saul Tacarante thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Drago (ranked 5438 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Haidar Nasser (ranked 517 p4p, 373 weight class). Ivan Drago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ivan Drago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Haidar Nasser!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Drago.
Nasser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Drago.
Nasser shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Drago on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nasser closes the distance looking to clinch
and Drago rattles Nasser with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Nasser tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Drago dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Nasser stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ivan Drago!
Ivan Drago made sure to mention his sponsor, IC&E Nutrition (& 10% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Strong (ranked 24539 p4p, 2928 weight class) and Ispa Hunt (ranked 584 p4p, 370 weight class). Strong's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sublime - 40oz to Freedom. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocky Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 It looks like Rocky Strong has been cut.
Hunt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hunt wants it to stay on the feet.
Hunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strong staying out of range there.
Strong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Strong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunt as he avoids it easily.
Strong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Strong misses with a series of wild punches.
Strong takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Strong throws a right hand that Hunt ducks under and follows up with a left that Hunt also avoids with ease.
Hunt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt cracks Strong with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Strong ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocky Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hunt lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strong moves away.
Strong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hunt lands with a straight right. Strong didn't see that one coming.
Hunt misses the jab.
Strong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Strong takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Strong takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hunt.
Strong is rocked!
Hunt throws an overhand right that has Strong reeling! Hunt follows up with more punches and Strong is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ispa Hunt!
Rocky Strong spoke after the fight, saying 'I could have won if I would have hit him harder. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justice McManus (ranked 3326 p4p, 3875 weight class) and Grant Harklie (ranked 369 p4p, 415 weight class). McManus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pat Murphy of the Irish Brigade. The key to victory for Justice McManus has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justice McManus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grant Harklie!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harklie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Harklie doesn't manage to clinch there - McManus circles away.
McManus went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Harklie closes the distance and clinches.
Harklie looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harklie tries for a takedown but McManus manages to get underhooks.
Harklie goes for a takedown in the clinch but McManus prevents it.
McManus gets underhooks to prevent Harklie's takedown attempt.
Justice McManus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grant Harklie.
McManus is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harklie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McManus is defending well.
McManus prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McManus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
McManus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harklie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
McManus wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie seems to be looking for submissions.
Harklie wants to work for an arm triangle but McManus is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Harklie wants to free his trapped foot but McManus is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Harklie seems content to control.
Harklie is working for a submission of some sort.
McManus pushes Harklie off looking to stand but Harklie dives back in and keeps control.
Harklie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harklie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
McManus wants to get back to his feet.
Harklie works his way into full mount!
Harklie controlling from the full mount.
McManus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie tries to control but McManus wriggling away.
Harklie is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McManus can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McManus is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Harklie looking for a guillotine from mount but McManus is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harklie looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Harklie is working for a guillotine from mount but McManus frees his head quite easily.
Harklie looking for a guillotine from mount but McManus is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
McManus is squirming around, avoiding Harklie's attempts to control the action.
Harklie is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
McManus trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harklie trying to control but McManus is having none of it.
Harklie won't let McManus get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Harklie dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harklie has taken the fight to the clinch.
Harklie tries for a takedown but McManus manages to get underhooks.
Harklie turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Harklie manages to end up in side control.
Harklie prevents McManus from escaping the position.
McManus prevents Harklie from improving position.
Harklie trying to control the action but McManus is working from the bottom.
Harklie tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harklie swings around for an armbar but McManus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harklie's guard.
Harklie wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McManus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harklie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McManus is looking to stand up but Harklie won't let him.
Harklie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McManus's guard.
Harklie wants to pass the guard but McManus is keeping the position.
Harklie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McManus keeping moving, preventing Harklie from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harklie looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Harklie stops McManus from standing up.
Harklie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McManus wants to get back to his feet but Harklie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harklie has gone for a leg lock! McManus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Harklie's guard.
Harklie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harklie is working for a submission of some sort.
McManus is staying active underneath Harklie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Harklie seems to be looking for submissions.
Harklie prevents McManus from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Harklie trying to control from McManus's half guard. McManus has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Harklie wants to control from the top but McManus keeps moving.
Harklie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McManus is trying to buck Harklie off.
Harklie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McManus knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McManus is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McManus seems a little lost for a moment, as Harklie dominates the positioning.
Harklie goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, McManus rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Harklie's guard! Nice work there by McManus!
Harklie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McManus's guard.
McManus can't keep his opponent in guard - Harklie advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Harklie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie wants to pass to mount but McManus is defending the position.
Harklie is working for a submission of some sort.
McManus tries to kick Harklie off but Harklie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Harklie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Harklie closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McManus quickly recovers to half guard.
McManus pushes Harklie off and gets back to his feet.
Harklie with a poor takedown
and McManus counters with a three punch combo that has Harklie backing up. Harklie nods at McManus to acknowledge the strikes.
Harklie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McManus wants to get back to his feet.
Harklie is pressing down on McManus's thigh, looking to free his foot. McManus is holding on for now.
McManus is looking to escape.
Harklie is looking to advance position but McManus won't allow it.
Harklie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McManus pushes Harklie off looking to stand but Harklie dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harklie passes to side control.
Harklie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McManus has escaped the position, nice work there.
McManus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Harklie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Harklie trying to control the action but McManus is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McManus is pushing Harklie's head away, looking to escape. Harklie manages to hold on to the position though.
Harklie content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
McManus sneaks out the side door and pushes Harklie away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Grant Harklie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justice McManus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harklie dives in and grabs McManus's left leg, looking for a takedown. McManus pushes down on Harklie's head and hops out.
Harklie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. McManus manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McManus wants to stand and escape but Harklie is having none of it.
Harklie 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Harklie tries to free his leg and advance position but McManus is retaining full guard.
McManus is looking to stand up but Harklie isn't so interested in that idea.
Harklie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
McManus is looking to stand up but Harklie isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Harklie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. McManus sprawls well initially but Harklie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harklie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harklie is continuing to stall.
Justice McManus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harklie's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Harklie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Justice McManus.
I think Harklie 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Harklie!
Our winner, Grant Harklie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ozaki Buakaw (ranked 3582 p4p, 3058 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 196 p4p, 179 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ozaki Buakaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghiotto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ghiotto has Buakaw up against the cage in a clinch.
Ghiotto digs a right hand into Buakaw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buakaw's gas tank.
Buakaw really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ghiotto scores with a nice hook to the head.
Buakaw misses with some punches.
Buakaw scores with a shoulder strike.
Ghiotto presses Buakaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ghiotto throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Buakaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buakaw can't find room to land a body shot as Ghiotto controls the action.
Ghiotto lands with a short shot to the head.
Ghiotto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghiotto working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ghiotto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ghiotto lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Buakaw fails to land.
Buakaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Buakaw has a couple of punches blocked by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto gets through Buakaw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Ghiotto.
A head punch on the inside from Buakaw fails to land.
Buakaw manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ghiotto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ghiotto gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ghiotto lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buakaw backwards.
Ghiotto pushes Buakaw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ghiotto.
Ghiotto lands a right hand.
Buakaw is rocked!
A body shot lands from Ghiotto.
Oh Buakaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ghiotto scores with a shot to the side of Buakaw's head.
Ghiotto presses Buakaw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buakaw is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghiotto jumps into guard, dragging Buakaw to the mat.
Buakaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Buakaw is fighting to break Ghiotto's control of his arms but Ghiotto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Buakaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Ghiotto is retaining full guard.
Buakaw looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ghiotto has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Buakaw should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Ghiotto has tightened it up now! Buakaw should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gabriele Ghiotto!
After winning the bout, Gabriele Ghiotto thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Celestyn Kluz (ranked 1153 p4p, 1687 weight class) and Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 178 p4p, 247 weight class). Kluz comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Crozer and The Rels - Broken Out In Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Celestyn Kluz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsuruta gets tackled into the cage by Kluz. Kluz maintains the clinch.
Kluz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tsuruta has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kluz has him pressed against the cage.
Kluz struggles to land a body shot inside as Tsuruta controls his hands.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kluz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tsuruta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kluz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tsuruta fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kluz to the ground. Tsuruta is now in Kluz's guard.
Kluz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tsuruta defends it easily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kluz holds on and takes a little breather.
Kluz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tsuruta passes Kluz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Tsuruta prevents Kluz from standing back up.
Tsuruta is trying to control. Kluz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kluz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tsuruta prevents Kluz from improving his position.
Kluz wants to get back to his feet.
Well, if Tsuruta is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Kluz looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Kluz kicks off Tsuruta and gets to his feet.
Kluz tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kluz throws a sloppy head kick and Tsuruta moves out of range easily.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kluz misses with a kick to the body
so Tsuruta counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kluz is looking to stand back up but Tsuruta counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Kluz.
Tsuruta lands strikes from half guard.
Kluz is looking to control Tsuruta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kluz avoid being mounted?
Tsuruta is taking a breather. Kluz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kluz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tsuruta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta thows a huge punch but Kluz dodges it nicely.
Kluz keeping control of the position.
Tsuruta is looking to take a break and control but Kluz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kluz is positioning himself well to prevent Tsuruta advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tsuruta in particular looking to stall.
Kluz is looking to improve his position.
Kluz gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kluz has momentary wrist control but Tsuruta slips an elbow through the middle.
Kluz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tsuruta trying to control the position from guard on top but Kluz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kluz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta trying to control but Kluz is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tomomi Tsuruta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kluz doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
Tsuruta shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kluz is trying to stand.
Kluz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kluz taking some punishment here, with Tsuruta in his half guard.
Kluz is trying to stand back up but Tsuruta is controlling him
Kluz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Tsuruta wants to take a breather but Kluz is having none of it.
Tsuruta winds up and cracks Kluz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz is trying to maintain the position but Tsuruta is very close to passing his half guard.
Tsuruta wants to control but Kluz is keeping him busy.
Kluz wants to control but Tsuruta is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kluz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tsuruta looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kluz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tsuruta scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tsuruta is trying to control. Kluz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kluz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kluz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kluz is not content to let Tsuruta control the position.
Tsuruta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kluz looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz darts in and clinches Tsuruta up against the cage.
Kluz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Kluz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kluz misses with a punch on the inside.
Tsuruta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tsuruta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tsuruta pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch but Kluz keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluz.
Kluz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tsuruta tries to break the clinch but Kluz is controlling the position.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kluz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tsuruta throws a body punch but Kluz moves out of range.
Kluz is looking to clinch but Tsuruta is avoiding it.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kluz misses with a wild body shot.
Kluz fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Kluz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kluz is looking to clinch but Tsuruta is avoiding it.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kluz's guard.
Tsuruta throws a big right hand that misses.
Tsuruta scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Kluz is keeping the position.
Kluz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tsuruta is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kluz trying to control the position.
Tsuruta stops Kluz from standing up.
Tsuruta lands a couple of digs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tsuruta got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kluz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tsuruta has managed to get both his arms back between Kluz's legs - danger averted.
Tsuruta lands a couple of digs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tomomi Tsuruta 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.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tsuruta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kluz tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Tsuruta closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kluz to the mat! Kluz manages to get full guard.
Tsuruta must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tsuruta trying to control but Kluz is working from the bottom.
Tsuruta controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tsuruta gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kluz keeping moving, preventing Tsuruta from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz wants to get back to his feet but Tsuruta is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tsuruta wants to pass the guard but Kluz is keeping the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tsuruta throwing strikes from guard but Kluz blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Celestyn Kluz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kluz clinches.
Tsuruta taking a breather.
Kluz leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kluz as Tsuruta tries to tie him up.
Kluz stalling in the clinch.
Kluz throws a head punch that misses.
Tsuruta trying to stall but Kluz improves his position.
Kluz is working Tsuruta over against the cage.
Kluz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuruta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kluz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kluz fails to land.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Kluz on the inside.
Kluz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta takes a shot to the head.
Tsuruta is trying to stall.
Kluz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz lands an uppercut.
It looks like Tomomi Tsuruta has been cut.
A short uppercut from Kluz.
Still in the clinch, Kluz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Celestyn Kluz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch.
Kluz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tsuruta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tsuruta feints the counter takedown.
Kluz darts in and clinches Tsuruta up against the cage.
Tsuruta can't break the clinch.
Kluz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kluz keeps control of Tsuruta as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuruta tries to break the clinch but Kluz is controlling the position.
Kluz has a couple of punches blocked by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kluz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kluz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tsuruta tries to break free but Kluz pushes him back against the cage.
Kluz scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Kluz digs a right hand into Tsuruta's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tsuruta's gas tank.
Kluz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Kluz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluz stalls.
Tsuruta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Celestyn Kluz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tsuruta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kluz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tsuruta can do to turn this around?
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot.
Kluz wants to clinch.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz looks to clinch
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kluz thinking.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
Kluz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kluz rather than just go for the knockout.
Kluz tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Kluz avoids the body shot from Tsuruta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kluz doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
Kluz closes the distance and clinches.
Tsuruta wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tsuruta tries to break free but Kluz pushes him back against the cage.
Kluz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Tsuruta tries to circle away but Kluz has him pinned against the cage.
Tsuruta manages to break the clinch.
Celestyn Kluz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tsuruta keeps the fight on the outside.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsuruta is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz misses with a few strikes there.
Tsuruta works Kluz's body with a nice hook.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Tsuruta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kluz takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsuruta is trying to break the clinch but Kluz has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluz.
Kluz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta blocking some punches.
Kluz misses with the head strike.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kluz.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta swings for the body but Kluz moves out of range.
Kluz tries to clinch there but Tsuruta circles away.
Kluz throws an overhand right that lands on Tsuruta's shoulder, as Tsuruta tries to avoid the shot.
Tsuruta drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kluz defends it well.
Tsuruta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kluz.
Tsuruta swats away the attempt to clinch by Kluz.
Kluz takes the fight into the clinch.
Tsuruta letting Kluz take a breather here.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kluz has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta has Kluz pressed against the cage.
Tsuruta leaning against his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Kluz.
Kluz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
Kluz gets through Tsuruta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kluz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tsuruta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kluz clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuruta is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kluz misses with the head strike.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch but Kluz keeps him there for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Celestyn Kluz had his way with Tomomi Tsuruta in that round.
The cut man is working on Tomomi Tsuruta's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kluz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kluz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tsuruta wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuruta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kluz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tsuruta manages to avoid it.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tsuruta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kluz wants to clinch up but Tsuruta keeps it at a distance.
Kluz tries to close the distance and clinch but Tsuruta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Kluz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kluz clinches up against the cage.
Kluz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tsuruta blocks an uppercut.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kluz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kluz.
Tsuruta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tsuruta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kluz manages to avoid it.
Kluz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kluz gets caught flat footed, as Tsuruta shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kluz pushes Tsuruta off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Tsuruta tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Kluz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tsuruta manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kluz doesn't manage to clinch there - Tsuruta circles away.
Kluz tries to clinch up.
Kluz moves in looking to clinch but Tsuruta pushes him off.
Tsuruta with the counter takedown but Kluz avoids it easily.
Kluz moves to clinch but Tsuruta breaks away
and Tsuruta counters with a left to the body.
Kluz tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Kluz tries to clinch up but Tsuruta circles away and keeps his distance.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kluz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tsuruta tries to circle away but Kluz has him pinned against the cage.
Kluz has Tsuruta pressed against the cage, preventing Tsuruta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tsuruta wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluz scores with a shot to the side of Tsuruta's head.
A short body shot lands from Kluz as the two fighters clinch.
Kluz gets through Tsuruta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Tsuruta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tsuruta has had enough of the clinch but Kluz keeps him there for the moment.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kluz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tsuruta's efforts to push away.
Kluz tries a knee to the head but Tsuruta blocks it.
Kluz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kluz swings wildly with an uppercut but Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Kluz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluz.
Kluz pushes Tsuruta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tsuruta is rocked!
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tsuruta is still on wobbly legs! Can Kluz finish him?
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tsuruta circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Tsuruta tries to counter it with a takedown but Kluz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tsuruta looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kluz lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tsuruta. Kluz pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Celestyn Kluz!
Celestyn Kluz retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gatot Kaca (ranked 1190 p4p, 2180 weight class) and Zimmer Zubov (ranked 182 p4p, 308 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gatot Kaca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zimmer Zubov!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zubov wants to clinch.
Zubov looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaca is just out of range.
Kaca was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zubov tries to clinch but Kaca moves away
enabling Kaca to counter with a crisp jab.
Zubov misses with a left hand
and Kaca counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zubov! Kaca lets Zubov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Zimmer Zubov has been cut.
We've been told by Kaca's head coaches at Bloody death gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kaca lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Zubov - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Kaca!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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