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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Laszlo (ranked 3528 p4p, 6122 weight class) and Jordan Lisko (ranked 412 p4p, 558 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Laszlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Lisko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laszlo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lisko.
Lisko clobbers Laszlo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A low kick lands for Lisko.
Lisko misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lisko wants to clinch up but Laszlo keeps it at a distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Lisko motions for Laszlo to come forward. Lisko throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Laszlo with a hook.
Lisko misses with a leg kick
and Laszlo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lisko's guard.
Laszlo preventing the sweep.
Lisko trying to control the position.
Laszlo wants to stand and escape but instead Lisko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lisko prevents Laszlo from getting back to his feet.
Lisko tries to free his leg and advance position but Laszlo is retaining full guard.
That's two 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.
Lisko wants to stand but Laszlo is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lisko won't allow Laszlo to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Laszlo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lisko, pushing him back against the cage.
Laszlo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lisko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laszlo's elbow.
Lisko jumps guard but Laszlo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lisko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Laszlo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Laszlo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lisko.
Lisko throws a nice looking combination but Laszlo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lisko scores with a spinning back kick!
Lisko throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laszlo is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Laszlo misses the target.
Lisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laszlo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lisko throws a chopping leg kick but Laszlo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Laszlo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lisko slips a jab from Laszlo.
Lisko swings for the body but Laszlo moves out of range.
Lisko throws a leg kick
and Laszlo counters with a takedown into side control.
Laszlo tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lisko wants to control but Laszlo postures up.
Laszlo tries to stand but Lisko controls the position and pulls Laszlo into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo is looking to stand up but Lisko won't let him.
Laszlo wants to stand and escape but instead Lisko has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Laszlo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lisko is controlling him.
Laszlo keeping full guard, as Lisko tries to pass.
Laszlo wants to get back to his feet but Lisko is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Laszlo keeping moving, preventing Lisko from controlling successfully.
Laszlo wants to stand but Lisko is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jordan Lisko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lisko digs a good body shot into Laszlo's ribs.
Lisko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lisko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lisko looks to clinch
and Lisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Laszlo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lisko throws an overhand right that lands on Laszlo's shoulder, as Laszlo tries to avoid the shot.
Laszlo ducks under a wild hook from Lisko.
Jordan Lisko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lisko throws a leg kick which misses Laszlo's front leg but catches the back leg as Laszlo tries to avoid it.
Jordan Lisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lisko misses with a leg kick
and Laszlo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lisko's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lisko has a closed guard, preventing Laszlo from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Laszlo wants to stand but Lisko is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lisko moves away from the strike by Laszlo.
Lisko closes the distance and pushes Laszlo back into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Laszlo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Laszlo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lisko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lisko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Laszlo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lisko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Laszlo up against the cage.
Lisko is trying to stall.
Lisko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laszlo is trying to push Lisko away but Lisko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lisko looking to throw knees to the head but Laszlo is blocking nicely.
Laszlo breaks the clinch.
Laszlo misses with a looping left.
Lisko misses with an uppercut
enabling Laszlo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lisko throws a series of punches but Laszlo avoids them all with ease.
Laszlo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lisko misses with a low kick.
Laszlo is looking to counter punch.
Lisko looks to throw a body kick
and Laszlo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laszlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laszlo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Lisko is predictable there
and Laszlo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Laszlo.
Laszlo won't allow Lisko to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisko has a closed guard, preventing Laszlo from standing up.
Laszlo postures up.
Laszlo would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lisko wants to sweep here but Laszlo controlling him for the moment.
Lisko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Laszlo stacks Lisko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Laszlo!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jason Laszlo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Decent striking displayed by Laszlo there.
Lisko slips a jab from Laszlo.
Lisko tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lisko tries to bum rush Laszlo with a series of wild strikes but Laszlo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laszlo attempts a counter takedown but Lisko avoids it well and moves away.
Lisko lands with a nice body punch.
Laszlo checks a leg kick.
Laszlo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lisko's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lisko takes one on the button.
Lisko pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Laszlo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lisko misses with a body shot
and Laszlo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laszlo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lisko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Laszlo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lisko throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Laszlo to counter with a crisp jab.
Laszlo misses the jab.
Lisko wants to slow Laszlo down by chopping away at his legs.
Laszlo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Laszlo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Laszlo is thwarting Lisko's attempts to control the position.
Laszlo tries to stand and escape but Lisko is controlling the position.
Laszlo prevents Lisko from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisko manages to get to full guard.
Laszlo is looking to stand up but Lisko won't let him.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lisko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Laszlo is looking to counter punch.
Lisko tries to clinch but Laszlo moves away
and Laszlo counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Laszlo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Laszlo.
Laszlo is looking to stand up but Lisko won't let him.
Lisko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Laszlo wants to stand but Lisko is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lisko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lisko looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laszlo wants to get up but he can't break Lisko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lisko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Lisko looks to move away, Laszlo throws a big counter combo but Lisko just gets out of the way.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Laszlo with a nice cross.
Lisko moves to clinch but Laszlo breaks away
and Laszlo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Laszlo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laszlo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jason Laszlo!
After winning the bout, Jason Laszlo 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bloodsport Strongman (ranked 3934 p4p, 3657 weight class) and Marcel Romanow (ranked 384 p4p, 361 weight class). Marcel Romanow 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bloodsport Strongman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Romanow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romanow misses with a straight right.
Romanow throws a looping overhand right but Strongman ducks down to avoid it.
Romanow swings widly with a right hand
and Strongman counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanow scores with a takedown into Strongman's guard.
Strongman throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Romanow trying to control but Strongman is working from the bottom.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Strongman is retaining full guard.
Romanow trying to control the position from guard on top but Strongman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strongman managing to control the position.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Romanow working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Strongman is trying to keep Romanow in close.
Strongman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Strongman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Romanow defends well.
Strongman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Romanow tries to free his leg and advance position but Strongman is retaining full guard.
Romanow postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Strongman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Romanow won't allow Strongman to sweep him here.
Romanow scoring with punches to the head and body.
Romanow trying to control but Strongman is working from the bottom.
Romanow working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongman 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.
Romanow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Romanow scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Strongman working a defensive guard here.
Romanow pushes down on Strongman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strongman actively working from the bottom here.
Strongman is looking to improve his position.
Strongman trying to hold on to Romanow's head to control him but Romanow postures up.
Romanow slips a nice elbow through Strongman's hands, connecting with Strongman's forehead.
Romanow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Strongman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Romanow scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romanow drops an elbow to the side of Strongman's head.
Strongman trying to hold on to Romanow's head to control him but Romanow postures up.
Strongman is staying active underneath Romanow, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow winds up and cracks Strongman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Romanow lands a nice short elbow.
Romanow prevents Strongman from improving his position.
Strongman is defending against the submission attempts here by Romanow.
Romanow controlling the action here.
Romanow wants to pass to mount but Strongman is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romanow looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strongman with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Romanow.
Strongman gets back to full guard.
Romanow is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Romanow is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
 Strongman is rocked!
Romanow stands up over Strongman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Strongman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romanow postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Strongman covers up, he's hurt! Romanow keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Romanow and the ref steps in to end the fight! Romanow can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcel Romanow!
A very excited looking Marcel Romanow 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.
Bloodsport Strongman spoke after the fight, saying 'Don't worry I will be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Dimakov (ranked 3054 p4p, 4347 weight class) and Otso Toivonen (ranked 390 p4p, 486 weight class). Otso Toivonen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Dimakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimakov swings widly with a right hand
and Toivonen counters by clinching up.
Dimakov tries to circle away but Toivonen has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dimakov.
Dimakov tries to work over Toivonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dimakov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen avoids it easily.
Dimakov connects with a nice looking jab.
Toivonen ducks under a wild hook from Dimakov.
Dimakov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Toivonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dimakov misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Toivonen lands a head kick!
Konstantin Dimakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen slips a jab from Dimakov.
Toivonen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Toivonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toivonen darts in and clinches Dimakov up against the cage.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dimakov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dimakov looks to land a right hand but Toivonen moved out of range.
A slow jab from Dimakov misses its intended target.
Dimakov throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen tries to counter with a clinch but Dimakov shakes him off and moves away.
Toivonen scores with a punch to the head.
Dimakov forces Toivonen back against the cage and clinches.
Dimakov lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dimakov lands a shoulder strike.
Toivonen blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov tries a body shot but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen throws a head kick but Dimakov moves out of range.
Dimakov avoids a kick to the body.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
Dimakov misses with an uppercut. Toivonen saw that one coming.
Dimakov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Toivonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dimakov 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.
Dimakov throws a predictable looking body shot
and Toivonen counters with a series of strikes. Dimakov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dimakov throws the left hand but Toivonen avoids the punch easily.
Toivonen darts in and clinches Dimakov up against the cage.
Dimakov pushes Toivonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Dimakov misses the target.
Dimakov thuds his right hand into Toivonen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Toivonen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Toivonen wants to get back to striking at distance but Dimakov won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dimakovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Toivonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Toivonen is looking to clinch but Dimakov is avoiding it.
Dimakov misses with a double jab
and Toivonen counters with a thumping low kick.
Toivonen pushes Dimakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen manages to break the clinch.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Dimakov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov checks a leg kick.
Dimakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimakov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dimakov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Toivonen instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Dimakov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Toivonen has Dimakov up against the cage in a clinch.
Toivonen trying to stall but Dimakov improves his position.
Toivonen tries to stall but Dimakov uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Toivonen letting Dimakov take a breather here.
Dimakov tries to throw a body punch but Toivonen avoids it by throwing Dimakov back against the cage.
Dimakov lands with a short shot to the head.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Otso Toivonen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dimakov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toivonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice body punch from Dimakov.
Dimakov throws an overhand right that lands on Toivonen's shoulder, as Toivonen tries to avoid the shot.
Toivonen rushes Dimakov and presses him up against the cage.
Dimakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Toivonen blocking some punches.
Dimakov tries to circle away but Toivonen has him pinned against the cage.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen manages to break the clinch.
Dimakov lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen has managed to clinch.
Dimakov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dimakov has Toivonen pressed against the cage, preventing Toivonen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dimakov can't find room to land a body shot as Toivonen controls the action.
Dimakov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with a punch to the body.
Toivonen pushes off an throws an elbow but Dimakov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dimakov struggles to land a body shot inside as Toivonen controls his hands.
Dimakov misses with a punch on the inside.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dimakov throws a head punch that misses.
Toivonen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dimakov connects with a body shot that sends Toivonen's belly button to the back.
Toivonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otso Toivonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Toivonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toivonen closes the distance and clinches.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Toivonen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toivonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Dimakov looks to throw the jab but Toivonen is out of range.
Toivonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Toivonen misses with a head kick.
Toivonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Dimakov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Toivonen.
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!
Dimakov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dimakov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toivonen has closed the distance and engaged Dimakov in a clinch.
Toivonen missing with knees to the body.
Toivonen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Toivonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Dimakov lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov scores with a hook.
Toivonen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Dimakov there.
Dimakov throws a shot to the body.
Dimakov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Toivonen. Toivonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Dimakov. Beautiful body shot.
Dimakov misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Toivonen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toivonen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Dimakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dimakov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Dimakov misses.
Toivonen misses with a wild combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dimakov misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen swinging wildly here.
Dimakov lands with a good body shot.
Dimakov misses with a straight right.
Dimakov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Toivonen takes one to the side of the head.
Dimakov punishes Toivonen's body with a nice straight punch.
Dimakov lands with a nice body punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dimakov trying to stall but Toivonen improves his position.
Toivonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dimakov has double underhooks.
Toivonen working hard to break the clinch.
Toivonen taking a breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Dimakov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Toivonen wants to clinch up but Dimakov keeps it at a distance.
Toivonen tries to clinch there but Dimakov circles away.
Dimakov takes a swing at Toivonen's ribcage but misses.
Dimakov throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen misses with a low kick.
Dimakov misses the shot to the body.
Toivonen wants to clinch.
Toivonen takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Toivonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konstantin Dimakov is winning the standup battle so far.
Dimakov moves into the clinch.
Dimakov stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimakov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dimakov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Toivonen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big right from Dimakov misses.
Toivonen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dimakov.
Toivonen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dimakov throws a series of punches but Toivonen moves out of range.
Toivonen tries to clinch up but Dimakov circles away and keeps his distance.
Toivonen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Dimakov back to the cage. Toivonen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Toivonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dimakov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Dimakov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toivonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toivonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Toivonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dimakov up against the cage.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen misses with a wild combination.
Toivonen defending well as Dimakov loads up on a big left hand.
Toivonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toivonen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Toivonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Toivonen doesn't manage to clinch there - Dimakov circles away.
Dimakov just misses with a punch to the body.
Dimakov drives through and clinches with Toivonen against the cage.
Toivonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dimakov misses with the head strike.
Dimakov has a couple of punches blocked by Toivonen.
Toivonen has Dimakov pressed against the cage.
Toivonen takes a shot to the head.
Dimakov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toivonen backwards.
Toivonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dimakov backwards.
Dimakov gets through Toivonen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dimakov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toivonen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dimakov's head.
Dimakov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dimakov clinches with his opponent.
Toivonen breaks from the clinch.
Dimakov looks to score with a jab to the body but Toivonen is just out of range.
Jab from Dimakov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toivonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Dimakov.
Toivonen takes the fight into the clinch.
Toivonen breaks the clinch.
Dimakov looks to land a left hand but Toivonen moved out of range nicely.
Toivonen misses with a hook.
Dimakov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Dimakov swats away the attempt to clinch by Toivonen.
Dimakov tries to counter by clinching up but Toivonen breaks away and moves out of range.
Dimakov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Toivonen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Toivonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Toivonen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Toivonen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Toivonen moves away from the strike by Dimakov.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Otso Toivonen.
I think Toivonen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Otso Toivonen!
After winning the bout, Otso Toivonen 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 1744 p4p, 2758 weight class) and Patrick Slinger (ranked 155 p4p, 234 weight class). Slinger has chosen Hail Mary as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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152
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145
10 - 15 - 0 |
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Slinger!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for O Brien, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Slinger feints the counter takedown.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Brien crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Slinger - the referee stops the clock and O Brien gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Slinger. O Brien manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Slinger misses with a kick to the body
and O Brien connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Slinger slips under a jab from O Brien.
Slinger shoots in looking for a takedown. O Brien tries to sprawl out of it but Slinger keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. O Brien manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Slinger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in O Brien's half guard.
O Brien keeps control of the position for the meantime.
O Brien is looking to improve his position.
Slinger is pressing down on O Brien's thigh, looking to free his foot. O Brien is holding on for now.
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.
Slinger is trying to work for a kimura but O Brien is defending well.
O Brien is concentrating on defense, preventing Slinger from advancing position.
O Brien is staying active underneath Slinger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
O Brien moves into full guard.
Slinger sitting in guard here, content to control.
O Brien has momentary wrist control but Slinger slips an elbow through the middle.
Slinger throwing strikes but missing.
O Brien not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
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.
O Brien looking for a sweep. Not yet O Brien, not yet.
Slinger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Slinger from controlling successfully.
O Brien utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
O Brien keeping moving, preventing Slinger from controlling successfully.
O Brien controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slinger tries to score a power double leg takedown but O Brien sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Slinger somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Slinger moves away and avoids it.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but O Brien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Slinger.
Slinger shoots in for a takedown but O Brien shows good takedown defense.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
O Brien closes the distance and clinches.
O Brien breaks from the clinch.
O Brien misses with a jab, cross combination.
Slinger fails with a takedown attempt.
O Brien displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 It looks like Patrick Slinger has been cut.
O Brien lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Slinger goes for a double leg but O Brien avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as O Brien continues to drive forward.
O Brien misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger dives in and grabs O Brien's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Brien pushes down on Slinger's head and hops out.
O Brien looks to land a combination but Slinger avoids it well.
Slinger drops down looking to force a counter takedown but O Brien defends it well.
Slinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
O Brien is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Slinger off and has taken his back!
Slinger is trying to break free.
O Brien lands a shot to the body.
Slinger covering up well under a series of strikes from O Brien.
O Brien is punishing Slinger with strikes - can he finish him?!
O Brien doesn't have the hooks in and Slinger manages to turn into his guard.
Slinger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Slinger trying to control but O Brien is working from the bottom.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Slinger working his ground and pound in the gym.
Slinger stays in close to O Brien's body and controls the position.
Slinger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of O Brien's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles O Brien dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Slinger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Slinger shoots in for a double leg but O Brien sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Slinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Slinger working the head and body with strikes.
Slinger is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Brien doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Slinger.
Slinger scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slinger seems to be working for a kimura but O Brien defends the submission attempt.
O Brien trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so O Brien is just riding it out for now. Slinger eventually gives up the hold.
O Brien is looking to escape.
O Brien is positioning himself well to prevent Slinger advancing to mount.
Slinger working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on O Brien's thigh. O Brien counters though and makes it back to full guard.
O Brien working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Slinger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Slinger prevents O Brien from getting back to his feet.
Slinger cracks O Brien with a solid left hand.
Slinger preventing the sweep.
Slinger passes O Brien's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Slinger prevents O Brien from improving his position.
O Brien on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Slinger lands with a punch from half guard.
O Brien makes his way to full guard. A much better position for O Brien.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien wants to sweep but no luck.
Slinger postures up and lands a big shot to O Brien's brow.
O Brien pushes Slinger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Sloppy strikes from O Brien. Those never looked like landing.
Slinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Brien tries to avoid it but Slinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Brien to the ground. O Brien escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Slinger dodges the punch combination from O Brien.
Slinger shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Slinger showed some decent athleticism there.
Slinger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
O Brien blocking the ground and pound attempt from Slinger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slinger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Slinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Brien knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Slinger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slinger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Slinger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Brien defending well though.
Patrick Slinger has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slinger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Slinger working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Slinger is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but O Brien still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, O Brien has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinger prevents O Brien from moving into mount.
O Brien stands up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Patrick Slinger will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Patrick Slinger's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
O Brien throws a series of punches but Slinger moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Slinger.
Slinger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around O Brien's waist but O Brien gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Slinger off to one side.
O Brien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slinger throws a hook to the side of O Brien's head but O Brien sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slinger darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
O Brien is trying to get back to full guard.
Slinger throwing shots but O Brien is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien is trying to control but can't.
O Brien looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slinger is looking for a kimura but O Brien is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Slinger to get the leverage.
O Brien is trying to stand.
Slinger is looking to stall here but O Brien recovers full guard.
O Brien tries to land a sweep but no joy.
O Brien bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Slinger's guard.
O Brien keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slinger's head.
O Brien would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Slinger looking for a guillotine here but O Brien defends easily.
O Brien got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Brien has managed to get both his arms back between Slinger's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien got a little sloppy there for a moment and Slinger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, O Brien has managed to get both his arms back between Slinger's legs - danger averted.
O Brien with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Slinger is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
O Brien trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
O Brien is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Slinger can do to turn this around?
O Brien cracks Slinger with a solid left hand.
O Brien postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Slinger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Slinger keeps moving.
Slinger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. O Brien is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Slinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Brien keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Slinger's head.
We've been hearing that O Brien has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Slinger has his foot on O Brien's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Brien works his way back into a safe position though.
O Brien makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
O Brien would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
O Brien trying to control but Slinger is working from the bottom.
Slinger has his foot on O Brien's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. O Brien works his way back into a safe position though.
Slinger escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. O Brien gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
O Brien working some strikes from top position.
O Brien working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien scoring with punches to the head and body.
Slinger has a closed guard, preventing O Brien from standing up.
O Brien working some strikes from top position.
O Brien wants to control from the top but Slinger keeps moving.
O Brien stands and steps away. Slinger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
O Brien keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Miles O Brien has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Slinger.
Slinger throws a sloppy head kick and O Brien moves out of range easily.
Miles O Brien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slinger misses with a looping right.
Miles O Brien is winning the standup battle so far.
O Brien looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Slinger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Miles O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Slinger's head but Slinger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles O Brien showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Brien 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 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miles O Brien!
An out of breath and clearly excited Miles O Brien thanked AVALON for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Patrick Slinger stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations to my opponent. He got the better of me, and deserves all the credit in the world for his hard work. I hope we meet again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paavo Talvela (ranked 1105 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 149 p4p, 207 weight class). Talvela's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be a great matchup!
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170
6 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paavo Talvela!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab from Talvela.
Duggan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Talvela finds it's way round the side to connect with Duggan's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Duggan.
Duggan looks to land a body kick but Talvela moved away.
Duggan is looking to clinch but Talvela is avoiding it.
Talvela on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talvela lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Talvela swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Talvela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan throws a body punch but Talvela moves out of range.
As Duggan looks to move away, Talvela throws a big counter combo but Duggan just gets out of the way.
Duggan has Talvela up against the cage in a clinch.
Talvela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Duggan can't find room to land a body shot as Talvela controls the action.
Duggan misses with a punch on the inside.
Talvela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Duggan scores with a hook to the body. Talvela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Talvela drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Talvela throws a sloppy head kick and Duggan moves out of range easily.
Talvela needs to keep his hands up - Duggan had a free shot at his head there.
Talvela is looking to score with low kicks.
Duggan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Duggan misses with a hook. Talvela ducked under it nicely.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talvela steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Duggan. That one must have hurt.
Talvela moves out of range of the body kick from Duggan.
Duggan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duggan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duggan there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Duggan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Talvela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Talvela scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Talvela. Beautiful body shot.
Talvela misses with a low kick.
Talvela misses with a looping right.
Talvela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jim Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan misses with a hook.
Talvela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duggan drives through with a takedown into Talvela's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Duggan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duggan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Talvela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duggan looking to pass the guard.
Duggan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Talvela has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Duggan has managed to get both his arms back between Talvela's legs - danger averted.
Duggan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Duggan must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Duggan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Talvela's head.
Talvela is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Duggan is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tries to free his leg and advance position but Talvela is retaining full guard.
Duggan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duggan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Talvela trying to keep a closed guard but Duggan is proving a slippery customer.
Duggan trying to control the position from guard on top but Talvela is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Talvela is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Talvela is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Talvela can pounce on him.
Duggan shoots in for a takedown but Talvela shows good takedown defense.
Duggan connects with a looping right hand.
Talvela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talvela lands a slapping body shot.
Duggan moves into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talvela as Duggan tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Talvela.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talvela manages to break the clinch.
Talvela throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Duggan on the side of the head.
Duggan gets caught napping as Talvela dives in and scores a takedown. Duggan manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talvela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Talvela doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Talvela manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Duggan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Duggan managing to control the position.
Duggan working for a triangle but Talvela defends it easily.
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.
Talvela working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Talvela wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Duggan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Talvela defends well.
Duggan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Talvela stacks Duggan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Talvela!
Duggan felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan struggling a bit here.
Duggan gets back to half guard.
Duggan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Talvela prevents Duggan from improving his position.
Talvela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
Duggan is not content to let Talvela control the position.
Duggan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Duggan wants to get back to full guard.
Duggan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Talvela passes to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Talvela scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Duggan to see if he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Talvela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Duggan swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Duggan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch but Talvela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talvela was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Talvela misses.
Talvela moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Talvela keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan tries to clinch but Talvela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a left hand
and Talvela counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Duggan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Duggan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talvela checks it well.
Nice uppercut lands for Duggan. That snapped Talvela's head back.
Talvela misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Talvela avoids a kick to the body.
A low kick lands for Duggan.
Talvela tries to move into range but Duggan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Duggan or perhaps it was just good defense by Talvela, which made it look bad.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan scores with a nice strike.
Duggan looks to score with a jab to the body but Talvela is just out of range.
Duggan works Talvela's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talvela misses with a hook. Duggan ducked under it nicely.
Duggan throws a jab when Talvela was well out of range.
Duggan tries to clinch there but Talvela circles away.
Talvela went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talvela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talvela lands a jab.
Duggan lands with a cross.
Duggan scores with a hook.
Talvela missing with a left hand there. Duggan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Duggan thinks about the counter body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duggan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duggan. That's going to slow Talvela down.
Talvela misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duggan jabs Talvela right on the nose. Talvela blinks but takes it well.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duggan.
Duggan with a nice calf kick.
Talvela tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Duggan defends well and Talvela ends up having to push Duggan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Duggan is trying to pull guard but Talvela has him pressed against the cage.
Duggan pulls guard effortlessly.
Talvela stopping the sweep attempt from Duggan.
Talvela is in close to Duggan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duggan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Talvela escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Duggan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Duggan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duggan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Duggan looking to sit in guard and control but Talvela gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talvela is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Duggan really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duggan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talvela lands a nice uppercut.
Talvela blocking some punches.
Duggan lands with a right to the head.
Talvela is trying to drag Duggan to the mat but Duggan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Talvela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Talvela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Talvela lands with a short shot to the head.
Talvela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Talvela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duggan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Talvela just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan trying to stall but Talvela improves his position.
Duggan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talvelas head.
Talvela has been working on his balance at Heavy Metal, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Duggan.
Talvela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Talvela misses with some punches.
Duggan is looking to break free of the clinch but Talvela has double underhooks.
Talvela drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Duggan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jim Duggan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Duggan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talvela is keeping busy.
A shot in the inside from Duggan.
Talvela lands a nice uppercut.
Duggan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talvela has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Duggan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paavo Talvela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talvela tries a body shot but Duggan blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Talvela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duggan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
Talvela checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a body kick.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
Talvela was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duggan catches Talvela with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talvela chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Talvela's head but Talvela sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talvela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Duggan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Duggan motions for Talvela to come forward. Duggan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan throws a sloppy head kick and Talvela moves out of range easily.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talvela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Duggan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromTalvela.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
Duggan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duggan throws a sloppy head kick and Talvela moves out of range easily.
Talvela 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.
Duggan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Talvela.
Duggan cracks Talvela with an open hand slap.
Talvela slips a jab from Duggan.
Talvela seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Duggan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Talvela sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela takes a jab right on the kisser.
Duggan works Talvela's body with a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talvela 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.
A slow jab from Duggan misses its intended target.
Duggan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Talvela, pushing him back against the cage.
Duggan misses with a body punch.
Duggan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duggan trying to stall but Talvela improves his position.
Duggan pushes Talvela back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duggan works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Duggan stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Talvela throws up his legs and catches Duggan in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Duggan tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Talvela! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Paavo Talvela, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 1600 p4p, 2319 weight class) and Erasmo Bezerra (ranked 203 p4p, 273 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erasmo Bezerra!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Bezerra.
Niaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bezerra dives in and scores a takedown into Niaz's guard.
Bezerra stands up over Niaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bezerra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bezerra pushes down on Niaz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Niaz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at MMA Training and Sparring Buddies, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Niaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bezerra pulls his head out easily.
Bezerra wants to take a breather but Niaz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niaz wants to control but Bezerra is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bezerra lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bezerra misses with a head shot. Niaz uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bezerra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Niaz looking for a guillotine here but Bezerra defends easily.
Bezerra missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niaz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Bezerra stands up over Niaz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bezerra with a flurry of punches that miss.
Niaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Niaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bezerra distracts Niaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bezerra content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Niaz has locked up a guillotine! Niaz's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Bezerra is holding on here and Niaz must be using up a lot of energy. Bezerra has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Niaz gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dick Niaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Niaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 1810 p4p, 2833 weight class) and Joey Barboza (ranked 224 p4p, 317 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 16 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Barboza!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barboza dives in and scores a takedown into Dead's guard.
Dead really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Barboza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dead is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barboza, into his guard.
Dead wants to stand and escape but instead Barboza has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Dead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barboza doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barboza manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barboza looking to pass the guard.
Dead managing to control the position.
Barboza drops back, looking for a kneebar! Dead looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Dead looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Dead!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dead stands up and beckons Barboza to his feet.
Barboza takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dead throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barboza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dead throws a big shot that misses.
Barboza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dead defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barboza drops his hands momentarily and Dead takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Barboza clinches.
Barboza goes for a takedown attempt but Dead pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barboza wants to counter with a clinch but Dead pushes him away.
Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Barboza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
Dead throws a hook but Barboza blocks it.
Barboza moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Barboza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dead sprawls well. Dead wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barboza gets slowly back to his feet.
Dead was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Barboza.
Dead fails to land with a series of punches.
Barboza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dead is trying to defend but Barboza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza is working for a kimura but Dead is defending it quite comfortably.
Barboza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dead has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dead is defending against the submission attempts here by Barboza.
Barboza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barboza looking for a submission but Dead manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
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.
Barboza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dead is keeping the position for now.
Barboza has gone for a leg lock! Dead slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barboza's guard.
Dead has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Barboza is proving hard to escape from.
Dead is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dead leaves Barboza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Better Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barboza darts in looking for a takedown but Dead gets double underhooks and turns Barboza into the cage.
Barboza fails with a takedown attempt.
Better Dead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Barboza.
Dead misses with an uppercut.
Barboza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Barboza staying out of range there.
Barboza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barboza shoots for a takedown but Dead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dead is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jab, jab by Dead - just one landing.
Barboza takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dead looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Dead misses the target.
Better Dead is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dead missing with a left hand there. Barboza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barboza slips under a jab.
Barboza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dead is trying to defend but Barboza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dead is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barboza can do to turn this around?
Barboza is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Barboza is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Dead is just riding it out for now. Barboza eventually gives up the hold.
Dead is trying to maintain the position but Barboza is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Barboza's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Barboza's back!
Dead biding his time, controlling Barboza.
Dead tries to keep control of the position but Barboza is staying busy.
Dead is riding his opponent, not letting Barboza buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza trying to get back to his feet but Dead is in full control for now.
Dead is controlling the position but Barboza somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Dead tries to stand but can't do so whilst Barboza controls his leg.
Dead trying to pass the guard but Barboza defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dead working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Barboza's thigh. Barboza counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Dead gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Better Dead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dead jabs Barboza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dead misses with a right hand
and Barboza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Better Dead overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barboza is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barboza looking for a submission but Dead manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barboza has gone for a leg lock! Dead slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barboza's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Better Dead dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dead misses with a straight right.
Dead throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barboza connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dead's hands.
Barboza takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barboza moves out of range as Dead strikes.
Barboza connects with a nice looking jab.
Barboza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dead is trying to defend but Barboza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Barboza is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dead defends it well.
Barboza seems to be looking for submissions.
Barboza is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dead doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Barboza.
Dead is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead is defending against the submission attempts here by Barboza.
Dead looks like he's trying to stand up.
Barboza is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Barboza goes for an armbar but Dead turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dead.
Dead stands up from Barboza's guard - Dead perhaps looking for a knockout.
Joey Barboza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barboza wants to counter the offense by Dead and move into the clinch position.
Dead scores with a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dead, as that shot connected.
It looks like Joey Barboza has been cut.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dead enables Barboza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dead manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barboza drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Dead dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barboza is keeping the position for now.
Dead trying to move into half guard but instead Barboza has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barboza postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dead is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barboza, into his guard.
Dead is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dead trying to control but Barboza is working from the bottom.
Barboza has a closed guard, preventing Dead from standing up.
Barboza working for a triangle but Dead defends it easily.
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.
Dead is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Barboza has a closed guard, preventing Dead from standing up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dead seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Better Dead showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dead, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Better Dead!
Better Dead really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fantasy Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joel Christ (ranked 1338 p4p, 2004 weight class) and Luka Doncic (ranked 65 p4p, 98 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Doncic's choice of entrance music: David Hasselhoff - Du. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joel Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Doncic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doncic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Christ sizes up Doncic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Luka Doncic has been cut.
Doncic moves into the clinch.
Doncic pulls guard effortlessly.
Christ gets to his feet. Doncic looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Christ lands a nice shot that snaps Doncic's head back.
Doncic takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christ fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Doncic out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Joel Christ!
The defeated Luka Doncic had this to say: 'Luka is sad because he nein won. Luka go to die dressing room now and listen to die muzyka David Hosselhaff, ja?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borowa Gora (ranked 1055 p4p, 805 weight class) and Dale Doback (ranked 149 p4p, 115 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 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dale Doback!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doback moves to clinch but Gora breaks away
and Gora counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Doback is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Doback looks to land a left hand but Gora moved out of range nicely.
Gora checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gora pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gora misses with a kick to the body.
Doback misses the jab.
Doback throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gora lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doback takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doback.
Gora throws a leg kick but Doback sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doback throws a lazy right hand but Gora sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gora feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gora lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Doback looks to score with a jab to the body but Gora is just out of range.
As Doback looks to move away, Gora throws a big counter combo but Doback just gets out of the way.
Doback is looking to clinch but Gora is avoiding it.
Gora throwing a counter right hand but Doback manages to avoid it.
Gora looks to land a left hand but Doback moved out of range nicely.
Doback tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doback wants to clinch.
Gora misses with a looping left.
Doback lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gora misses with an uppercut. Doback saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora feints and then cracks Doback's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doback down.
Doback keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.
Doback tries to close the distance and clinch but Gora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doback lands with a right hand.
Doback tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gora is able to avoid easily.
Doback uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gora.
Doback tries a quick counter leg kick but Gora is wise to it.
Doback misses with a hook.
Doback blocks the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gora checks a low kick from Doback.
Doback finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doback. Doback obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Doback misses
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora lands the left hand.
Doback clobbers Gora with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doback with a hook.
Doback tries to clinch but Gora is having none of it.
It looked like Gora wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doback.
Doback lands with an overhand left.
Doback is looking to clinch.
Doback has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Doback misses with a double jab
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Doback takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gora walks into a straight right hand from Doback.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gora thows a leg kick but Doback checks it
and Gora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dale Doback seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doback throws a right hand that misses
and Gora counters with a nice uppercut.
Gora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gora throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Doback counter with a right hand.
Gora throws a chopping leg kick but Doback manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doback thows a leg kick but Gora checks it
enabling Gora to counter with a crisp jab.
Doback wants to clinch up but Gora keeps it at a distance.
Gora is looking to counter punch.
Gora's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doback connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gora scrambles back to his feet.
Gora turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doback walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gora checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doback looks to land a left hand but Gora moved out of range nicely.
Gora throws a chopping leg kick but Doback manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doback.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Borowa Gora will probably get the nod.
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.
Doback misses with a hook. Gora ducked under it nicely.
Gora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gora ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doback moves away.
Doback fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gora quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gora tries to move into range but Doback moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doback gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doback lands a nice uppercut.
Gora prevents a body shot from Doback.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gora lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback misses with some punches.
Gora tries to circle away but Doback has him pinned against the cage.
Gora tries to work over Doback's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Gora on the inside.
Gora lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora tries to circle away but Doback has him pinned against the cage.
Gora lands an uppercut.
Doback misses with some punches.
Gora breaks from the clinch.
Doback misses with a low kick as Gora jumps back.
A counter left hand to the body from Gora misses its target.
Doback throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gora swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Gora.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doback throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gora stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doback with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gora misses with a low kick.
Doback lands a right hook to the body.
Gora tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doback. Gora does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doback tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gora's elbow.
Gora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doback landing knees to the head.
Gora misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gora lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doback is breathing heavily.
Gora fails to pull guard.
Gora blocking some punches.
Gora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Gora.
Gora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doback throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gora blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Gora's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doback tries a knee to the head but Gora blocks it.
Doback lands a knee to the head.
Gora lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doback backwards.
Doback trying to control the position but instead, Gora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Doback into the cage.
A short left from Gora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora breaks from the clinch.
Gora uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doback.
Gora appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gora cracks Doback with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Doback looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Gora finish him?
 Doback is rocked!
Gora connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Doback to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Gora!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Borowa Gora!
Borowa Gora retains his light heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Borowa Gora thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Dale Doback stepped up to the mic, saying 'Te Mauri, te Raoi ao te Tabomoa'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Kowalski (ranked 969 p4p, 1202 weight class) and Gabriel Havran (ranked 115 p4p, 136 weight class). Peter Kowalski had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Peter Kowalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Havran!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Havran swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kowalski is defended easily by Havran.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kowalski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Kowalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Havran fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Havran defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kowalski.
Havran misses with a wild body shot.
Kowalski tries to counter with a takedown but Havran is quick to defend against it.
Havran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Havran throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalski feinted with a counter takedown.
Havran takes a swing at Kowalski's ribcage but misses.
Kowalski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Havran misses with an uppercut
and Kowalski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Havran's guard.
Havran is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kowalski presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski is trying to break the clinch but Havran is controlling him.
Havran tries a body shot but Kowalski blocks it.
Kowalski is trying to break free.
Kowalski misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havran is pressed up against the cage. Kowalski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Havran down to the mat. Havran avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Havran lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kowalski circles away quickly and effectively.
Havran throws a shot from downtown. Kowalski moves away and avoids it.
Havran misses with a hook.
Havran fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Havran swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kowalski counters with a takedown into side control.
Havran is pushing Kowalski's head away, looking to escape. Kowalski manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Kowalski.
Havran is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kowalski prevents Havran from escaping the position.
Kowalski working the ground and pound from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Havran tries to escape but Kowalski is in control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kowalski advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Havran because Kowalski loaded up on that one.
Kowalski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Havran hang on?
It looks like Gabriel Havran has been cut.
Kowalski thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kowalski landing strikes from the mount and Havran is in trouble!
Kowalski lands with some strikes.
The cut above Gabriel Havran's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Gabriel Havran's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Peter Kowalski!
Peter Kowalski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MKFC , into his post fight interview.
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