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OFK 349 - Nik Vs Jam PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter OBrien (ranked 5376 p4p, 22073 weight class) and Peter Golles (ranked 474 p4p, 504 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter OBrien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Golles!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Golles.
Golles misses with a leg kick
and OBrien counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Golles is trying to stand up here but OBrien is controlling him well.
Golles has hold of OBrien's hands but OBrien slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Golles is looking to escape.
Golles taking some punishment here, with OBrien in his half guard.
OBrien will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
OBrien 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.
OBrien slips a nice elbow through Golles's hands, connecting with Golles's forehead.
Golles on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from OBrien there.
Golles is trying to stand up here but OBrien is controlling him well.
Golles taking some punishment here, with OBrien in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OBrien drops an elbow to the side of Golles's head.
Golles is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
OBrien 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golles is trying to defend against the ground and pound but OBrien scores with a couple of nice shots.
OBrien landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
 Golles is rocked!
OBrien lands a big elbow - Golles is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for OBrien!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter OBrien!
A very excited looking Peter OBrien rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Little Late (ranked 2845 p4p, 4297 weight class) and Yoji Anjo Anjo (ranked 365 p4p, 490 weight class). Little Late is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Little Late!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yoji Anjo Anjo!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Late swinging wildly here.
Late dips to his left and cracks Anjo with an uppercut!
Late misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Late sets himself, and Anjo steps forward looking for the clinch! Late avoids it this time.
Anjo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anjo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anjo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Late tries to roll over but Anjo keeps him under control.
Anjo is trying to control. Late wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Late wants to sweep but Anjo has passed to side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Late tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anjo prevents Late from escaping the position.
Late is trying to get back to half guard.
Anjo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Anjo controlling the position.
Anjo throws an elbow but Late slips to the side and avoids it well.
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.
Anjo slows the pace down.
Let's hope that Anjo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Anjo stands up and beckons Late to his feet.
Anjo closes the distance and pushes Late back into the cage.
Late breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Late.
Late throws a series of punches but Anjo avoids them all with ease.
Late throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Late lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Late looks to land a combination but Anjo avoids it well.
Anjo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Late quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anjo scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Late wants to improve his position but Anjo is controlling well.
Anjo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anjo content to control rather than advance.
Late trying to hold on to Anjo's head to control him but Anjo postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo works his way into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anjo working away.
Anjo trying to control the action but Late is working from the bottom.
Late keeping his opponent close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Late, who protects the arm well.
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 Little Late will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anjo closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Anjo.
Late is trying to force a seperation but Anjo has the dominant position.
Late pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anjo scores with a takedown into Late's guard.
Anjo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anjo won't allow Late to sweep him here.
Yoji Anjo Anjo has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anjo tries to free his leg and advance position but Late is retaining full guard.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Late trying to keep a closed guard but Anjo is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Late swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Late seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anjo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Late scores with a shot to the body.
Late looks for a takedown but Anjo sprawls well.
Late cracks Anjo with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Anjo drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Late holds on and takes a little breather.
Anjo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Anjo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anjo trying to control the position from guard on top but Late is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anjo stays in close to Late's body and controls the position.
Anjo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anjo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Late has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anjo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Late looks to land a combination. Anjo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anjo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Late's guard.
Anjo stops Late from standing up.
Anjo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Late's guard.
Anjo trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo is trying to work for a kimura but Late is defending well.
Anjo is looking to advance position but Late won't allow it.
Anjo passes to side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anjo has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Late takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoji Anjo Anjo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Anjo looking to score a takedown here. Late is defending well but Anjo drives through and ends up in Late's guard.
Late is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Late wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Late's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anjo has hold of one of Late's legs. Late is fighting the takedown attempt but Anjo gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Anjo postures up and lands a big shot to Late's brow.
Anjo wants to control from the top but Late keeps moving.
Anjo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Anjo slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Late.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anjo content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anjo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Anjo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Late does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anjo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Late looking for submissions off his back.
Late wants to improve his position but Anjo is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Anjo trying to control the action but Late is working from the bottom.
Late pushes Anjo off and gets back to his feet.
Late shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anjo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anjo darts in and clinches Late up against the cage.
Late trying to land knees to the body.
Late manages to break the clinch.
Anjo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Late slips a jab and a cross from Anjo.
Late swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anjo darts in and clinches Late up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Late breaks from the clinch.
Late misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Late tries to land a front kick but Anjo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Late scores with a three punch combo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anjo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Late looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Late throws Anjo to one side and escapes!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Late takes a swing at Anjo's ribcage but misses.
Anjo has Late up against the cage in a clinch.
Anjo managing to block the knees to the body from Late.
Late misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Late's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Late pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Late misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anjo rushes Late and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Late has had enough of the clinch but Anjo keeps him there for the moment.
Anjo lands a takedown into guard.
Anjo content to stall in guard here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Anjo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Late showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Late 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Little Late!
After the big win, Little Late made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
The defeated Yoji Anjo Anjo had this to say: 'I feel good! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 1959 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Ronaldo Gomes (ranked 265 p4p, 443 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 35 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronaldo Gomes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gomes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gomes is looking to regain half guard here but Mendy keeps moving and retains side control.
Gomes takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Gomes tries to buck Mendy off but Mendy is having none of it.
Gomes keeps trying to improve his position.
Gomes is not content to let Mendy control the position.
Gomes is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomes keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gomes gets back to half guard.
Gomes is looking to improve his position.
Mendy trying to control the action but Gomes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendy tries to pass to full mount but Gomes defends it.
Gomes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mendy pulls his head out easily.
Mendy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gomes wants to improve his position but Mendy is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomes makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gomes.
Mendy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gomes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendy is one step ahead there.
Gomes is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mendy defends well.
Mendy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendy lands a couple of elbows.
Mendy scoring with some ground and pound.
Mendy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gomes is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Mendy frees his head nicely. Oh but Gomes has switched to an armbar! Mendy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ronaldo Gomes!
Our winner, Ronaldo Gomes, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rich Mahogany (ranked 1769 p4p, 3592 weight class) and Vern Schullacks (ranked 207 p4p, 389 weight class). Mahogany kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Litty. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rich Mahogany!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vern Schullacks!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schullacks misses the shot to the body.
Vern Schullacks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mahogany shoots in but Schullacks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mahogany takes the fight into the clinch.
Mahogany ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mahogany no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schullacks stands and throws Mahogany's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Schullacks wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Mahogany, who protects the arm well.
Mahogany is looking to reverse the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Mahogany's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Schullacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahogany gets back to half guard.
Mahogany gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mahogany had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Schullacks defends it easily.
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schullacks is looking to work some ground and pound but Mahogany has wrist control.
Mahogany throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Schullacks wants to control from the top but Mahogany keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schullacks wants to pass the guard but Mahogany is keeping the position.
Schullacks is posturing up here but Mahogany has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Schullacks tries to roll out but it's too tight and Schullacks has to tap! Slick submission there by Mahogany!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rich Mahogany!
After winning the bout, Rich Mahogany 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandria OcasioCortez (ranked 2123 p4p, 2573 weight class) and Raykuza Maui (ranked 112 p4p, 129 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandria OcasioCortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
OcasioCortez closes the distance and clinches.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
OcasioCortez blocking some punches.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from OcasioCortez.
Maui manages to break the clinch.
OcasioCortez moves into range and clinches up with Maui.
OcasioCortez is trying to maintain a safe position but Maui gets an underhook and turns OcasioCortez into the cage.
Our sources have told us that OcasioCortez has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OcasioCortez.
Stalling in the clinch from OcasioCortez.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maui blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maui.
OcasioCortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow that stopped Maui in his tracks for a moment.
Maui throws a head punch that misses.
OcasioCortez lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maui swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Maui.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
OcasioCortez wants to stall.
OcasioCortez lands a shoulder strike.
That has opened up Raykuza Maui's cut even more.
Maui looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as OcasioCortez takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maui misses with a short punch on the inside.
OcasioCortez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maui lands a nice uppercut.
Maui breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
OcasioCortez rushes Maui and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
OcasioCortez avoiding damage.
Maui blocks an elbow strike from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez throws an elbow that misses.
OcasioCortez landing knees to the body.
OcasioCortez crunches a lovely knee into Maui's ribcage.
OcasioCortez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
OcasioCortez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The cut above Raykuza Maui's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
OcasioCortez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice elbow from OcasioCortez.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OcasioCortez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
OcasioCortez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raykuza Maui's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OcasioCortez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from OcasioCortez.
OcasioCortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Maui controls his hands.
Maui tries to stall but OcasioCortez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
OcasioCortez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
OcasioCortez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Maui.
Maui misses with the head strike.
OcasioCortez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raykuza Maui's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexandria OcasioCortez!
After winning the bout, Alexandria OcasioCortez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Raykuza Maui was interviewed post fight and said 'There's a reason this guy is a legend, shit like that. There's no shame in losing to that guy. I had fun, i'm sure he did too and so did the fans. I love y'all. I'll be back.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexandru Mircea (ranked 1737 p4p, 2258 weight class) and Billy Williams (ranked 213 p4p, 276 weight class). Mircea comes to the cage accompanied by Shatter. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270
26 - 17 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandru Mircea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mircea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mircea looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Williams takes a swing at Mircea's ribcage but misses.
Mircea connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mircea lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mircea throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A lazy left from Mircea finds it's target.
Mircea blocks a head kick by Williams.
Mircea pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mircea throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Mircea bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mircea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Mircea.
Williams staying out of range there.
Mircea digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Mircea lands a jab to the head.
Williams lands a body shot.
Mircea misses with a low kick.
Mircea throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mircea misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mircea moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mircea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mircea checks a leg kick nicely.
Mircea was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mircea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mircea.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Mircea counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams thows a leg kick but Mircea checks it
and Mircea counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
Mircea looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot
and Mircea makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mircea scores with a punch to the head.
Mircea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mircea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A big right from Mircea misses.
Mircea misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea lands a slapping body shot.
Mircea takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Mircea finds it's way through Williams's defenses.
Mircea connects with a leg kick.
Mircea looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Mircea slips under a jab from Williams.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Mircea moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mircea connects with a looping right hand.
Mircea avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Mircea saw that one coming.
Mircea misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mircea cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mircea.
Mircea is looking to counter punch.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mircea.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mircea lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mircea throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Mircea appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mircea is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mircea.
Mircea throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Mircea lands with a shot to the body.
Mircea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mircea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams moves out of range as Mircea throws a body kick.
Mircea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mircea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Mircea throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Mircea lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Mircea connects with a nice looking jab.
Mircea lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a low kick.
Mircea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Mircea.
Mircea swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mircea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mircea doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mircea is out of range.
Mircea throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Good leg kick by Mircea.
Mircea connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams throws a right hand that Mircea ducks under and follows up with a left that Mircea also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Mircea throws a good cross that connects.
A low kick lands for Williams.
Alexandru Mircea is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mircea.
A clash of legs there as Mircea blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mircea.
A combination from Mircea does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mircea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mircea.
Mircea just misses with a punch to the body.
Mircea throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Mircea throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Mircea bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Mircea lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mircea throws out a powerful jab.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mircea misses with a wild body shot.
Mircea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
An inside leg kick lands from Mircea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but Mircea is wise to it.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mircea ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Mircea lands a jab to the head.
Mircea misses the shot to the body.
Mircea with a nice calf kick.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams tries to move into range but Mircea moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Williams lands with a hook. Mircea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A head kick by Mircea misses
and Mircea takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
letting Mircea counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mircea.
Mircea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Mircea misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Billy Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mircea misses the body punch
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
 It looks like Alexandru Mircea has been cut.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mircea backs up against the cage.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Mircea scores with a push kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mircea here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mircea throws a nice head kick!
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mircea finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mircea.
Williams avoids the head kick by Mircea.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Mircea lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mircea throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mircea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Mircea lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mircea.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alexandru Mircea dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexandru Mircea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A lazy left from Mircea finds it's target.
Mircea avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mircea.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Mircea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mircea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Mircea connects with a nice looking jab.
Mircea slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Mircea connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mircea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams staying out of range there.
Mircea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mircea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams wants to counter the offense by Mircea and move into the clinch position.
Mircea connects with an inside leg kick.
Mircea throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mircea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid leg kick lands there for Mircea.
Williams tries to bum rush Mircea with a series of wild strikes but Mircea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Mircea counters with a leg kick.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Mircea.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Mircea.
Mircea scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a one two combo.
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!
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Mircea's shoulder, as Mircea tries to avoid the shot.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mircea.
Williams swings for the body but Mircea moves out of range.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Mircea counters with a straight right hand.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mircea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mircea scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mircea scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Mircea scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mircea connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mircea to score with a decent uppercut.
Mircea looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Mircea sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mircea. Mircea obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams moves out of range as Mircea throws a body kick.
Williams wants to counter with a clinch but Mircea pushes him away.
Mircea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Mircea chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Williams tenderised Mircea's leg. Mircea is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Mircea tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Mircea throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a hook. Mircea tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mircea moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mircea connects with a jab.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mircea can pounce on him.
Williams throws a low kick but Mircea avoids it.
Mircea lands a jab to the head.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mircea throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams misses with a hook. Mircea ducked under it nicely.
Billy Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mircea.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandru Mircea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mircea 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandru Mircea!
Alexandru Mircea looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Give Me A Saul Goodman Rematch Please '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keir Toal (ranked 1346 p4p, 2635 weight class) and Benson Beckley (ranked 118 p4p, 214 weight class). Toal comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Pub Song. Benson Beckley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Keir Toal's chin.
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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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keir Toal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benson Beckley!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toal misses with a looping right.
Toal misses with an attempted mid kick.
Beckley slips a jab from Toal.
Toal blocks the body kick.
Toal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Toal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Toal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beckley cracks Toal with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Toal tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Beckley pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Toal is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benson Beckley!
The defeated Keir Toal had this to say: 'I will be better!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fyodor Dmitriev (ranked 1061 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Meltdown Miettinen (ranked 124 p4p, 284 weight class). Meltdown Miettinen 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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fyodor Dmitriev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meltdown Miettinen!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriev on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Miettinen darts in looking for a takedown but Dmitriev gets double underhooks and turns Miettinen into the cage.
Miettinen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dmitriev pinned against the cage. Dmitriev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dmitriev misses the target.
Dmitriev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miettinen's sensitive parts.
Miettinen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dmitriev defends well and Miettinen ends up having to push Dmitriev into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fyodor Dmitriev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Meltdown Miettinen.
Dmitriev feints and then cracks Miettinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miettinen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Dmitriev finds it's target.
It looks like Meltdown Miettinen has been cut.
Dmitriev closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Miettinen! Dmitriev dives in looking to finish! Miettinen is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fyodor Dmitriev!
Fyodor Dmitriev thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jet Gunner (ranked 750 p4p, 2420 weight class) and Pertti Naulakko (ranked 126 p4p, 335 weight class). Naulakko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Amon Amarth - First Kill. Pertti Naulakko has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jet Gunner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pertti Naulakko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gunner avoids the body shot from Naulakko.
Gunner lands a body shot.
Gunner misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Naulakko. Gunner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunner cracks a nice hook into Naulakko's ribs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naulakko.
A left hand lands to the body for Gunner.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Naulakko in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Pertti Naulakko has been cut.
Gunner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gunner lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Naulakko.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Naulakko.
Gunner lands a nice shot to the body.
Our sources have told us that Gunner has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gunner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gunner stalling in the clinch but Naulakko improves position.
Gunner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Naulakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Naulakko tries a body shot but Gunner blocks it.
Gunner lands a nice elbow.
Gunner misses with an elbow strike.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Naulakko in his tracks for a moment.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gunner throws a head punch that misses.
Gunner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Naulakko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naulakko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Naulakko looks to land a left hand but Gunner moved out of range nicely.
Naulakko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gunner closes the distance and pushes Naulakko back into the cage.
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!
Naulakko pushes Gunner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Naulakko breaks the clinch.
Gunner lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Good shot there by Naulakko.
Naulakko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gunner throws a sloppy head kick and Naulakko moves out of range easily.
Naulakko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunner was well out of range. Poor timing from Naulakko.
Gunner drives through and clinches with Naulakko against the cage.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Naulakko blocks an elbow strike from Gunner.
Nice body punch from Gunner.
Naulakko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Naulakko coming out on top.
Naulakko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gunner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Naulakko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Gunner finds it's way through Naulakko's defenses.
Gunner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naulakko loads up on a big right hand but Gunner slips the punch.
Pertti Naulakko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naulakko.
Gunner thinks about countering with a head kick.
Naulakko takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gunner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Naulakko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naulakko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gunners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gunner lands a jab to the nose.
Gunner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Naulakko manages to avoid it.
Gunner misses with a series of wild punches.
Naulakko misses with a body shot
and Gunner counters with a straight right hand.
Oooooh!!! Gunner has knocked Naulakko down with a huge combo! Gunner steps away and waves a wobbly Naulakko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Naulakko is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner shoots for a takedown but Naulakko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naulakko is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunner finish him?
Gunner throws a body punch but Naulakko moves out of range.
Gunner is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Gunner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunner swings for the body but Naulakko moves out of range.
A left lands for Naulakko.
Gunner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Naulakko in his tracks.
Gunner slips a straight right by Naulakko.
Naulakko throws a big shot that misses.
Gunner lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko tries to keep at a distance but Gunner has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naulakko's brow.
Gunner lands with a light punch inside.
Gunner tries to throw a body punch but Naulakko avoids it by throwing Gunner back against the cage.
Naulakko tries to circle away but Gunner has him pinned against the cage.
Naulakko seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Gunner lands an elbow just above Naulakko 's eye.
Naulakko dodges an elbow strike from Gunner.
Gunner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naulakko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Naulakko gets underhooks to prevent Gunner's takedown attempt.
Gunner prevents a body shot from Naulakko.
Naulakko leaning against his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gunner throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunner lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Naulakko.
Naulakko avoids a wild elbow strike from Gunner.
Naulakko misses with a body punch.
Naulakko stalling in the clinch but Gunner improves position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Gunner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pertti Naulakko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Naulakko throws an off balance right hand
and Gunner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gunner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Naulakko can do to turn this around?
A big right from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko thuds a left hand into Gunner's body.
Gunner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gunner ducks under a wild hook from Naulakko.
Naulakko throws out a loose jab but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner throwing a counter right hand but Naulakko manages to avoid it.
Naulakko works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko throws an overhand right that lands on Gunner's shoulder, as Gunner tries to avoid the shot.
Naulakko avoids the body shot from Gunner.
Naulakko unleashes a big counter combination but Gunner bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Naulakko misses the jab.
Naulakko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Naulakko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gunner's head backwards.
Gunner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gunner closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gunner.
A head punch on the inside from Naulakko fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunner misses with an elbow over the top.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Naulakko in his tracks for a moment.
Gunner misses with a punch to the body.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Naulakko blocks the elbow strike.
Naulakko lands a left hand.
Naulakko blocks a body shot from Gunner.
Gunner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Naulakkos head.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Naulakko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Gunner is looking for a takedown.
Naulakko misses with a body punch.
Gunner is working Naulakko over against the cage.
Gunner lands an elbow that stopped Naulakko in his tracks for a moment.
Naulakko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gunner backwards.
Naulakko wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunner.
Naulakko dodges an elbow strike from Gunner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner tries to work over Naulakko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunner tries for a takedown but Naulakko manages to get underhooks.
Jet Gunner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Naulakko is struggling to control the position.
Gunner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Naulakko controls his hands.
Gunner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Naulakko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naulakko misses with a straight right.
Gunner staying out of range there.
Naulakko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunner throws a shot to the body.
Gunner lands a leg kick that knocks Naulakko off balance momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Naulakko as Gunner shoots in.
Naulakko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Gunner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice side step and Naulakko releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gunner throws out a loose jab but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gunner takes one to the side of the head.
Gunner lands a head kick!
Gunner misses with a head kick.
Jet Gunner is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunner misses with the combination.
Gunner shoots in looking for a takedown. Naulakko tries to sprawl out of it but Gunner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Naulakko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Naulakko scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunner should have avoided that one.
Naulakko connects with a body shot that sends Gunner's belly button to the back.
Nice shot by Gunner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner is looking to clinch but Naulakko is avoiding it.
Naulakko missing with a left hand there. Gunner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gunner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Naulakko is trying to stand.
Naulakko is looking to control Gunner's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Naulakko avoid being mounted?
Gunner stalling away here and it's allowed Naulakko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Gunner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunner is pushing down on Naulakko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Naulakko is fighting to maintain full guard but Gunner has managed to sneak the leg through.
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 Jet Gunner will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pertti Naulakko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gunner lands with an uppercut that bounces Naulakko off the cage and back into range.
Gunner lands a nice shot to the body.
Naulakko is looking to score with low kicks.
Gunner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naulakko.
Naulakko connects with a jab.
Gunner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fighters circling - Naulakko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick from Gunner lands but Naulakko takes it in his stride.
Naulakko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gunner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Naulakko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gunner staying out of range there.
Gunner throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Naulakko's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naulakko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gunner throws a sloppy head kick
and Naulakko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunner lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunner struggles to land a body shot inside as Naulakko controls his hands.
Naulakko throws a head punch that misses.
Gunner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Naulakko avoids the elbow strike from Gunner, against the cage.
Gunner misses with an elbow over the top.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with the head strike.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Gunner.
Naulakko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gunner just misses with a elbow thrown towards Naulakko's brow.
Gunner lands a nice elbow.
Naulakko working aggressively here.
Naulakko misses with some punches.
Naulakko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunner misses with an elbow strike.
Pertti Naulakko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunner lands an elbow just above Naulakko 's eye.
Naulakko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Naulakko manages to break the clinch.
Gunner lands with an overhand left.
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!
Naulakko throws a body punch but Gunner moves out of range.
Jet Gunner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunner misses with a wild combination.
Gunner misses with a head kick.
Gunner tries to clinch up.
Naulakko lands a jab to Gunner's midsection.
Gunner closes the distance looking to clinch
and Naulakko counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naulakko misses with a hook to the body
and Gunner counters with a nice body shot.
Naulakko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naulakko throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunner counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with an uppercut. Gunner saw that one coming.
Gunner scores with a hook to the body. Naulakko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gunner pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Naulakko back to the cage. Gunner follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naulakko misses with a low kick.
Naulakko avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunner. Naulakko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Naulakko misses with a hook. Gunner ducked under it nicely.
Gunner catches Naulakko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Naulakko throws a body shot but no joy.
Naulakko swings for the body but Gunner moves out of range.
Naulakko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Naulakko there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Naulakko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gunner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jet Gunner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunner misses the shot to the body.
Naulakko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naulakko throws out a loose jab but Gunner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunner wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Naulakko fails to land.
Gunner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naulakko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Naulakko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Naulakko wants to break free but Gunner has control.
Gunner lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naulakko.
Gunner lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunner.
Gunner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naulakko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gunner counters with a three punch combo that has Naulakko backing up. Naulakko nods at Gunner to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunner throws a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Gunner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gunner 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Gunner!
Jet Gunner seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aleks Nik (ranked 70 p4p, 1028 weight class) and Toe Jam (ranked 10 p4p, 148 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aleks Nik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nik is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jam sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nik manages to avoid it.
Nik is looking to counter punch.
Jam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nik to counter with a crisp jab.
Nik slips a jab from Jam.
Nik throws a looping overhand right but Jam ducks down to avoid it.
Nik looks to land a right hand but Jam moved out of range.
Nik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik slips a straight right by Jam.
Nik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Nik - just one landing.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Nik counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jam thinking.
Nik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been hearing reports that Nik has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jam displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nik throws out the jab.
Jam gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nik closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik is looking to take a break and control but Jam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nik lands a few punches from side control.
Nik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jam keeps working.
Jam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nik tries to score with some ground and pound. Jam controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Jam managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Nik.
Nik throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Jam works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nik is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nik seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nik missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nik is trying to control the action in half guard but Jam is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam is looking for a sweep. Nik is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jam wants to control but Nik is keeping busy.
Nik thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nik wants to control but Jam is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nik misses with a body shot.
A jab from Nik misses.
Nik scores with a jab. Jam acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jam was well out of range. Poor timing from Nik.
Jam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jam misses the body punch
letting Nik counter with a right hand.
Jam works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jam walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jam throws a big shot that misses.
Nik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jam looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jam takes a swing at Nik's ribcage but misses.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam defending well as Nik loads up on a big left hand.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nik moves away.
A shot to the liver by Jam. Beautiful body shot.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nik.
Jam misses with a looping right.
Nik shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jam as he jumps to the side.
Toe Jam is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nik ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Nik closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Nik lands in his opponent's guard.
Nik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jam works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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 Aleks Nik will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
and Nik counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nik is looking to clinch.
Nik moves out of range as Jam strikes.
A big right from Jam misses.
Nik lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jam at a distance.
Nik tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jam swings for the body but Nik moves out of range.
Nik takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Aleks Nik has been cut.
Jam misses with a shot to the body
and Nik counters with a right hand to the body.
Nik needs to keep his hands up - Jam had a free shot at his head there.
Nik sizes up Jam with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nik uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jam.
Nik lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Nik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Toe Jam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jam defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Nik is out of range.
Nik tries for a takedown but Jam sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nik tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jam sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nik somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleks Nik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nik takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nik misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jam! But no joy.
Nik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Nik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Jam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jam ducks right into an uppercut from Nik.
Jam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nik on the side of the head.
Jam shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nik steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
A little feinted left hand from Nik on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam misses with a looping right.
Jam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nik.
Jam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Jam. No joy for Nik on that attempt.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nik.
Jab by Nik.
Nik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jam lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nik keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jam.
It looked like Nik wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jam moves forwards but Nik connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jam.
Jam lands a nice shot to the body.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nik.
Jam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jam takes a swing at Nik's ribcage but misses.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jam scores with the left hand. Nik knows he should have avoided that one.
Jam takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Jam finds it's way through Nik's defenses.
Nik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jam.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Nik counters with a straight right hand.
Jam misses with a wild body shot.
Jam cracks Nik with a good jab.
Nik slips a straight right by Jam.
Nik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nik scores with a body shot.
Jam doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nik lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam misses with a looping right.
Nik keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Nik uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jam.
Nik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jam walks into a straight right hand from Nik.
Nik throws a hook to the side of Jam's head but Jam sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nik.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Nik tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Nik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jam.
Jam connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Jam.
Jam jabs Nik to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jam uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nik.
Jam scores with a jab.
Nik just misses with a punch to the body.
Nik changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jam tries to avoid it but Nik manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jam to the ground. Jam escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Jam was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Toe Jam will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Aleks Nik's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nik rushes Jam and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nik.
Jam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nik jabs Jam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jam throws a shot from downtown. Nik moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Jam lands.
Nik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Jam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nik avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jam uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nik.
Nik fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nik looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nik throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Jam on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jam scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jam to score with a decent uppercut.
Nik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam takes a swing at Nik's ribcage but misses.
Nik throws a body punch but Jam moves out of range.
Jam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nik lands a lovely overhand right.
Nik looking to score a takedown here. Jam is defending well but Nik drives through and ends up in Jam's guard.
Nik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jam wants to sweep but no luck.
Nik postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nik controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nik seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jam for as long as he can get away with.
Nik lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jam being controlled here, momentarily.
Nik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nik throws an elbow that misses. Jam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nik's guard. Nice move by Jam!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nik looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jam is one step ahead there.
Nik has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jam tries to stand but Nik is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nik wants to sweep but no luck.
Jam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jam trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nik's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nik holds on and takes a little breather.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nik pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jam is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nik controlling from the top position.
Nik wants to control from the top but Jam keeps moving.
Nik with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aleks Nik.
I think Nik 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleks Nik!
A very excited looking Aleks Nik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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