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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taromaru Momoji (ranked 2249 p4p, 2140 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 252 p4p, 244 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taromaru Momoji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack throws a right hand that Momoji ducks under and follows up with a left that Momoji also avoids with ease.
Momoji feinted with a counter takedown.
Mack throws a leg kick which misses Momoji's front leg but catches the back leg as Momoji tries to avoid it.
Momoji throws a hook but Mack avoids it easily.
Momoji cracks a nice hook into Mack's ribs.
Mack scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
 It looks like Taromaru Momoji has been cut.
Momoji cracks Mack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Momoji shoots in and drives through. Mack sprawls well.
Mack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Momoji closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Momoji is trying to control the action in half guard but Mack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
Momoji performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Momoji is pressing down on Mack's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mack 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Momoji in particular looking to stall.
Momoji works his foot free and advances to mount.
Momoji trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Momoji fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Momoji landing punches.
Momoji wants to control the pace but Mack is squirming around nicely.
Mack really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Momoji. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mack is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mack is looking to escape.
Momoji is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mack is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Momoji controlling from the full mount.
Momoji throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Momoji trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji controlling from mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mack can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mack squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mack is looking to escape.
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount.
Momoji thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Momoji lands a couple of good shots and Mack has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Momoji keeps control of the position easily here as Mack tries to buck him off.
Mack trying to get back to his feet but Momoji is in full control for now.
Momoji trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mack is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Momoji off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Momoji struggling to land strikes to the head as Mack covers up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mack trying to get back to his feet but Momoji is in full control for now.
Momoji throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taromaru Momoji's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Momoji fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mack connects with a good right hand that stumbles Momoji. Momoji circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Momoji scores with a punch to the head.
Momoji feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Macks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Momoji shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Momoji showed some decent athleticism there.
Momoji stalling away here and it's allowed Mack to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mack wants to get back to his feet but Momoji is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Momoji is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Momoji pushes down on Mack's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji wants to pass to mount but Mack is defending the position.
Momoji frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Momoji controlling from mount.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
Momoji breaks from Mack's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Momoji looking to ground and pound but Mack is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Momoji throws some wild stikes that Mack manages to avoid easily.
Momoji scoring with strikes but Mack is staying in there.
Momoji looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mack is looking to escape.
Mack is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji controlling from the full mount.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mack is looking to escape.
Momoji working the ground and pound effectively.
Momoji looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taromaru Momoji overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Momoji is really struggling to control Mack but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Momoji is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momoji is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Mack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Momoji looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Momoji content just to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taromaru Momoji dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Taromaru Momoji'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Momoji scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Kain Mack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mack is looking to chop away at Momoji's legs.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Momoji moved out of range nicely.
Momoji changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mack looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Momoji looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mack is avoiding damage well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Momoji is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Momoji looking to control but instead Mack has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Momoji trying to control the action but Mack is working from the bottom.
Momoji slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Momoji stops Mack from getting back to his feet.
Momoji looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mack wants to get back to his feet.
Momoji works his way into side control.
Momoji slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Momoji scoring with punches and elbows.
Momoji controls the position from side control.
Momoji is looking to take a break and control but Mack is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Momoji controlling the position.
Momoji landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Momoji advances to mount.
Momoji punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kain Mack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Momoji looking to control but Mack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Momoji looking to finish with strikes here!
Mack taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Momoji lands a big shot there that rocks Mack but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Momoji controlling from mount.
Momoji trying to control but Mack is having none of it.
Momoji cracks Mack with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Momoji can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mack is looking to escape.
Momoji controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taromaru Momoji showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Momoji, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taromaru Momoji!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenjiro Tokugawa (ranked 1891 p4p, 1402 weight class) and Shinji Tomoguchi (ranked 222 p4p, 172 weight class). 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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16 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenjiro Tokugawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinji Tomoguchi!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomoguchi throws a looping overhand right but Tokugawa ducks down to avoid it.
Tokugawa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands with an uppercut that bounces Tokugawa off the cage and back into range.
Tokugawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tokugawa avoids the body shot from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tomoguchi stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomoguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi throws a body shot but no joy.
Tomoguchi wants to clinch.
Tokugawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Tomoguchi moved out of range.
Tokugawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tomoguchi stuns Tokugawa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice body punch from Tomoguchi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tokugawa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tomoguchi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tokugawa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tomoguchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tomoguchi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tokugawa ducks under a wild hook from Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
Tokugawa digs a good body shot into Tomoguchi's ribs.
A left lands for Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tomoguchi on his heels. He'll look to pass Tomoguchi's guard now, I'm sure.
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!
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Tomoguchi keeps moving.
Tomoguchi has his foot on Tokugawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tokugawa works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomoguchi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tokugawa is aware though and is defending well.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Tomoguchi blocks nicely.
Tomoguchi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tokugawa connects with a couple of short punches.
Tokugawa stands up over Tomoguchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tomoguchi on the ground.
Tokugawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tokugawa trying to control but Tomoguchi is working from the bottom.
Tokugawa throwing strikes from guard but Tomoguchi blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa works over Tomoguchi with some ground and pound from guard.
Tokugawa stands up over Tomoguchi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tokugawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomoguchi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tokugawa defends well.
Tokugawa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa chips away with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tokugawa trying to control but Tomoguchi is working from the bottom.
Tomoguchi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tokugawa gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tokugawa keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tomoguchi's head.
Tokugawa with a nice head shot there.
Tokugawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tomoguchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tomoguchi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tokugawa wants to control from the top but Tomoguchi keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shinji Tomoguchi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tomoguchi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tokugawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tomoguchi lands a really nice looking cross but Tokugawa seems unphased.
Tokugawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tokugawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tomoguchi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tokugawa delivers a nice body kick.
Tomoguchi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tokugawa moves away.
Tokugawa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tomoguchi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tokugawa.
Tomoguchi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tokugawa.
Tomoguchi lands with a nice combination. Tokugawa backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomoguchi looks to land a left hand but Tokugawa moved out of range nicely.
Tomoguchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Tokugawa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Tomoguchi misses its intended target.
Tomoguchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Tomoguchi throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomoguchi loads up on a big right hand but Tokugawa slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomoguchi swings for the body but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Tokugawa throws out a leg kick but Tomoguchi moves out of range and Tokugawa only half commits.
Tomoguchi avoids the head kick by Tokugawa.
Tokugawa slips under a jab.
Tomoguchi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tokugawa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tomoguchi swivels and escapes.
Tomoguchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tokugawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomoguchi.
Tokugawa tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tokugawa is defended easily by Tomoguchi.
Tomoguchi is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tokugawa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kenjiro Tokugawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tokugawa working the strikes but Tomoguchi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa lands with a punch from half guard.
Tokugawa is working for a submission of some sort.
Tomoguchi tries to roll over but Tokugawa keeps him under control.
Tokugawa thows a huge punch but Tomoguchi dodges it nicely.
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!
Tokugawa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tokugawa drops an elbow to the side of Tomoguchi's head.
Tokugawa landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa winds up and cracks Tomoguchi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Tokugawa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tokugawa working the head and body with strikes.
Tokugawa is looking for a kimura but Tomoguchi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tokugawa to get the leverage.
Tokugawa is just content to waste time from the top position. Tomoguchi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Tomoguchi keeping moving, preventing Tokugawa from controlling successfully.
Tokugawa stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Tomoguchi throws up his legs and catches Tokugawa in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Tokugawa tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Tomoguchi! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Shinji Tomoguchi!
In his post fight interview, Shinji Tomoguchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaco Camden (ranked 1477 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Danny Trejo (ranked 172 p4p, 242 weight class). Trejo has chosen El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaco Camden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trejo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Camden blocking some punches.
Trejo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camden lands a nice elbow.
 It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Trejo misses with a body punch.
Trejo has a couple of punches blocked by Camden.
A head punch on the inside from Trejo fails to land.
Camden lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Camden.
Camden is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trejo is defending well for now.
Trejo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trejo tries to work over Camden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Camden avoiding damage.
Trejo misses with a punch to the body.
Camden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Trejo up against the cage.
Camden doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trejo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Camden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trejo blocks an elbow strike from Camden.
Camden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trejo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Camden has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Camden lands a good knee to the midsection. Trejo won't want to take too many of those.
Trejo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Trejo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camden lands an elbow inside.
Camden lands a nice elbow.
Camden missing with knees to the body.
Camden creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trejo's defenses.
 Trejo is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Camden lands a big elbow that drops Trejo! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Trejo is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaco Camden!
Jaco Camden took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Stoner's Killer Apparel for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damar Sulekov (ranked 1510 p4p, 3312 weight class) and Isaac Ebe (ranked 91 p4p, 341 weight class). Isaac Ebe has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Damar Sulekov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Ebe!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Ebe.
Sulekov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ebes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sulekov throws a hook but Ebe blocks it.
Sulekov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ebe.
A big right from Sulekov misses.
Ebe throws a shot from downtown. Sulekov moves away and avoids it.
Sulekov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ebe.
Sulekov throws a hook but Ebe avoids it easily.
Sulekov misses with a straight right.
Sulekov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sulekov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Damar Sulekov has been cut.
Nice jab there from Ebe.
Sulekov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sulekov misses with an uppercut.
Ebe scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ebe.
Sulekov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sulekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sulekov misses with a wild body shot.
Sulekov looks to land a left hand but Ebe moved out of range nicely.
Ebe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Ebe.
Damar Sulekov's cut is getting worse.
Ebe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sulekov was well out of range. Poor timing from Ebe.
Sulekov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Sulekov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ebe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sulekov misses the shot to the body.
Sulekov misses with a hook. Ebe ducked under it nicely.
Sulekov throws a lazy uppercut
and Ebe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Ebe.
Ebe lands a big uppercut and Sulekov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Sulekov looks OK. Ebe waves Sulekov back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Ebe.
Ebe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sulekov is breathing heavily.
Sulekov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ebe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ebe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sulekov momentarily.
Damar Sulekov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ebe lands a big right hand that sends Sulekov crashing to the mat! Ebe stays standing though and waves Sulekov back to his feet!
 Sulekov is rocked!
Ebe fakes the body blow, causing Sulekov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Sulekov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Isaac Ebe!
After winning the bout, Isaac Ebe 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 Julio Christ (ranked 1733 p4p, 2500 weight class) and Murfum Orcarm (ranked 103 p4p, 139 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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julio Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Murfum Orcarm!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orcarm changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Christ looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Orcarm working the head and body with strikes.
Orcarm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orcarm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Orcarm working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Orcarm trying to control the position but Christ is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ's coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orcarm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Christ can't do much from the bottom here.
Christ is trying to get back to half guard.
Orcarm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Orcarm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Orcarm is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Christ knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Christ is trying to control Orcarm's posture but Orcarm avoids it.
Christ knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Orcarm on the ground.
Orcarm is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Christ has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orcarm looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Orcarm taking a break here but Christ is having none of it and regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christ is controlling Orcarm's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orcarm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Christ has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orcarm is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Christ is staying active underneath Orcarm, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Orcarm is trying to work for a kimura but Christ is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Murfum Orcarm dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orcarm tries to clinch but Christ moves out of range.
Orcarm looking to score a takedown here. Christ is defending well but Orcarm drives through and ends up in Christ's guard.
Christ is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Orcarm wants to control from the top but Christ keeps moving.
Christ trying to keep a closed guard but Orcarm is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orcarm trying to control but Christ is working from the bottom.
Orcarm drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Christ dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orcarm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Christ won't allow Orcarm to pass to mount.
Orcarm is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Orcarm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm wants to take a breather but Christ is having none of it.
Christ trying to control here.
Christ is not content to let Orcarm control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orcarm working the head and body with strikes.
It looks like Julio Christ has been cut.
Christ wants to control but Orcarm is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Orcarm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Orcarm is looking for a kimura but Christ is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Orcarm to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Orcarm seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Christ is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Murfum Orcarm!
A victorious Murfum Orcarm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Average Tycoon Player (ranked 1541 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Chad Billingsly (ranked 160 p4p, 125 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Average Tycoon Player!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chad Billingsly!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon Player fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tycoon Player smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly throws a hook but Tycoon Player blocks it.
Billingsly scores with a nice head shot.
Billingsly throws a hook but Tycoon Player avoids it easily.
Tycoon Player blocks a jab.
Tycoon Player lands a left and a right that send Billingsly crashing to the mat, dazed. Tycoon Player thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tycoon Player moves out of range of the strikes.
Tycoon Player misses with a jab to the body
and Billingsly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tycoon Player pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon Player throws a lazy uppercut
and Billingsly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tycoon Player takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Billingsly loads up on a big right hand but Tycoon Player slips the punch.
Billingsly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Billingsly fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tycoon Player looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon Player on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tycoon Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon Player throws a right hand that misses
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Tycoon Player misses the target.
Tycoon Player misses with a looping left.
Billingsly misses with a looping left.
Tycoon Player takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Billingsly 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 swing and a miss from Billingsly.
Tycoon Player swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Billingsly throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon Player moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon Player swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon Player walks into a stiff left hand from Billingsly.
Billingsly just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player slips a jab from Billingsly.
Billingsly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tycoon Player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon Player throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Billingsly counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Tycoon Player keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon Player swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tycoon Player's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Billingsly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon Player scrambles back to his feet.
Billingsly is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon Player had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Billingsly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tycoon Player looks to land a left hand but Billingsly moved out of range nicely.
Billingsly throws out a loose jab but Tycoon Player uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tycoon Player was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tycoon Player has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tycoon Player there as he acknowledges the shot.
Billingsly thuds a left hand into Tycoon Player's body.
Billingsly lands with a kick to the temple. Tycoon Player shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Billingsly connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tycoon Player.
Billingsly digs a good body shot into Tycoon Player's ribs.
Tycoon Player throws a looping overhand right but Billingsly ducks down to avoid it.
Billingsly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've been told by Tycoon Player's head coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Billingsly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tycoon Player throws a jab but it's blocked by Billingsly.
Billingsly is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tycoon Player with a body shot.
Tycoon Player is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Billingsly counters with a straight right hand.
Tycoon Player throws a nice looking combination but Billingsly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Billingsly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tycoon Player takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tycoon Player misses with a double jab.
Billingsly looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billingsly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Billingsly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tycoon Player throws a leg kick that is checked
and Billingsly counters with a stiff right hand.
Billingsly cracks Tycoon Player with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Billingsly gets a clinch.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly scores with a hook to the body.
Tycoon Player is breathing heavily.
Tycoon Player wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Billingsly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billingsly lands an uppercut.
Billingsly lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon Player tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Billingsly's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billingsly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Billingsly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Tycoon Player tries to land a knee to the head but Billingsly blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Billingsly dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Billingsly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tycoon Player closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Billingsly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billingsly slips under a jab.
Tycoon Player's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Billingsly connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon Player scrambles back to his feet.
Tycoon Player uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billingsly.
Tycoon Player looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tycoon Player throws a combination that misses
letting Billingsly counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Billingsly. Beautiful body shot.
Tycoon Player misses with a right hand
and Tycoon Player takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Billingsly ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tycoon Player ducks under a wild hook from Billingsly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Tycoon Player does no damage.
Billingsly doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice shot by Billingsly.
Tycoon Player throws a right hand that misses
enabling Billingsly to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Billingsly lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billingsly jabs Tycoon Player to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tycoon Player misses with a lunging right hand
and Billingsly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tycoon Player on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice body punch from Billingsly.
Billingsly lands the left hand.
Billingsly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tycoon Player is rocked!
Billingsly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tycoon Player in his tracks.
Oh Tycoon Player is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Billingsly scores with a body shot.
Billingsly comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tycoon Player seems to have got his legs back now.
Tycoon Player throws an overhand right that lands on Billingsly's shoulder, as Billingsly tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Billingsly sizes up Tycoon Player with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A cross from Billingsly lands.
Tycoon Player takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Billingsly feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tycoon Player sprawling to the canvas! Tycoon Player rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Billingsly finish him?!
Jab, jab by Billingsly - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Billingsly lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tycoon Player doesn't seem phased though.
Billingsly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tycoon Player.
Chad Billingsly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Billingsly throws a body shot but no joy.
Tycoon Player needs to keep his hands up - Billingsly had a free shot at his head there.
Billingsly throws a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Billingsly.
Tycoon Player connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Billingsly lands a body shot.
Tycoon Player walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice uppercut there from Billingsly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook
and Billingsly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Billingsly misses with a lunging right hand
and Billingsly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Tycoon Player.
Billingsly throws a hook but Tycoon Player avoids it easily.
Tycoon Player looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Billingsly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Billingsly moves away from the strike by Tycoon Player.
A nice side step and Billingsly releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Billingsly throws a hook but Tycoon Player blocks it.
Billingsly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Billingsly jabs at Tycoon Player's body.
Billingsly connects with a body shot that sends Tycoon Player's belly button to the back.
Tycoon Player swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Billingsly to counter with a crisp jab.
Billingsly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
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!
Billingsly lands with a good body shot.
Billingsly scores with a nice strike.
Tycoon Player throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tycoon Player takes one to the chin there.
Tycoon Player misses with a hook.
Billingsly digs a good body shot into Tycoon Player's ribs.
Tycoon Player takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Billingsly lands a really nice looking cross but Tycoon Player seems unphased.
Tycoon Player takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Billingsly sends Tycoon Player crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Billingsly is motioning to the referee to let Tycoon Player up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Billingsly changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tycoon Player leaves his chin hanging out and Billingsly seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tycoon Player crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Billingsly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Billingsly waved his t-shirt featuring Dick Dolla Douchebag's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaiden Thibodeaux (ranked 881 p4p, 1269 weight class) and Sonny Barella (ranked 66 p4p, 92 weight class). Thibodeaux comes to the cage accompanied by Scotty x D4L. Kaiden Thibodeaux could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sonny Barella's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaiden Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Barella!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barella looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Barella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thibodeaux digs a good hook to Barella's body.
Barella throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barella looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thibodeaux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barella misses with a double jab.
Barella with a poor takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sonny Barella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barella tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barella throws a head kick that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a left to the body.
Barella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Barella.
Barella lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barella.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barella throws a lazy head kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Barella connects with a single shot there.
Thibodeaux throws a shot from downtown. Barella moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Barella.
Thibodeaux swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Barella is defended easily by Thibodeaux.
Barella throws a sloppy head kick and Thibodeaux moves out of range easily.
A punch lands to the side of Barella 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thibodeaux showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barella.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barella moves into range and connects with a jab.
Barella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the body kick from Barella.
Barella staying out of range there.
Thibodeaux throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Barella stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barella tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaiden Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barella misses with a looping left.
Barella fails with the takedown.
Kaiden Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Barella.
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!
A left lands for Thibodeaux.
Barella throws a head kick that misses.
Barella looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barella throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thibodeaux was covering up waiting for the punch and Barella finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Barella drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Thibodeaux manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Barella has Thibodeaux in his guard.
Barella looking for a sweep. Not yet Barella, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thibodeaux sitting in guard here, content to control.
Barella working for a triangle but Thibodeaux defends it easily.
Thibodeaux controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've been informed that Barella has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thibodeaux avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thibodeaux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thibodeaux trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barella is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thibodeaux is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sonny Barella 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.
Barella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barella with a poor takedown
and Thibodeaux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barella misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A punch combination from Barella misses.
A punch combination from Barella misses.
Barella throws a combination. Thibodeaux tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Barella saw that one coming.
Thibodeaux tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barella was well out of range. Poor timing from Thibodeaux.
Barella misses with a few strikes there.
Barella tries to bum rush Thibodeaux with a series of wild strikes but Thibodeaux uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Barella fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barella closes the distance and clinches up with Thibodeaux, looking for a takedown. Barella pushes Thibodeaux against the cage but Thibodeaux circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaiden Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sonny Barella.
Barella is looking to clinch.
Barella is breathing heavily.
Barella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barella has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barella misses with a double jab
and Thibodeaux counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Thibodeaux coming out on top.
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Barella in his tracks.
Barella misses with a series of wild punches.
Thibodeaux misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Thibodeaux there.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Thibodeaux changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barella misses with a combination
letting Thibodeaux counter with a right hand.
Thibodeaux with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Barella does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barella shoots in looking for a takedown. Thibodeaux tries to sprawl out of it but Barella keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barella misses with a low kick.
Barella shoots in looking for a takedown. Thibodeaux tries to sprawl out of it but Barella keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Thibodeaux manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thibodeaux lands a nice looking body shot.
Barella throws a right and a left that both miss.
Barella fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeaux lands the left hand.
Thibodeaux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barella slips under a jab from Thibodeaux.
Barella tries to close the distance and clinch but Thibodeaux swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonny Barella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barella rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thibodeaux moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barella misses with a low kick.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barella throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barella throws an overhand right that lands on Thibodeaux's shoulder, as Thibodeaux tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
Sonny Barella seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barella throws a right and a left that Thibodeaux avoids nicely.
Barella misses with a hook. Thibodeaux ducked under it nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Thibodeaux misses its target.
No joy there for Barella, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barella shoots in looking for a takedown but Thibodeaux manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barella's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Barella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barella staying out of range there.
Barella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux with a hook.
Barella fails to land the takedown.
Thibodeaux blocks a head kick by Barella.
A quick step to the side and Thibodeaux tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thibodeaux lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Thibodeaux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Barella tries to counter it with a takedown but Thibodeaux pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Barella throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Thibodeaux to counter with a crisp jab.
Thibodeaux scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barella doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Thibodeaux does it's job there.
Thibodeaux lands a nice hook to Barella's body. Barella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Barella.
Barella misses with a combination
and Barella takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thibodeaux, as that shot connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaiden Thibodeaux dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Barella misses with a left hand
and Thibodeaux counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barella falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Barella throws a head kick but Thibodeaux moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Barella.
Barella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thibodeaux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barella looks to land a combination but Thibodeaux avoids it well.
Barella lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Thibodeaux.
Barella throws a combination that misses
and Thibodeaux counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thibodeaux defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barella.
Thibodeaux misses with an uppercut. Barella saw that one coming.
Barella takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thibodeaux with a nice cross.
Barella with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice uppercut.
Barella is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux works the jab nicely.
Barella is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Thibodeaux! Barella is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaiden Thibodeaux!
Kaiden Thibodeaux bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1299 p4p, 573 weight class) and Sime Soldic (ranked 97 p4p, 37 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria clinches.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arturo Ellacuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ellacuria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick from Soldic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soldic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellacuria's head backwards.
Soldic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria throws out a loose jab but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ellacuria tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Ellacuria down.
Soldic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellacuria drives through and clinches with Soldic against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soldic.
Ellacuria has Soldic pressed against the cage, preventing Soldic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ellacuria is looking to control Soldic's arms but Soldic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellacuria has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic blocks an uppercut.
Soldic tries to break the clinch but Ellacuria is controlling the position.
Ellacuria stalling in the clinch but Soldic improves position.
Ellacuria is struggling to control the position.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Ellacuria connects with a looping right hand.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soldic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Soldic scores with a nice right hand.
Soldic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ellacuria rushes Soldic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellacuria lands an uppercut.
Soldic can't break the clinch.
Ellacuria is looking to control Soldic's arms but Soldic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellacuria has his back to the cage.
Soldic lands with a left to the head.
Soldic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldic connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellacuria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Soldic scores with a body shot.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
It seemed like Soldic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up but Soldic circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellacuria throws a series of punches but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic tries to keep at a distance but Ellacuria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Ellacuria won't allow it.
Ellacuria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soldic tries to circle away but Ellacuria has him pinned against the cage.
Ellacuria lands a knee to the body.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellacuria looks to land a combination. Soldic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellacuria walks into a straight right hand from Soldic.
Soldic throws out a powerful jab.
Soldic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ellacuria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soldic scrambles back to his feet.
Ellacuria tries to move into range but Soldic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ellacuria misses the jab.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellacuria tests Soldic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soldic lands a jab to the nose.
Ellacuria throws a nice looking combination but Soldic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soldic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soldic staying out of range there.
Ellacuria throws an overhand right that lands on Soldic's shoulder, as Soldic tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Soldic there.
Soldic tests Ellacuria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellacuria. That did some damage!
Ellacuria throws a lazy right hand but Soldic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut. Soldic saw that one coming.
Soldic connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldic lands a glancing blow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Jab from Ellacuria.
Soldic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ellacuria doesn't manage to clinch there - Soldic circles away.
Soldic digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Soldic tests Ellacuria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Ellacuria lands with an overhand left.
Soldic is rocked!
Soldic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellacuria momentarily.
Soldic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellacuria finish him?
Ellacuria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soldic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria wants to clinch up but Soldic keeps it at a distance.
Ellacuria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellacuria.
Soldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellacuria tries to clinch but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Ellacuria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
Soldic scoring well with a low kick there.
Soldic takes a swing at Ellacuria's ribcage but misses.
Ellacuria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soldic slips under a jab.
Soldic cracks Ellacuria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Ellacuria seems unphased.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soldic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellacuria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soldic in his tracks.
Soldic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soldic throws a leg kick which misses Ellacuria's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellacuria tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ellacuria misses its intended target.
Ellacuria misses with the combination.
Soldic lands with a shot to the body.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Ellacuria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ellacuria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellacuria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ellacuria misses.
Ellacuria works the jab nicely.
Soldic throws a leg kick which misses Ellacuria's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellacuria tries to avoid it.
Ellacuria moves forwards but Soldic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldic scores with a shot to the body.
Soldic scores with a hook.
Soldic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Soldic.
Ellacuria closes the distance and clinches.
Ellacuria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic jabs at Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soldic lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soldic scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Ellacuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soldic.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellacuria as he connects with a hook.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellacuria throws out the jab.
Ellacuria needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Ellacuria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellacuria throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
An inside leg kick lands from Soldic.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Soldic.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellacuria.
Soldic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soldic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellacuria closes the distance and pushes Soldic back into the cage.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Soldic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soldic cracks Ellacuria with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Ellacuria does no damage.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellacuria. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellacuria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Soldic - just one landing.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Soldic walks into a left hand.
Soldic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellacuria.
Soldic connects with a right hand. Ellacuria shakes it off.
Soldic lands a nice hook to Ellacuria's body. Ellacuria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ellacuria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soldic 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellacuria doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Ellacuria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellacuria.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria cracks Soldic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ellacuria throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellacuria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Soldic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soldic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellacuria's sensitive parts.
Ellacuria misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellacuria wants to clinch up but Soldic keeps it at a distance.
Soldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soldic.
Ellacuria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soldic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soldic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ellacuria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ellacuria is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Ellacuria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellacuria misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Soldic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soldic lands an overhand right.
Ellacuria scores with a jab. Soldic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
Ellacuria cracks Soldic with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Soldic falls to his knees and Ellacuria doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
A victorious Arturo Ellacuria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Babel (ranked 678 p4p, 304 weight class) and Lasse Savisto (ranked 76 p4p, 40 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nino Babel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lasse Savisto!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babel throws a lazy uppercut
and Savisto counters with a straight right hand.
Savisto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Babel.
Savisto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Babel misses with a double jab
and Savisto counters with a nice body shot.
Babel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel fails to pull guard.
Savisto throws a knee to the head but misses.
Babel has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Savisto trying to land knees to the body.
Babel tries to pull guard but Savisto holds him up against the cage and eventually Babel drops back down to his feet.
Savisto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Babels head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel is trying to pull guard but Savisto turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nino Babel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Savisto misses with a knee strike.
Savisto breaks the clinch.
Babel takes the fight into the clinch.
Babel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Babel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Savisto just stands there and leans against the cage.
Babel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Savisto smiles and moves away.
Savisto jabs Babel right on the nose. Babel blinks but takes it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Babel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Savisto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel wants to clinch
and Savisto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Savisto looks to land a left hand but Babel moved out of range nicely.
Babel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Savisto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Babel defends it easily.
Savisto trying to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel pushing down on Savisto's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Babel content to control rather than advance.
Babel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Babel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savisto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Savisto sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Savisto trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lasse Savisto dominated that round.
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.
Babel looks to throw the jab but Savisto is out of range.
Savisto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Savisto swings for the body but Babel moves out of range.
Nino Babel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savisto missing with a left hand there. Babel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babel feinted with a counter takedown.
Savisto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Savisto.
Babel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Savisto looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Savisto is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Savisto has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Savisto is staying active underneath Babel, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Babel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Savisto doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Babel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babel is working for a submission of some sort.
Babel is thwarting Savisto's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Babel wants to work for an arm triangle but Savisto is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Savisto has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Savisto trying to control but Babel postures up.
Babel is looking for a kimura here.
Savisto is looking for a sweep. Babel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babel passes to full mount!
Babel is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Savisto is in real trouble.
Savisto wants to escape the position.
Savisto preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Babel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel is hanging on to Savisto's back as he tries to escape.
Savisto is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Babel gets his way!
Babel not allowing Savisto to control his hands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babel working for a choke but Savisto reverses nicely into Babel 's guard.
Babel looking for a guillotine here but Savisto defends easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Babel dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A slow jab from Savisto misses its intended target.
Babel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Savisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babel tries to clinch up
and Babel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Savisto tries to bum rush Babel with a series of wild strikes but Babel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savisto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Savisto.
Babel wants to clinch up but Savisto keeps it at a distance.
Savisto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Babel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Savisto's half guard.
Savisto looking for submissions off his back.
Babel is looking to advance position but Savisto won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babel takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Savisto is looking to improve his position.
Babel is pressing down on Savisto's thigh, looking to free his foot. Savisto is holding on for now.
Babel is thwarting Savisto's attempts to control the position.
Savisto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babel drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Savisto dives on top into guard.
Babel looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Savisto passes Babel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Babel trying to hold on to Savisto's head to control him but Savisto postures up.
Babel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babel holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babel trying to control from the bottom.
Savisto performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Babel is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Babel wants to control but Savisto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lasse Savisto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Savisto has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lasse Savisto!
A very excited looking Lasse Savisto 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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