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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Taer Florendo (ranked 4569 p4p, 3294 weight class) and Nikolas Conner (ranked 230 p4p, 188 weight class). Nikolas Conner 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taer Florendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nikolas Conner!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Conner.
Taer Florendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Florendo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Florendo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Florendo or perhaps it was just good defense by Conner, which made it look bad.
Conner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick lands for Conner.
Conner connects with a leg kick.
Florendo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Conner scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Conner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Florendo if he has to take too many more of those.
Conner instigates a clinch.
Conner taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Florendo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Conner scores with a shot to the side of Florendo's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Conner obliges.
Conner scores with a knee to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Conner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conner.
The referee calls for Conner to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Conner.
Conner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conner tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conner stalls.
Florendo jumps guard but Conner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Conner on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Florendo takes an elbow to the temple.
A hook to the body from Conner.
Conner avoiding damage.
Conner tries a body shot but Florendo blocks it.
Conner lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Conner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Florendo up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conner stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Conner.
Conner controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nikolas Conner.
That kick from Conner tenderised Florendo's leg. Florendo is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Florendo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Conner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Conner. That's going to slow Florendo down.
Conner scores with a nice head shot.
Conner throws a series of punches but Florendo avoids them all with ease.
Florendo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Conner counters with a low kick, right behind Florendo 's knee.
We've been informed that Conner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taer Florendo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Florendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
 Florendo is rocked!
Conner throws a head kick that half lands.
Oh Florendo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Florendo is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Conner Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Florendo is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nikolas Conner!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between MewChoo Free (ranked 2752 p4p, 2681 weight class) and Michael Page (ranked 308 p4p, 301 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Granite chin |
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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, MewChoo Free!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Page!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Free lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Free lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Free blocks a head kick by Page.
Free throws a big shot that misses.
Free misses with an uppercut.
Free takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A bone on bone clash there as Page blocks the leg kick.
Free moves out of range of the strikes.
Page throws out a loose jab but Free uses good head movement to avoid it.
Free half committed to a counter leg kick.
Free fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page throws out a counter right but Free avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Page 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Page tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Free was well out of range. Poor timing from Page.
Free throws a lazy right hand but Page sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Page walks into a jab.
Page swings for the body but Free moves out of range.
Free misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Free slips under a jab from Page.
Page lands with a straight right. Free didn't see that one coming.
Free keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And Free counters with a quick kick to the body but Page blocks it.
A good leg kick by Free.
Free definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Free misses with a body shot.
Free uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Page has time to react.
Free fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Page manages to avoid it.
Page pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Free misses with a low kick.
Free buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Page misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As Page backs away, Free returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Page's jab looks to have found its range, popping Free under the eye.
Page lands a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Page.
A jab from Page does it's job there.
Page moves out of range as Free strikes.
Free connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Page tries a head kick but it misses.
Free takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Free throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Free misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Free takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Page throws a series of punches but Free avoids them all with ease.
Page lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Free misses with a straight right.
Free lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Free cracks a nice hook into Page's ribs.
Free thuds a left hand into Page's body.
Free throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Free throws a jab when Page was well out of range.
Page dodges the punch combination from Free.
Free throws a leg kick that is checked
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Free counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Free does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Free uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Page.
Free throwing a counter right hand but Page manages to avoid it.
Page slips under a jab.
Page throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Page.
Page misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Free.
Page throws a jab but it's blocked by Free.
Page works over Free's head and body with a nice combination.
Page ducks under a wild hook from Free.
Page misses with a looping right.
It looked like Free was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Page.
Page staying out of range there.
Page moves away from the strike by Free.
A swing and a miss from Free.
Page looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Free throws a looping overhand right but Page ducks down to avoid it.
Free 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.
Page scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Free throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Free misses.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Page takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Free walks into a stiff left hand from Page.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Free manages to avoid it.
Free pivots, looking for a leg kick but Page is out of range and Free settles back down.
Free slips a straight right by Page.
Page misses with a looping right.
Free defending well as Page loads up on a big left hand.
Page swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Free uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Page.
Page uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Free.
Page lands a jab to the head.
Free connects with a right hand. Page shakes it off.
Free slips a straight right by Page.
Free needs to keep his hands up - Page had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Page throws a low kick, looking for Free's leg but Free calmly moves out of range.
Free staying out of range there.
Free fires out a quick counter leg kick but Page just manages to avoid it.
Page fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Free looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Free is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice jab there from Free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Page will probably get the nod.
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.
Free moves out of range of the strikes.
Page throws a nice looking combination but Free bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Page sizes up Free with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Page swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Free.
Page connects with a single shot there.
Page scores with a jab. Free acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Free ducks under a wild hook from Page.
Free moves into range and connects with a jab.
Page has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Free slips a jab and a cross from Page.
Page swinging wildly here.
Free tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Page was well out of range. Poor timing from Free.
Page uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Free has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Free lands a jab to the head.
Page fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Free on the side of the head.
Free fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Free.
Free plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Page slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Free misses.
Free uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Page.
Michael Page is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Free loads up on a big right hand but Page slips the punch.
Free throws a push kick but Page slaps the foot to one side.
Free throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Page sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Free throws a shot from downtown. Page moves away and avoids it.
Free throws a nice outside leg kick.
Free lands a nice hook to Page's body. Page takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Free wants to land a leg kick but Page is out of range.
Free misses with a hook
and Page counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Page moves out of range of the body kick from Free.
Free misses with a body punch
and Page cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Page's corner calls for a 1-2. Page obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Page fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Free manages to avoid it.
Michael Page seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Page checks a leg kick nicely.
Free misses the jab.
Page lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Free circles away quickly and effectively.
Page displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Free throws out the jab.
Page now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Free.
Free checks the leg kick nicely there.
Page shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Free eats them both and turns towards Page to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Free steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Page.
Page scores with a nice head shot.
Free misses with a body shot.
Free thumps Page with a low kick.
Page takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Page is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Free looks to land a right hand but Page moved out of range.
Page throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Free sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Free jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Free looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Page feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Frees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Free moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Page waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Free.
Free is looking to counter punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Free darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Free.
Page lands a jab.
Free is rocked!
 It looks like MewChoo Free has been cut.
Free lands a leg kick that knocks Page off balance momentarily.
Free throws a leg kick which misses Page's front leg but catches the back leg as Page tries to avoid it.
Page misses with a body shot.
Free on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Free throws a big shot that misses.
Page just misses with a punch to the body.
Page misses with a body shot.
Free lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Page on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Free. Free obviously looking to wear him down.
Free connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Free throws a nice inside leg kick.
Free pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Page misses with a hook.
Free throws a leg kick
letting Page counter with a right hand.
Page's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Free lands an overhand right.
Free connects with a body shot.
Page uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Free.
Page lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oh Free is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Free avoids a punch combination nicely.
Page throws an overhand right that drops Free like a sack of potatoes! Page dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Page!
Michael Page decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maimonedes Aharon (ranked 3106 p4p, 2594 weight class) and Saita Paita (ranked 353 p4p, 299 weight class). Saita Paita is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maimonedes Aharon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Saita Paita!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aharon misses with a wild body shot.
Paita's corner calls for a 1-2. Paita obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A big left from Aharon misses.
Paita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aharon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aharon throws out the jab.
Aharon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Paita pinned against the cage. Paita gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aharon slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon scores with a jab.
Paita shoots in for a takedown but Aharon shows good takedown defense.
Aharon looks to land a left hand but Paita moved out of range nicely.
Paita slips a jab from Aharon.
Paita looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Aharon misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aharon.
Paita flicks out a counter leg kick but Aharon steps away.
Paita slips under a jab from Aharon.
Maimonedes Aharon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aharon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aharon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paita.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paita has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Paita connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paita throws a head kick but Aharon moves out of range.
Paita throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aharon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Aharon's head coaches at The 3rd Precinct that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Aharon just misses with a punch to the body.
Paita scores with a jab to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Aharon misses the target.
Aharon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aharon misses with a looping right.
Paita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aharon pinned against the cage. Aharon gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aharon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paita is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paita throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aharon ducks under a wild hook from Paita.
Aharon lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aharon swings for the body but Paita moves out of range.
Paita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Paita connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aharon momentarily.
Paita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aharon.
Paita misses with a wild body shot.
Aharon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Aharon ducks right into an uppercut from Paita.
Aharon misses the body punch
and Paita counters with a thumping low kick.
Aharon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aharon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paita throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paita slips a straight right by Aharon.
Aharon with a poor takedown
and Paita counters with a straight right hand.
Paita has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Paita is looking to slow Aharon down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Paita.
Aharon misses with a hook.
Paita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aharon.
Aharon ducks right into an uppercut from Paita.
Paita throws a sloppy head kick and Aharon moves out of range easily.
Paita ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Paita swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aharon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Paita.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paita misses with a looping left.
Aharon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aharon throws an overhand right that lands on Paita's shoulder, as Paita tries to avoid the shot.
Aharon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Aharon misses with a right hand
and Paita counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aharon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paita throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Paita throws a right and a left that Aharon avoids nicely.
Paita ducks under a wild hook from Aharon.
Paita shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maimonedes Aharon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saita Paita.
Aharon swings for the body but Paita moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aharon. Paita does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Paita on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saita Paita will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Aharon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Paita. Paita circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aharon misses with a body punch
and Aharon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aharon throws a body shot but no joy.
Paita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aharon.
Paita throws a head kick but Aharon moves out of range.
A big right from Aharon misses.
Paita is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Paita.
Saita Paita seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paita darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Paita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aharon throws a body shot but no joy.
Aharon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aharon walks into a straight right hand from Paita.
Aharon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paita.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paita throws a hook but Aharon blocks it.
Aharon loads up on a big right hand but Paita slips the punch.
Aharon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aharon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Aharon misses.
Aharon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paita.
A jab from Paita finds it's way through Aharon's defenses.
Aharon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aharon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Paita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aharon tries to counter with a takedown but Paita is quick to defend against it.
Aharon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aharon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paita thuds his right hand into Aharon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Aharon stuffs the takedown attempt from Paita. Paita gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aharon. Paita does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Aharon blocks the leg kick.
Aharon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aharon showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paita is pressing down on Aharon's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Paita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paita looking to control.
Aharon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paita looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Aharon passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paita is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Paita is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Aharon jumps into side control!
Paita avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aharon.
Paita gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Paita moves into full guard.
Aharon pushing down on Paita's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Paita gets back to full guard.
Paita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aharon passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aharon passes to side control.
Aharon in side control, throwing shots but Paita defends.
Paita is looking for a sweep.
Aharon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paita defending against the ground and pound.
Aharon 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.
Paita is looking for a sweep.
Paita is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Aharon is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Maimonedes Aharon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Aharon misses with a head shot.
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 Maimonedes Aharon 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. This is the final round!
Aharon throws a shot from downtown. Paita moves away and avoids it.
Paita gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Aharon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Aharon trying to move into half guard but instead Paita has managed to sweep!
Paita trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Paita must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paita trying to control the position from guard on top but Aharon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aharon tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paita trying to move into half guard but instead Aharon has managed to sweep!
Paita wants to stand but Aharon is controlling the position.
Paita is looking to sweep but instead, Aharon has passed into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paita gets full guard.
Aharon 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.
Paita lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Aharon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paita doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paita manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Aharon keeping moving, preventing Paita from controlling successfully.
Paita tries to free his leg and advance position but Aharon is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aharon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Paita manages to get himself to full guard.
Paita looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Aharon passes into side control.
Paita tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aharon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Aharon trying to control the action but Paita is working from the bottom.
Aharon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Paita!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paita is trying to escape the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Aharon there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Aharon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Paita slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paita is trying to maintain the position but Aharon is very close to passing his half guard.
Paita is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Aharon jumps into side control!
Paita is looking to reverse the position.
Aharon misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Aharon are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aharon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aharon in side control, throwing shots but Paita defends.
Aharon trying to control the position but Paita is working away.
Paita is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Aharon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Paita defending well though.
Aharon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aharon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aharon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paita keeps working.
Paita is looking for a sweep. Aharon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aharon is working for a submission of some sort.
Paita missing with punches from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maimonedes Aharon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aharon 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maimonedes Aharon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jefferson (ranked 1947 p4p, 2343 weight class) and Stanley Emelianenko (ranked 245 p4p, 285 weight class). Stanley Emelianenko is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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5 - 3 - 0 |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanley Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jefferson.
Emelianenko misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko cracks Jefferson with a good jab.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Emelianenko takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jefferson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jefferson looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Jefferson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Emelianenko staying out of range there.
Jefferson staying out of range there.
Emelianenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
As Emelianenko backs away, Jefferson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Jefferson's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko moves away from the strike by Jefferson.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jefferson to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Jefferson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko catches Jefferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Emelianenko scores with the left hand. Jefferson knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Jefferson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jefferson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Emelianenko.
A cross from Jefferson lands.
Emelianenko loads up on a big right hand but Jefferson slips the punch.
A big right from Emelianenko misses.
Jefferson throws a body punch but Emelianenko moves out of range.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
Emelianenko misses with a body shot.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Jefferson strikes.
Emelianenko walks into a stiff left hand from Jefferson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Emelianenko cracks a nice hook into Jefferson's ribs.
Jefferson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Emelianenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Emelianenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Jefferson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Emelianenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jefferson moves in looking to clinch but Emelianenko pushes him off.
Jefferson throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Emelianenko counter with a right hand.
Jefferson misses the jab.
Jefferson loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Jefferson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jefferson throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Emelianenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emelianenko checks it well.
Jefferson clinches up against the cage.
Emelianenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jefferson's elbow.
Emelianenko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jefferson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Emelianenko breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Emelianenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
Emelianenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jefferson was well out of range. Poor timing from Emelianenko.
Jefferson dips to his left and cracks Emelianenko with an uppercut!
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Jefferson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jefferson.
Emelianenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jefferson works the jab nicely.
Jefferson misses with a looping left.
Jefferson wants to slow Emelianenko down by chopping away at his legs.
Jefferson looks to land a left hand but Emelianenko moved out of range nicely.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Jefferson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jefferson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jefferson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jefferson takes one on the button.
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Emelianenko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jefferson missing with a left hand there. Emelianenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jefferson connects with a nice looking jab.
Jefferson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jefferson throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
It seemed like Emelianenko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Jefferson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jefferson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emelianenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferson.
Jeff Jefferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
It looked like Jefferson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jefferson.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Emelianenko has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Jefferson strikes.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Emelianenko throws out a counter right but Jefferson avoids it with no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jefferson 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.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Jefferson misses with a leg kick.
Jefferson loads up on a big right hand but Emelianenko slips the punch.
Jefferson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jefferson throws a body shot but no joy.
Emelianenko doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jefferson.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
Jefferson scores with a three punch combo!
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws out a counter right but Jefferson avoids it with no problem.
Jefferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jefferson slips under a jab.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jefferson manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a hook but Jefferson blocks it.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Emelianenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Jefferson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Emelianenko lands a body shot.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jefferson.
Emelianenko avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Emelianenko defending well as Jefferson loads up on a big left hand.
Emelianenko connects with a nice looking jab.
Jefferson throws out a loose jab but Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emelianenko slips a jab from Jefferson.
Emelianenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Emelianenko misses its intended target.
Emelianenko misses with a hook.
Jefferson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jefferson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeff Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut. Emelianenko saw that one coming.
Jefferson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Emelianenko.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Emelianenko throws a looping overhand right but Jefferson ducks down to avoid it.
Emelianenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Jefferson off the cage and back into range.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
Jefferson thumps Emelianenko with a low kick.
Jefferson scores with a nice right hand.
Jefferson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jefferson with a body shot.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Jefferson throwing a counter right hand but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko moves out of range as Jefferson strikes.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Emelianenko misses.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses the jab.
Emelianenko ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.
Emelianenko swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Emelianenko scores with a nice head shot.
Jefferson misses with the body kick
and Emelianenko counters with a right hand to the body.
Emelianenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Jefferson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Emelianenko. That did some damage!
Emelianenko takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson tries to clinch up.
Jefferson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Emelianenko.
Jefferson's corner calls for a 1-2. Jefferson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jefferson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jefferson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Emelianenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson misses the jab.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Emelianenko.
Jefferson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jefferson is looking to counter punch.
Jefferson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Emelianenko misses with an uppercut.
Jefferson throws an overhand right that lands on Emelianenko's shoulder, as Emelianenko tries to avoid the shot.
Jefferson scores with a hook to the body. Emelianenko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Jefferson works Emelianenko's body with a nice hook.
Emelianenko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jefferson.
Jefferson scores with a nice head shot.
Jefferson throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jefferson.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Emelianenko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jefferson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jefferson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jefferson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeff Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson wants to clinch.
Emelianenko checks the leg kick.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jefferson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emelianenko dips to his left and cracks Jefferson with an uppercut!
Jefferson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Emelianenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson lands a jab to the head.
Emelianenko connects with a jab.
Jefferson misses with a shot to the body
enabling Emelianenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Jefferson scores with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson takes a swing at Emelianenko's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson scores with a punch to the head.
Emelianenko looks to land a right hand but Jefferson moved out of range.
Jefferson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jefferson.
Jefferson moves to clinch but Emelianenko breaks away
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Emelianenko tries to keep at a distance but Jefferson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Emelianenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jefferson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emelianenko blocks an uppercut.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jefferson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Emelianenko's efforts to push away.
Emelianenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Emelianenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko is trying to force a seperation but Jefferson has the dominant position.
Jefferson prevents a body shot from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Jefferson controls his hands.
Emelianenko tries to break the clinch but Jefferson is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Jefferson.
Jefferson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Emelianenko scores with a hook to the body. Jefferson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Emelianenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jefferson.
Jefferson throws out a powerful jab.
Emelianenko misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Jefferson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jefferson throws out a powerful jab.
Jefferson lands with a good body shot.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the body kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Emelianenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Jefferson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Emelianenko misses.
Jefferson throws a hook but Emelianenko blocks it.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emelianenko.
Stanley Emelianenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice jab there from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko blocks a leg kick.
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 Jeff Jefferson.
Well Jefferson 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Jefferson!
Jeff Jefferson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Silly Billy (ranked 2785 p4p, 2402 weight class) and Enu Deathcrush (ranked 165 p4p, 148 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silly Billy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Enu Deathcrush!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Billy.
Deathcrush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Deathcrush misses.
Billy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Deathcrush paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Billy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Billy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deathcrush.
Deathcrush misses with a body shot.
Deathcrush steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Billy.
Billy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Deathcrush to the ground. Billy is now in Deathcrush's guard.
Billy trying to control but Deathcrush is working from the bottom.
Billy is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Deathcrush is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Deathcrush has escaped and now he's on top!
Deathcrush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Deathcrush off and has taken his back!
Billy is looking for the choke from the back position but Deathcrush is controlling his hands well.
Billy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Deathcrush defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Billy's arms.
Deathcrush can't escape the position.
Deathcrush breaks Billy's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Billy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Deathcrush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Billy is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Deathcrush is aware though and is defending well.
Deathcrush is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Billy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Deathcrush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Billy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deathcrush controlling from the top position.
Deathcrush makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Billy's head.
Deathcrush wants to pass the guard but Billy is keeping the position.
Deathcrush's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Billy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Deathcrush doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Deathcrush manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deathcrush is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Billy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Deathcrush defends well.
Deathcrush postures up and lands a big shot to Billy's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Deathcrush lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Deathcrush chips away with some ground and pound.
Deathcrush with a nice head shot there.
Deathcrush working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Deathcrush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Billy is looking for a sweep.
Deathcrush advances to mount.
Billy working to try and regain half guard.
Billy is squirming around, avoiding Deathcrush's attempts to control the action.
Billy taking shots to the head.
Deathcrush landing strikes from the mount and Billy is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enu Deathcrush 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Deathcrush. Billy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Deathcrush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Billy.
Deathcrush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billy.
Silly Billy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deathcrush misses with an uppercut.
Billy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Deathcrush thuds a left hand into Billy's body.
Billy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Billy looks for a takedown but Deathcrush sprawls well.
Deathcrush thuds his right hand into Billy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deathcrush misses with a wild body shot.
Billy misses with an uppercut. Deathcrush saw that one coming.
Billy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Billy throws a jab when Deathcrush was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deathcrush tests Billy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Billy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy falls off balance throwing a combination
and Deathcrush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Deathcrush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Deathcrush drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Billy defends it well.
Deathcrush throws a body punch but Billy moves out of range.
Billy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Billy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Deathcrush throws out the jab.
Nice jab there from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Billy throws a poor cross that misses
and Deathcrush counters with a straight right hand.
Deathcrush digs a good body shot into Billy's ribs.
Billy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little jabbing left from Deathcrush on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Billy misses with a lunging right hand
and Deathcrush counters with a nice body shot.
Billy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Deathcrush explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Deathcrush lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Deathcrush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billy.
Billy misses with a double jab.
Deathcrush lunges at Billy with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Billy's hand.
Billy misses with a wild body shot.
Deathcrush with the counter takedown but Billy avoids it easily.
Deathcrush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Billy doesn't seem bothered though.
Deathcrush misses with a body shot.
Billy misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Deathcrush! But no joy.
Billy misses with a few strikes there.
Deathcrush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deathcrush throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Deathcrush circles away quickly and effectively.
Deathcrush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Deathcrush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Billy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Deathcrush throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Deathcrush swings for the body but Billy moves out of range.
Billy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Billy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Deathcrush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Deathcrush lands with a shot to the body.
Deathcrush lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Billy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Billy enables Deathcrush to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Billy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Billy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Deathcrush controls the pace.
Billy has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Deathcrush can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Deathcrush slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Billy wants to sweep here but Deathcrush controlling him for the moment.
Billy is looking for a triangle but Deathcrush pushes his legs off easily.
Deathcrush scoring with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Deathcrush avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Deathcrush controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Deathcrush passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Deathcrush taking a breather here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Enu Deathcrush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Billy throws the left hand but Deathcrush avoids the punch easily.
Billy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Deathcrush.
Deathcrush thuds his right hand into Billy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Deathcrush misses the shot to the body.
Deathcrush lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Deathcrush lands.
Billy misses with a combination
and Deathcrush counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Billy misses with a takedown attempt - Deathcrush sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Billy with that takedown attempt.
Billy stuffs the takedown.
Silly Billy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Billy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Deathcrush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Deathcrush's waist but Deathcrush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Billy off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silly Billy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Billy shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Deathcrush as he avoids it easily.
Deathcrush is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Billy with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Billy misses with a double jab
and Deathcrush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Billy fails with a takedown attempt.
Billy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Deathcrush throws a body shot but no joy.
Deathcrush closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Billy wants to stand back up but Deathcrush manages to pass into side control.
Deathcrush has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Billy!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Deathcrush connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deathcrush landing strikes from the mount and Billy is in trouble!
Billy is rocked!
Billy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Oh Billy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deathcrush takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Billy is not content to let Deathcrush control the position.
Billy looking for submissions off his back.
Billy seems to have got his legs back now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Deathcrush connects with a nice short shot to Billy's temple.
Enu Deathcrush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deathcrush controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Deathcrush 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.
Billy moves into full guard.
Deathcrush works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four 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.
Deathcrush not doing much here.
Deathcrush 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 referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Deathcrush lands a nice short elbow.
Deathcrush looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Deathcrush landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silly Billy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, if Deathcrush is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enu Deathcrush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Deathcrush has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enu Deathcrush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Mertel (ranked 2389 p4p, 1983 weight class) and Anakin Osborne (ranked 267 p4p, 219 weight class). Mertel comes into the arena with Mertel Fuck shit up blaring out of the sound system. Osborne has chosen Anakin's Dark Deeds - John Williams as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Mertel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mertel tests Osborne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Anakin Osborne has been cut.
Mertel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Osborne momentarily.
Osborne clinches up with Mertel and pushes him back against the cage.
Osborne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mertel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Osborne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Osborne is pressed up against the cage. Mertel has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Osborne down to the mat. Osborne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Osborne walks into a left hand.
Mertel lands a jab to the head.
Osborne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mertel dips to his left and cracks Osborne with an uppercut!
Mertel throws a poor cross that misses
and Osborne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osborne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mertel fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Osborne to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Osborne looks to clinch but Mertel throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Osborne taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Mertel!
Viktor Mertel tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Montoya (ranked 2090 p4p, 742 weight class) and Morgan Freeman (ranked 182 p4p, 70 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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felipe Montoya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Morgan Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montoya stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Montoya wants it to stay on the feet.
Freeman feints and as Montoya raises his hands in defense, Freeman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freeman postures up.
Freeman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freeman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Freeman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Freeman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montoya tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman passes Montoya's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Freeman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Freeman wants to pass the guard but Montoya is defending well.
Freeman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Montoya is looking to escape.
Freeman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montoya wants to control but Freeman is keeping busy.
Freeman is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Montoya is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Morgan Freeman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jouni Jokinen (ranked 974 p4p, 406 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 128 p4p, 56 weight class). Gijs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Holle bolle Gijs kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jouni Jokinen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jouni Jokinen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jokinen misses with a right hand
and Gijs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jokinen's guard.
Gijs trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Gijs throws an elbow that misses. Jokinen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gijs's guard. Nice move by Jokinen!
Gijs wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Gijs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs is still trying to improve position.
Gijs pulls Jokinen in close to prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gijs is on top in guard.
Gijs wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jokinen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gijs on the ground.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gijs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gijs trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Jokinen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gijs wants to pass the guard but Jokinen is keeping the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gijs is looking to work some ground and pound but Jokinen has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Gijs tries to pass.
Gijs with a nice head shot there.
Gijs is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Gijs chips away with some ground and pound.
Gijs cracks Jokinen with a solid left hand.
Gijs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs passes Jokinen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gijs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jokinen!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs throws a strike there. Jokinen manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Gijs misses with a head shot. Jokinen uses the momentum to regain guard.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
Gijs wants to control from the top but Jokinen keeps moving.
Jokinen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs postures up and lands a big shot to Jokinen's brow.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolle Gijs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jokinen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Gijs avoids the punch easily.
Gijs walks into a jab.
Gijs moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a looping right.
Gijs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gijs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Gijs slips the punch.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gijs.
And Gijs tries to counter it with a takedown but Jokinen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Gijs slips the punch.
Gijs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jokinen.
Gijs feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Jokinen misses the target.
Jokinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gijs.
Gijs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jokinen missing with a left hand there. Gijs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jokinen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Jokinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Gijs.
Gijs with the counter takedown but Jokinen avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen throws an overhand right that lands on Gijs's shoulder, as Gijs tries to avoid the shot.
Gijs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jokinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gijs counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jokinen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
Bolle Gijs has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gijs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jokinen is keeping the position for now.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jokinen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gijs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jokinen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gijs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gijs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen controlling Gijs's posture.
Gijs looking to sit in guard and control but Jokinen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jouni Jokinen dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gijs ducks under a wild hook from Jokinen.
Gijs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gijs avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen throws a jab when Gijs was well out of range.
Gijs changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Gijs counters with a single leg into guard. Jokinen didn't expect that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs distracts Jokinen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gijs postures up in Jokinen's guard and throws a big left but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jokinen keeping full guard, as Gijs tries to pass.
Gijs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jokinen's head.
Gijs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jokinen's head.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gijs throws a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gijs passes into half guard.
Gijs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gijs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gijs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gijs connects with a nice short shot to Jokinen's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gijs.
Gijs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gijs lands strikes from half guard.
Gijs working over Jokinen with some ground and pound. Jokinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like Jouni Jokinen has been cut.
Gijs is pressing down on Jokinen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jokinen is holding on for now.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Gijs sits in half guard.
Gijs working the head and body with strikes.
Gijs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokinen is not content to let Gijs control the position.
Ground and pound from Gijs.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Gijs sits in half guard.
Gijs working the head and body with strikes.
Gijs is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jokinen defends it well.
Gijs wants to free his trapped foot but Jokinen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jokinen has his hands clasped together around Gijs's back. He's all about the action.
Gijs is taking a breather. Jokinen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs 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.
Gijs sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jokinen defending well though.
Gijs is thwarting Jokinen's attempts to control the position.
Gijs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gijs trying to control from half guard but Jokinen is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gijs connects with a nice short shot to Jokinen's temple.
Gijs seems to be looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolle Gijs really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jouni Jokinen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen throws a hook but Gijs avoids it easily.
Gijs is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gijs moves away from the strike by Jokinen.
Gijs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jokinen defends it well.
Gijs moves out of range as Jokinen strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a body shot but no joy.
Jokinen misses with a hook
so Gijs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs passes into half guard.
Gijs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jokinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Gijs.
Jokinen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Gijs is looking to stall here but Jokinen recovers full guard.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gijs with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gijs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gijs works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gijs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gijs wants to pass to mount but Jokinen is defending the position.
Jokinen is refusing to be controlled, as Gijs sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Gijs there.
Gijs is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gijs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jokinen tries to roll over but Gijs keeps him under control.
Gijs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gijs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gijs prevents Jokinen from improving his position.
Gijs working over Jokinen with some ground and pound. Jokinen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gijs is trying to control the action in half guard but Jokinen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gijs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Jokinen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gijs.
Gijs has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs cracks Jokinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jouni Jokinen's cut is getting worse.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gijs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jouni Jokinen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jouni Jokinen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bolle Gijs! Bolle Gijs retains his heavyweight title!
Bolle Gijs took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Papier hier'.
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