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DMMA 416: Graves v Talvela PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Berni Paulsen (ranked 2879 p4p, 24335 weight class) and Zed Roland (ranked 303 p4p, 446 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Berni Paulsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zed Roland!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Roland is just out of range.
Roland throws a half hearted mid kick.
Paulsen misses with a straight right.
Paulsen lands a right hook to the body.
A punch combination from Roland misses.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Roland 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.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roland darts in and clinches Paulsen up against the cage.
Roland missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen misses with a body punch.
Paulsen can't break the clinch.
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Roland slips a jab and a cross from Paulsen.
Roland throws a nice head kick!
Paulsen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Roland circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roland throws out the jab.
Roland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen tests Roland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berni Paulsen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Paulsen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Paulsen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roland in his tracks.
Roland fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Paulsen on the side of the head.
Roland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paulsen manages to avoid it.
Roland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roland pressing his opponent against the cage.
Roland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Berni Paulsen has been cut.
Paulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
A right handed body shot lands from Paulsen.
Paulsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Roland creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Paulsen breaks the clinch.
Paulsen throws an overhand right that lands on Roland's shoulder, as Roland tries to avoid the shot.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Roland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Roland fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paulsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Roland pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Paulsen's sensitive parts.
Paulsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Paulsen moves out of range of the body kick from Roland.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Roland wants to land a leg kick but Paulsen is out of range.
Paulsen misses the jab.
Roland throws a head kick that misses.
Paulsen drives through and clinches with Roland against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen breaks from the clinch.
Paulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Paulsen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Roland at a distance.
Paulsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Roland throws a head kick that misses
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roland uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paulsen has time to react.
Roland ducks under a wild hook from Paulsen.
Nice defenses there by Roland.
Paulsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roland bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roland avoids the body shot from Paulsen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roland connects with a single shot there.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roland shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Paulsen eats them both and turns towards Roland to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roland walks into a straight right hand from Paulsen.
Roland takes a swing at Paulsen's ribcage but misses.
As Roland looks to move away, Paulsen throws a big counter combo but Roland just gets out of the way.
Roland staying out of range there.
Nice straight punches there by Paulsen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Paulsen.
Roland slips a jab from Paulsen.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Roland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Paulsen connects with the punch.
Roland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Roland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland feints the counter takedown.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berni Paulsen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Berni Paulsen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A slow jab from Paulsen misses its intended target.
Roland throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Roland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roland slips a jab from Paulsen.
Roland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Roland slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Roland lands a head kick. Paulsen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Roland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paulsen.
Roland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Paulsen scores with the left hand. Roland knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paulsen throws a lazy right hand but Roland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paulsen.
Roland throws a sloppy head kick and Paulsen moves out of range easily.
Paulsen lands with a right hand.
Roland fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulsen in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roland connects with an inside leg kick.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Roland feints the counter takedown.
Roland just misses with a punch to the body.
Paulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Paulsen clinches.
Paulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Roland controls the action.
Roland will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Paulsen up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Paulsen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roland crunches a lovely knee into Paulsen's ribcage.
Roland misses with an elbow strike.
Paulsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roland can do to turn this around?
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roland missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Roland.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Roland tries to work over Paulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roland lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Roland prevents a body shot from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Paulsen managing to block the knees to the body from Roland.
Paulsen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paulsen throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Paulsen pushes Roland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland trying to land knees to the body.
Roland is looking to control Paulsen's arms but Paulsen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roland has his back to the cage.
Paulsen tries to work over Roland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paulsen digs a right hand underneath Roland's ribcage. Roland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paulsen wants to break free but Roland has control.
Paulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roland's elbow.
Roland stalls.
Roland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paulsen avoids it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Roland as Paulsen tries to tie him up.
Paulsen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Roland trying to land knees to the body.
Paulsen tries to break the clinch but Roland is controlling the position.
Paulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Paulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Paulsen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paulsen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Roland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Paulsen swings wildly with an uppercut but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roland misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paulsen.
Paulsen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roland obliges.
Paulsen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Berni Paulsen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Berni Paulsen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Roland tries to move into range but Paulsen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roland throws a nice head kick!
Roland tries a low kick but Paulsen avoids it.
Nice body punch from Paulsen.
Roland misses with a head kick.
Paulsen misses with a looping right.
Roland throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Paulsen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Roland misses with a head kick.
Paulsen lands a really nice looking cross but Roland seems unphased.
Roland tries to bum rush Paulsen with a series of wild strikes but Paulsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Paulsen throws out a loose jab but Roland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Roland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paulsen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Roland. Paulsen shrugs it off though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paulsen misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulsen scores with a jab to the body.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen sizes up Roland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Roland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Berni Paulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Paulsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Paulsen missing with a left hand there. Roland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick by Roland misses
and Paulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roland slips a straight right by Paulsen.
Paulsen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A right-left combo lands from Paulsen.
 It looks like Zed Roland has been cut.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Roland should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paulsen misses with a straight left.
Paulsen throws a hook but Roland blocks it.
Roland shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roland scores with a kick to the body.
Roland throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Paulsen is looking to counter punch.
Roland shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paulsen misses with a hook.
Paulsen works Roland's body with a nice hook.
Paulsen throws a shot from downtown. Roland moves away and avoids it.
Paulsen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roland throws a lazy head kick
and Paulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Roland looks for the body kick but Paulsen saw that one coming.
Roland looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Paulsen misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paulsen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paulsen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Berni Paulsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roland throws a head kick that misses.
Roland moves out of range as Paulsen strikes.
Paulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fighters circling - Paulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paulsen misses with an uppercut.
And Roland tries to counter it with a takedown but Paulsen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Zed Roland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paulsen rushes Roland and presses him up against the cage.
Paulsen working aggressively here.
Roland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Paulsen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paulsen lands a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Roland just misses with a elbow thrown towards Paulsen's brow.
Zed Roland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roland fakes the leg kick and cracks Paulsen in the body.
Paulsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Roland.
Paulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roland slips under a jab from Paulsen.
Nice cross by Paulsen.
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!
Roland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Roland throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roland tries a head kick but it misses.
Roland throws a head kick but Paulsen moves out of range.
Roland feints a jab promting Paulsen to slip. Roland then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Paulsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Paulsen jabs Roland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Berni Paulsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Paulsen 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Berni Paulsen!
A victorious Berni Paulsen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominik Dlask (ranked 3883 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Benny Darius (ranked 364 p4p, 244 weight class). Darius has chosen In the Shadows - The Rasmus as his entrance music. Dominik Dlask 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominik Dlask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Darius!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlask lands a lovely overhand right.
Dlask throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darius lands a left and a right that send Dlask crashing to the mat, dazed. Darius thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Darius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dlask.
Dlask jabs at Darius's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darius wants to land a leg kick but Dlask is out of range.
Dlask is looking to counter punch.
Dlask comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A low kick lands for Darius.
Dlask throws a hook but Darius blocks it.
Dlask ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darius moves away.
Darius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dlask moves in looking to clinch but Darius pushes him off.
Darius moves out of range as Dlask strikes.
Darius misses with a straight right.
Darius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Darius scores with a hook.
Dlask swings widly with a right hand
and Darius counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dlask fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dlask keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Darius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
 Dlask is rocked!
Darius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Darius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Oh Dlask is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dominik Dlask seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dlask gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Darius gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Darius!
Benny Darius decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Schnitzer (ranked 1261 p4p, 1920 weight class) and Antonio Branco (ranked 107 p4p, 143 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Schnitzer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Branco!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schnitzer swinging wildly here.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Schnitzer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schnitzer scores with a hook.
A jab from Schnitzer does it's job there.
Schnitzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Schnitzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Schnitzer. That snapped Branco's head back.
Schnitzer throws a combination. Branco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Branco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer scores with a jab to the body.
Schnitzer misses with the combination.
Branco wants to counter the offense by Schnitzer and move into the clinch position.
Branco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Schnitzer connects with a nice looking jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Branco 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.
Schnitzer misses with a hook to the body
and Branco counters with a nice body shot.
Kevin Schnitzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Schnitzer is looking to slow Branco down with leg kicks.
Schnitzer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Branco. That did some damage!
Schnitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Branco tries to counter it with a takedown but Schnitzer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer lands a body shot.
Schnitzer misses the shot to the body.
Schnitzer throws a left and a right that both miss
and Branco counters with a stiff right hand.
Schnitzer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schnitzer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Branco.
Branco takes one to the chin there.
Schnitzer misses with a hook. Branco ducked under it nicely.
Schnitzer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Branco now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Schnitzer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Schnitzer lands with an uppercut that bounces Branco off the cage and back into range.
Schnitzer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Branco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schnitzer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Branco in his tracks.
Schnitzer thuds a left hand into Branco's body.
Schnitzer throws a series of punches but Branco avoids them all with ease.
Branco feints the counter takedown.
Schnitzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schnitzer connects with a high kick.
That kick from Schnitzer tenderised Branco's leg. Branco is trying to keep his angry face on.
A jab lands there for Schnitzer.
Schnitzer misses with the combination.
Branco throws out a counter right but Schnitzer avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer swings for the body but Branco moves out of range.
Branco drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Schnitzer defends it well.
Schnitzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Schnitzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schnitzer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schnitzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Branco is just out of range.
As Schnitzer backs off Branco throws a huge counter combo but Schnitzer manages to avoid it all.
Schnitzer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Branco under the eye.
Schnitzer misses with a left hand
and Branco counters by clinching up.
Schnitzer tries to work over Branco's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Branco gets control of Schnitzer's arms and successfully pulls guard. Branco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Branco looking for a guillotine here but Schnitzer defends easily.
Branco keeping moving, preventing Schnitzer from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Schnitzer 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.
Schnitzer takes a swing at Branco's ribcage but misses.
Schnitzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schnitzer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Branco or perhaps it was just good defense by Schnitzer, which made it look bad.
Schnitzer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schnitzer scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer throws a front kick aimed at Branco's knee but Branco avoids it well.
Branco appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Schnitzer digs a good hook to Branco's body.
Schnitzer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Branco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schnitzer can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnitzer throws out a powerful jab.
Branco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Schnitzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Schnitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branco closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Branco lands in his opponent's guard.
Branco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schnitzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Branco wants to control from the top but Schnitzer keeps moving.
Schnitzer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Branco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schnitzer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Branco.
Branco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Branco is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Schnitzer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Schnitzer has escaped and now he's on top!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Branco is trying to keep Schnitzer in close.
Schnitzer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Branco scores with a nice shot.
Branco looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Schnitzer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schnitzer trying to control but Branco is working from the bottom.
Branco doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Branco is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Schnitzer trying to control but Branco is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Branco is looking for a triangle but Schnitzer pushes his legs off easily.
Schnitzer showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schnitzer cracks Branco with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Branco on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schnitzer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schnitzer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Schnitzer misses with a leg kick
and Branco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Schnitzer dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Schnitzer scores with a body shot.
Schnitzer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Branco throws out a counter right but Schnitzer avoids it with no problem.
Branco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Branco looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Branco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab by Schnitzer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schnitzer throws out a powerful jab.
Schnitzer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Schnitzer misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Schnitzer.
Schnitzer cracks Branco with a right hand to the side of the head.
Schnitzer tests Branco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schnitzer lands a leg kick that knocks Branco off balance momentarily.
Branco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Schnitzer finds it's way round the side to connect with Branco's head.
Schnitzer throws a nice inside leg kick.
Branco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Branco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Schnitzer's corner calls for a 1-2. Schnitzer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Schnitzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio Branco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Branco.
Kevin Schnitzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Branco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Schnitzer lands.
Schnitzer feints and then cracks Branco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Branco down.
Schnitzer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schnitzer scores with a nice strike.
Schnitzer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Branco momentarily.
Schnitzer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Branco counters with a shoot takedown. Schnitzer fights it but they end up in guard.
Branco throws a big right hand that misses.
Kevin Schnitzer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnitzer 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.
Schnitzer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Branco.
Branco with a flurry of punches that miss.
Antonio Branco has got the better of the ground game so far.
Branco postures up.
Schnitzer wants to control the position but Branco says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Schnitzer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Branco tries to pass to full mount but Schnitzer defends it.
Branco not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Schnitzer is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Branco takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Schnitzer wants to improve his position but Branco is controlling well.
Schnitzer is working hard here to advance position.
Schnitzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Schnitzer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Schnitzer, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Schnitzer!
Kevin Schnitzer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stephen Dyer (ranked 804 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Brock Hardman (ranked 100 p4p, 242 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Stephen Dyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Hardman!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Hardman.
Dyer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hardman just misses with a punch to the body.
Dyer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardman throws a leg kick that misses.
Hardman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dyer.
Hardman throws a body kick that misses
and Dyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardman wants to clinch up but Dyer keeps it at a distance.
Dyer fails to land with a series of punches.
Dyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dyer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardman manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardman throws a body shot but no joy.
Dyer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hardman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hardman throws a push kick but Dyer slaps the foot to one side.
Hardman slips under a jab.
Hardman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardman misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardman.
Hardman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dyer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dyer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hardman on the side of the head.
Hardman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dyer misses with a looping right.
Dyer avoids the body shot from Hardman.
Dyer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hardman.
Dyer with a nice cross.
Stephen Dyer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dyer misses with a hook. Hardman ducked under it nicely.
Hardman misses with a body kick.
Hardman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dyer clinches up with Hardman and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hardman struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyer controls his hands.
Hardman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dyer avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Dyer.
Dyer tries a body shot but Hardman blocks it.
Dyer cracks Hardman with a nice body shot.
Hardman looks winded!
Dyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
Hardman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dyer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Hardman 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.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hardman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardman wants to take the fight to the mat but Dyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dyer digs a right hand underneath Hardman's ribcage. Hardman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Dyer.
Dyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
Dyer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardmans head.
 Hardman is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Dyer.
Hardman is still on wobbly legs! Can Dyer finish him?
A hook to the body from Dyer.
Hardman seems to have recovered his senses.
Dyer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dyer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardman backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer pushes Hardman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Dyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Dyer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hardman or not.
Hardman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dyer.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyer effectively controlling the action here.
Dyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dyer lands a shot to the body.
Hardman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dyer or not.
Dyer misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Dyer.
Dyer can't find room to land a body shot as Hardman controls the action.
Dyer scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardman tries to work over Dyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardman's elbow.
Hardman cracks Dyer with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardman.
A hook to the body from Dyer.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardman missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dyer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Dyer.
Nice body punch from Dyer.
A nice left hand lands by Dyer.
Dyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hardman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyer lands a left hand.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dyer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dyer scores with a shot to the side of Hardman's head.
Dyer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Dyer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dyer counters with a big right hand! Oh Hardman is in trouble here! Dyer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stephen Dyer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Won Yong Jung (ranked 523 p4p, 2677 weight class) and Cyril Cizek (ranked 48 p4p, 213 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 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Won Yong Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cyril Cizek!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cizek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jung on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jung moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Jung drops his hands momentarily and Cizek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jung tests Cizek's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cizek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jung pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Cizek.
Jung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cizek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cizek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cizek tests Jung's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cizek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jung looks to score with a jab to the body but Cizek is just out of range.
Cizek misses with a wild body shot.
Jung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cizek.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Jung lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cizek doesn't seem phased though.
Cizek slaps away a takedown attempt from Jung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Cizek was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jung scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cizek in his tracks.
Cyril Cizek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cizek throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
Cizek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cizek throws a hook but Jung blocks it.
Jung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jung misses with a straight right.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cizek.
Jung takes one on the button.
Won Yong Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cizek throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cizek has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jung closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jung lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung throwing strikes but missing.
Jung loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jung 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cizek is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jung is controlling him.
Jung drops back looking for a leg! Cizek is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cizek manages to kick Jung off! Jung jumps back into Cizek's guard.
Jung lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jung throws a big right hand that misses.
Cizek wants to stand and escape but Jung is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've been hearing that Jung has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Cizek is keeping the position.
Jung working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cizek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jung won't allow Cizek to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung wants to control from the top but Cizek keeps moving.
Cizek wants to stand and escape but Jung is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cizek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jung keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jung misses with a straight left.
Cizek looks to land a right hand but Jung moved out of range.
Jung misses with a head kick.
Jung connects with the punch.
Cizek scores with a one two! Jung had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cizek connects with a single shot there.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Jung sees it coming and moves out of range.
It looked like Jung wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cizek lands with an uppercut that bounces Jung off the cage and back into range.
Jung throws a body shot but no joy.
Jung clinches with his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cizek blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cizek tries to circle away but Jung has him pinned against the cage.
Jung scores with a hook to the body.
Cizek blocks a body shot from Jung.
A shot in the inside from Jung.
A short left from Jung.
A frustrated look appears on Cizek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cizek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cizek throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jung throws a right hand that Cizek ducks under and follows up with a left that Cizek also avoids with ease.
Jung throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cizek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Cizek now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jung looking to score a takedown here. Cizek is defending well but Jung drives through and ends up in Cizek's guard.
Jung landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cizek digs a good hook to Jung's body.
Cizek throws a leg kick but Jung moved away.
Jung fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cizek to the ground. Jung is now in Cizek's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cizek keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jung's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jung is stalling in the full guard.
Cizek keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Cizek manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung tries to work over Cizek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cizek or not.
Cizek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung's corner calls for a 1-2. Jung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cizek keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cizek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jung throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jung staying out of range there.
Jung jabs Cizek right on the nose. Cizek blinks but takes it well.
Jung misses with a series of wild punches.
Cizek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jung blocks a low kick nicely.
Jung misses with the combination.
Jung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jung cracks a nice hook into Cizek's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Jung misses the target.
Cizek walks into a straight right hand from Jung.
Cizek cracks Jung with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cizek moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Jung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jung shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jung was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cizek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jung is controlling him well.
Jung looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cizek is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jung is controlling him well.
Jung grinds an elbow into Cizek's temple.
Jung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cizek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jung is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cizek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jung lands some shots froms side control.
Jung is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cizek can do to turn this around?
Cizek is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jung is working Cizek over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Jung working the head with strikes.
Cizek takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cizek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jung is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cizek is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jung prevents Cizek from escaping the position.
Jung is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cizek has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jung tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Won Yong Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jung landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jung is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cizek knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cizek is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Jung asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Won Yong Jung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jung throws out a powerful jab.
Jung shoots in looking for a takedown but Cizek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jung's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jung throws a body shot but no joy.
Cizek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Jung tries to clinch up but Cizek circles away and keeps his distance.
Cizek throws out a counter right but Jung avoids it with no problem.
Jung moves away from the strike by Cizek.
Cizek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jung 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cizek on his heels. He'll look to pass Cizek's guard now, I'm sure.
Cizek pushes Jung off and gets back 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!
Cizek throws a shot from downtown. Jung moves away and avoids it.
Cizek looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jung misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Cizek's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jung fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Cizek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jung throws a hook but Cizek blocks it.
Jung tries to clinch up.
Cizek throws out a counter right but Jung avoids it with no problem.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jung slips a straight right by Cizek.
Nice sprawl there from Cizek as Jung shoots in.
Jung tries to bum rush Cizek with a series of wild strikes but Cizek uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jung on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cizek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Cizek misses the target.
Jung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cizek circles away quickly and effectively.
Cizek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jung with a body shot.
Jung instigates a clinch.
Cizek is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Cizek working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Jung scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cizeks head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cizek tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cizek after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Won Yong Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Jung.
Jung just leaning against Cizek, taking a breather.
Jung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cizek struggles to land a body shot inside as Jung controls his hands.
Cizek gets underhooks to prevent Jung's takedown attempt.
Jung has picked Cizek up - he's going for a ride! Jung dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Jung there.
Jung throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jung missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cizek tries to kick Jung off but Jung keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cizek manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jung keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Cizek is trying to break the clinch but Jung has him pressed against the cage.
Jung pushes Cizek back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Won Yong Jung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cizek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cizek misses with an uppercut.
Cizek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cyril Cizek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cizek takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jung closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cizek is trying to stand.
Jung takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cizek is trying to stand.
Cizek taking some punishment here, with Jung in his half guard.
Jung stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cizek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jung slows the pace down in half guard.
Jung is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cizek!
Jung controlling the pace for now.
Jung's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
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 Won Yong Jung.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jung, 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Won Yong Jung!
Won Yong Jung seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Rock Jr (ranked 208 p4p, 299 weight class) and Marlon Myers (ranked 18 p4p, 26 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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Will Rock Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Myers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Myers looks to land a right hand but Rock Jr moved out of range.
Rock Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rock Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick.
Rock Jr walks into a jab.
Rock Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rock Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Myers on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Myers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock Jr.
Myers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rock Jr counters with a good low kick that Myers was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr digs a good body shot into Myers's ribs.
Marlon Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers lands with a shot to the body.
Rock Jr throws a low kick, looking for Myers's leg but Myers calmly moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rock Jr checks a leg kick.
Myers has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rock Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Myers's head.
A low kick lands for Rock Jr.
Rock Jr misses with a double jab
and Myers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Myers takes a swing at Rock Jr's ribcage but misses.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Myers counters with an outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Myers misses.
Myers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rock Jr slips a straight right by Myers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Myers lands a jab to the head.
Rock Jr throws a right and a left that Myers avoids nicely.
Myers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Myers breaks away and moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock Jr moves away from the strike by Myers.
Rock Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rock Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rock Jr lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Marlon Myers has been cut.
Rock Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rock Jr tries to pull guard but Myers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rock Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Myers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Will Rock Jr has been cut.
Myers throws an elbow that misses.
Myers misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myers throws an elbow but misses.
Myers lands a hook that snaps the head of Rock Jr backwards.
Myers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myers lands a body punch.
Rock Jr misses with a body punch.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock Jr's elbow.
Rock Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rock Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Myers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Myers scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Rock Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Myers controls the action.
Myers blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rock Jr.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers tries a body shot but Rock Jr blocks it.
Myers is pressed up against the cage. Rock Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Myers down to the mat. Myers avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Myers misses with a hook. Rock Jr ducked under it nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rock Jr, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers thows a body kick. Rock Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Myers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rock Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Myers counters with an inside leg kick.
Myers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rock Jr.
Myers tried to score with a low kick but Rock Jr checks it.
Nice defenses there by Rock Jr.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick.
Myers throws a shot from downtown. Rock Jr moves away and avoids it.
Rock Jr checks a low kick from Myers.
Good standup being displayed there by Myers as he connects with a hook.
Myers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marlon Myers will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Myers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rock Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Myers throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rock Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rock Jr slips under a jab from Myers.
Rock Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Myers just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick from Rock Jr misses.
Rock Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Myers checks a low kick from Rock Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr tries a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Myers tries to keep at a distance but Rock Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rock Jr's brow.
Myers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Myers to keep the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Myers.
Rock Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Rock Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Myers avoids it.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rock Jr tries to pull guard but Myers won't allow it.
Myers lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Rock Jr controls his hands.
Rock Jr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Rock Jr fails to land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rock Jr's brow.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rock Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rock Jr is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Rock Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Myers lands an elbow that stopped Rock Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Rock Jr fails to pull guard.
Rock Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
Will Rock Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock Jr wants a takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rock Jr tries to pull guard but Myers holds him up against the cage and eventually Rock Jr drops back down to his feet.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Rock Jr controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Myers takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Myers throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers takes a knee right on the jaw!
Myers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rock Jr jumps guard but Myers stands there with Rock Jr around his waist. Rock Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rock Jr's elbow.
Rock Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rock Jr tries to pull guard but Myers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Rock Jr controls the action.
Myers lands with a right to the head.
Rock Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Myers to keep the fight standing.
Myers lands a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Myers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myers tries to work over Rock Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers blocks a body shot from Rock Jr.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Rock Jr.
Myers pushes off an throws an elbow but Rock Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rock Jr's defenses.
Rock Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Myers smiles and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rock Jr.
Myers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rock Jr can pounce on him.
Rock Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Myers tries a head kick but it misses.
Rock Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A jab from Myers finds it's way through Rock Jr's defenses.
Rock Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice cross by Rock Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rock Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Myers moves away.
Myers thows a leg kick but Rock Jr checks it
and Rock Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Rock Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Myers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rock Jr staying out of range there.
Rock Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Myers misses with a few strikes there.
Rock Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marlon Myers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Myers lands a leg kick that knocks Rock Jr off balance momentarily.
Myers misses with a hook. Rock Jr ducked under it nicely.
Rock Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rock Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Myers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rock Jr blocks a jab.
Rock Jr misses with a hook.
Despite the aggression on Myers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rock Jr misses with a leg kick
and Myers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rock Jr tries to score with a low kick but Myers moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Myers.
Myers works the jab nicely.
Rock Jr checks a low kick from Myers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers connects with a leg kick.
Myers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rock Jr wants to slow Myers down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab, jab by Rock Jr - just one landing.
Myers throws a hook but Rock Jr blocks it.
Rock Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rock Jr slips a straight right by Myers.
Myers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Rock Jr saw that one coming.
Myers with a nice calf kick.
Rock Jr moves away from the strike by Myers.
Myers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Will Rock Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock Jr.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Myers throws an off balance right hand
and Rock Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Myers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock Jr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Myers's sensitive parts.
Rock Jr moves away from the strike by Myers.
Myers misses with an uppercut. Rock Jr saw that one coming.
Myers misses with an uppercut.
Rock Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A big left from Rock Jr misses.
Myers feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myers jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rock Jr ducks under a wild hook from Myers.
Rock Jr throws a low kick but Myers avoids it.
Rock Jr slips a straight right by Myers.
Rock Jr is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Myers.
Marlon Myers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rock Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Rock Jr wants to clinch.
Myers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marlon Myers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers misses with a straight right.
Myers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Myers throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rock Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
Rock Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rock Jr misses with a knee strike.
Rock Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Myers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rock Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Myers smiles and moves away.
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 slow jab from Myers misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Rock Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Myers.
Good shot there by Myers.
Myers defending well as Rock Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlon Myers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Myers winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlon Myers!
Marlon Myers decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anton Ilmarinen (ranked 315 p4p, 518 weight class) and Reino Ruttu (ranked 39 p4p, 63 weight class). Reino Ruttu has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anton Ilmarinen's 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 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anton Ilmarinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reino Ruttu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu avoids the body shot from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ilmarinen checks it well.
Ilmarinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ilmarinen lands a nice hook to Ruttu's body. Ruttu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruttu lands a jab to the head.
Ilmarinen checks a leg kick nicely.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Ruttu is quick to defend against it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Ilmarinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ruttu - the referee stops the clock and Ilmarinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ruttu. Ilmarinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ilmarinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen tries to counter with a takedown but Ruttu is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruttu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Ilmarinen as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ruttu but Ruttu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little jabbing left from Ruttu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A low kick from Ruttu misses
so Ilmarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ruttu wants to control but Ilmarinen passes easily into half guard.
Ilmarinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruttu defending well though.
Ilmarinen is taking a breather. Ruttu 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruttu is controlling Ilmarinen's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Ilmarinen is thwarting Ruttu's attempts to control the position.
Ilmarinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttu tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen trying to control the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruttu throws a hook but Ilmarinen blocks it.
Ruttu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen moves into range and clinches up with Ruttu.
Ruttu tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruttu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruttu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ilmarinen throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Ilmarinen punishes Ruttu's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruttu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ruttu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruttu misses with a hook
and Ilmarinen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ruttu's guard.
Ruttu is looking to stand back up but Ilmarinen counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Ruttu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruttu is looking to escape.
Ilmarinen working the head and body with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Ilmarinen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ilmarinen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruttu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ilmarinen throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Ilmarinen misses its intended target.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Ruttu looks to throw a body kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Ruttu wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ilmarinen manages to pass to side control.
Ruttu trying to hold on to Ilmarinen's head to control him but Ilmarinen postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilmarinen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ruttu to regain full guard.
Ilmarinen thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ruttu wants to stand but Ilmarinen is controlling the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ruttu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ilmarinen distracts Ruttu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ilmarinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruttu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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.
Ruttu trying to keep a closed guard but Ilmarinen is proving a slippery customer.
Ilmarinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ruttu can do to turn this around?
Ilmarinen controlling from the top position.
Ilmarinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttu is retaining full guard.
Ilmarinen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ilmarinen throwing strikes but missing.
Ilmarinen throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Ilmarinen blocks the low kick.
Ilmarinen misses with a double jab
and Ruttu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ilmarinen lands with a nice body punch.
Ilmarinen throws a lazy uppercut
and Ruttu counters with a good, hard body kick but Ilmarinen shrugs it off.
Reino Ruttu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Ruttu finds it's way through Ilmarinen's defenses.
Ruttu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruttu.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruttu misses the target.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
Ruttu throws a jab when Ilmarinen was well out of range.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
Ruttu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Ilmarinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ruttu throws a leg kick
and Ilmarinen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ruttu!
Ruttu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ilmarinen shoots in for a takedown but Ruttu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruttu misses with a straight left.
Ilmarinen attempts a counter takedown but Ruttu avoids it well and moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Reino Ruttu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ilmarinen wants to clinch.
Ilmarinen looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.
Ruttu stuffs the takedown attempt from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen gets slowly back to his feet.
Ruttu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu looks to land a right hand but Ilmarinen moved out of range.
Ilmarinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Ilmarinen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ruttu looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anton Ilmarinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ruttu manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilmarinen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ilmarinen wants to free his trapped foot but Ruttu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ilmarinen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ilmarinen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruttu tries to roll over but Ilmarinen keeps him under control.
Ilmarinen slips a nice elbow through Ruttu's hands, connecting with Ruttu's forehead.
Ilmarinen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ruttu is trying to maintain the position but Ilmarinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Ilmarinen 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.
Ruttu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ilmarinen controlling the pace.
Ruttu trying to control but Ilmarinen postures up.
Ilmarinen stalling.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ilmarinen lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilmarinen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A big left from Ruttu misses.
Ruttu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ilmarinen throws out the jab.
Ilmarinen misses with a looping left.
Ilmarinen misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ruttu! But no joy.
Ruttu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ilmarinen.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Ilmarinen is out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch
and Ruttu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ruttu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ruttu counters with a nice body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Ilmarinen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ilmarinen 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Ilmarinen!
An out of breath Anton Ilmarinen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axton Burgess (ranked 235 p4p, 305 weight class) and Bora Khan (ranked 29 p4p, 38 weight class). Burgess kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Can Only Count to Four. Khan has chosen Tim McGraw - Live Like You Were Dying as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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World class boxer
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Axton Burgess!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bora Khan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgess throws a jab when Khan was well out of range.
Burgess gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Khan cracks Burgess with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burgess uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgess has time to react.
Khan misses with a low kick.
Burgess looks to land a right hand but Khan moved out of range.
Khan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgess.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
We've been told by Burgess's head coaches at FIGHT FOUNDERS (CA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Burgess blocks the low kick.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Burgess cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan with a nice cross.
Burgess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgess throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan thows a leg kick but Burgess checks it
and Burgess counters with a solid body kick.
Khan digs a good hook to Burgess's body.
Khan lands with a good body shot.
Khan throws a solid leg kick but Burgess takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Khan.
Burgess throws a quick counter head kick but Khan was just out of range.
Khan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khan misses with a looping right.
Khan misses with a straight left.
A low kick from Khan misses
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burgess takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands a leg kick that knocks Burgess off balance momentarily.
Khan throws a leg kick
and Burgess counters with an outside leg kick.
Burgess throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Khan.
Khan throws a jab but it's blocked by Burgess.
Khan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burgess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burgess had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burgess lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
It looks like Bora Khan has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Burgess.
Burgess misses with a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Burgess.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burgess misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan scores with the left hand. Burgess knows he should have avoided that one.
Khan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Khan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burgess is able to avoid easily.
Burgess misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Burgess ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Khan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burgess has time to react.
A cross from Burgess lands.
Khan jabs at Burgess's body.
Khan with a jab.
Khan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burgess throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burgess checks the leg kick nicely there.
A good leg kick by Khan.
Burgess throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Khan throws a hook but Burgess blocks it.
Khan connects with a nice looking jab.
Burgess 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.
Khan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Burgess counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgess looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Burgess takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Burgess fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khan manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Burgess 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Burgess moved out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Burgess 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burgess moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Burgess has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Khan finds it's way round the side to connect with Burgess's head.
Khan scores with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Khan - just one landing.
Khan connects with a looping right hand.
Khan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burgess looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Burgess throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan takes a swing at Burgess's ribcage but misses.
Burgess looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan misses with a shot to the body
enabling Burgess to counter with a crisp jab.
Khan throws a looping overhand right but Burgess ducks down to avoid it.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Burgess saw that one coming.
Khan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan scores with a jab to the head.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgess.
Khan lands a jab to the head.
Burgess is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Bora Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burgess is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgess throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burgess pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khan feints and then cracks Burgess's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burgess down.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgess blocks a jab.
Burgess looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Burgess looks to throw the jab but Khan is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgess on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burgess misses with a lunging right hand
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgess throws out the jab.
Khan digs a good body shot into Burgess's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan lands with an overhand left.
Burgess is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burgess takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Khan moves out of range of the leg kick from Burgess.
Khan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Khan defending well as Burgess loads up on a big left hand.
Khan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgess.
Burgess throws an overhand right that lands on Khan's shoulder, as Khan tries to avoid the shot.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Burgess with an uppercut!
Khan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burgess at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgess tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Khan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Burgess misses the body punch
and Khan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Burgess thinking.
Burgess takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burgess. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khan digs a good body shot into Burgess's ribs.
Burgess throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burgess has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Khan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Khan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burgess is out of range and Khan settles back down.
Burgess moves out of range of the strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Burgess blocks the leg kick.
Khan scores with a shot to the body.
Bora Khan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burgess checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Khan.
Burgess drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Khan stuns Burgess with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bora Khan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bora Khan's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Burgess avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Khan throws a leg kick but Burgess sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burgess takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Burgess staying out of range there.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burgess might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Burgess throws a lazy body kick
and Khan counters with a thumping low kick.
Burgess throws a hook but Khan avoids it easily.
Khan misses with a hook.
As Khan backs away, Burgess returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Khan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Burgess darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Burgess is looking to counter punch.
Burgess bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Khan's head.
That has opened up Bora Khan's cut even more.
Burgess bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burgess scores with a spinning back kick!
Khan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burgess has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgess throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burgess throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Khan there.
Nice shot by Khan.
A low kick from Khan is predictable there
and Burgess counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan slips under a jab from Burgess.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khan throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Burgess sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan throws a body punch but Burgess moves out of range.
Burgess throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Khan. Those never looked like landing.
Burgess swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burgess 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan connects with a right hand. Burgess shakes it off.
Khan misses with a hook to the body
and Burgess counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Khan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Burgess counters with a straight right hand.
The cut above Bora Khan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Burgess connects with a solid leg kick.
Khan thows a leg kick but Burgess checks it
and Burgess counters with a nice body kick.
Khan moves out of range of the body kick.
Khan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Burgess throws a body punch but Khan moves out of range.
Khan lands a body shot.
Burgess drops Khan with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Khan looks back up at him and smiles so Burgess waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Khan is rocked!
A low kick from Khan misses
and Burgess counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Axton Burgess!
During a confident post fight interview, Axton Burgess thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Graves (ranked 115 p4p, 329 weight class) and Paavo Talvela (ranked 22 p4p, 44 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Paavo Talvela!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talvela jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graves swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Talvela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talvela 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.
Graves jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Graves misses with a shot to the body
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Talvela slips the punch.
A solid body kick from Graves.
Graves wants to clinch up but Talvela keeps it at a distance.
Talvela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Graves misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves cracks Talvela with a good jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Talvela should have avoided that one.
Graves throws a sloppy head kick and Talvela moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a stiff right hand.
Graves looks to land a right hand but Talvela moved out of range.
It seemed like Talvela was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talvela slips a jab from Graves.
Graves swings for the body but Talvela moves out of range.
Talvela slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves misses with a left hand
and Talvela counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Graves throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.
Graves misses with a head kick.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talvela is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talvela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Graves.
Talvela staying out of range there.
Talvela is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Graves had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves misses with a wild combination.
Talvela swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Graves tries to land a body kick
and Talvela counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Terrance Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Graves tries to close the distance and clinch but Talvela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Graves has closed the distance and engaged Talvela in a clinch.
Graves misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talvela goes for a takedown in the clinch but Graves prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela is trying to trip Graves. He has hold of a leg but Graves is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Talvela persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Graves can't keep his opponent in guard - Talvela advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Talvela lands with a punch from half guard.
Graves missing with punches from the bottom.
Graves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Graves wants to get back to full guard.
Graves missing with punches from the bottom.
Graves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Talvela.
Graves throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Talvela scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Graves landing strikes from the bottom.
Graves throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Graves flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Graves wants to improve his position but Talvela is controlling well.
Graves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Talvela.
Ground and pound from Talvela.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Graves won't allow Talvela to pass to mount.
Talvela landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Talvela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all 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. Talvela connects with a nice short shot to Graves's temple.
Talvela blocks the strikes from Graves.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Talvela scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Talvela lands a nice short elbow.
Talvela wants to pass to mount but Graves is defending the position.
Graves punching from the bottom.
Talvela prevents Graves from improving his position.
Talvela 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.
Ground and pound from Talvela.
Talvela looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Graves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Talvela sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Graves's guard.
Talvela looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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. Talvela connects with a nice short shot to Graves's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Graves throws a right hand that misses
and Talvela connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talvela lands a head shot.
Graves rushes Talvela and presses him up against the cage.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Talvela.
Talvela tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Graves.
Talvela tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talvela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talvela trying to land knees to the body.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talvela backwards.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talvela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Graves avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Graves fails to land.
Graves gets through Talvela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talvela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Graves backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talvela swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talvela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves prevents a body shot from Talvela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Graves lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talvela backwards.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Graves tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Talvela.
Graves is fighting off a takedown attempt but Talvela is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Graves to the mat. Graves regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Talvela won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Talvela postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Talvela wants to pass the guard but Graves is keeping the position.
Talvela has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talvela keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Graves's head.
Graves throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Talvela preventing the sweep.
Paavo Talvela has got the better of the ground game so far.
Graves punching from the bottom.
Graves trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Talvela is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Talvela throwing strikes but missing.
Talvela postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Graves striking off his back but it's not causing Talvela any problems.
Graves wants to sweep here but Talvela controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves trying to strike off his back.
Talvela lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graves trying to strike off his back.
Talvela scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Graves thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Talvela throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Graves throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Graves striking from the bottom.
Talvela looking to pass the guard.
Graves tries to strike from the bottom.
Talvela scoring with some ground and pound.
Graves throws a couple of heel strikes.
Talvela with a nice head shot there.
Graves will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Graves trying to strike off his back.
Talvela is in close to Graves's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Graves looking for a sweep. Not yet Graves, not yet.
Talvela postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Talvela's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Talvela won't allow Graves to sweep him here.
Graves doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Talvela stands and throws Graves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Talvela is working Graves over with some ground and pound from side control.
Talvela lands a nice forearm strike.
Graves is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Graves misses with a strike from the bottom.
Graves throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Talvela grinds an elbow into Graves's temple.
Talvela cracks Graves with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Graves is rocked!
Graves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Talvela off and has taken his back!
Oh Graves is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Graves throwing damaging strikes from the back! Talvela could be in trouble here!
Graves seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Talvela tries to roll but Graves sticks to his back.
Talvela has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Graves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Talvela is really stuck here.
Graves lands punches and elbows.
Talvela tries to roll but Graves sticks to his back.
Talvela breaks Graves's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Graves lands a decent shot there.
Graves throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Graves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Talvela 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.
Talvela is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Graves misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Talvela trying to pass the guard but Graves defending well.
Graves is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Talvela scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paavo Talvela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Graves moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terrance Graves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Graves lands the left hand.
Graves tries to clinch but Talvela moves away
and Talvela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talvela bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Talvela was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talvela sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talvela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Talvela tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves throws a poor cross that misses
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Talvela.
Talvela tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves throws a combination that misses
and Graves takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Graves tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talvela manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talvela throws out a counter right but Graves avoids it with no problem.
Talvela gets tackled into the cage by Graves. Graves maintains the clinch.
Talvela blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Graves.
Graves blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Graves working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talvela.
Graves stops a takedown attempt from Talvela.
Terrance Graves has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Talvela blocks an uppercut.
Talvela misses with a short punch on the inside.
Graves throws a punch but it's blocked by Talvela.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Talvela wants a takedown.
Talvela blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Talvela.
Talvela swings wildly with an uppercut but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Talvela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talvela working aggressively here.
Graves misses with a punch on the inside.
Graves scores with a shot to the side of Talvela's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Graves has a couple of punches blocked by Talvela.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Talvela.
Talvela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Talvela has Graves pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Talvela pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Graves tumbling to the mat - Talvela dives into Graves's guard.
Talvela stands and throws Graves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Talvela working the ground and pound.
Graves tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Talvela wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Talvela scores with punches from side control.
Graves misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Talvela works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Graves tries to improve position but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talvela working the body and head with strikes.
Graves throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Graves throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Graves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Talvela lands some shots froms side control.
Graves throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Talvela lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Paavo Talvela is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Graves takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Graves gets back to half guard.
Graves tries to roll over but Talvela keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talvela scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Talvela prevents Graves from improving his position.
Graves lands a couple of sideways elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talvela 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.
Graves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Talvela winds up and cracks Graves with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Talvela seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Graves does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Talvela drops an elbow to the side of Graves's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Graves missing with punches from the bottom.
Talvela landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Talvela tries to pass to full mount but Graves defends it.
Talvela blocks the strikes from Graves.
Graves looking for submissions off his back.
Graves is looking for a sweep. Talvela is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paavo Talvela comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Talvela winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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