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VFN 59: Spahn Vs Voller PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gianpaolo Cassano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolland Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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149 lbs
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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
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gianpaolo Cassano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rolland Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pierre.
Pierre passes Cassano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cassano has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pierre is working for a submission of some sort.
Pierre prevents Cassano from standing back up.
Cassano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cassano tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cassano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pierre is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cassano is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rolland Pierre!
Rolland Pierre managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q160, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syd Cutter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roland Saukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syd Cutter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roland Saukkonen!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saukkonen shoots in and gets a takedown into Cutter's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cutter wants to stand and escape but Saukkonen is having none of it.
Cutter trying to keep a closed guard but Saukkonen is proving a slippery customer.
Saukkonen throwing strikes but missing.
Saukkonen controlling from the top position.
Saukkonen postures up.
Saukkonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Saukkonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Saukkonen slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Saukkonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saukkonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cutter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cutter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saukkonen on the ground.
Saukkonen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saukkonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cutter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Saukkonen content to stall in guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cutter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutter tries a head kick but it misses.
Cutter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutter tries to clinch but Saukkonen moves out of range.
Saukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Cutter shows good takedown defense.
Cutter lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Saukkonen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cutter.
Cutter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cutter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Saukkonen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cutter is not content to let Saukkonen control the position.
Saukkonen thows a huge punch but Cutter dodges it nicely.
Saukkonen is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Saukkonen working Cutter over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cutter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cutter flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Saukkonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cutter wants to control but Saukkonen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cutter has hold of Saukkonen's hands but Saukkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Saukkonen is trying to control the action in half guard but Cutter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Saukkonen.
Saukkonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saukkonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Saukkonen postures up.
Saukkonen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cutter's head.
Saukkonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutter throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saukkonen throwing strikes but missing.
Saukkonen throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Saukkonen 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.
Saukkonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cutter lands a nice looking body shot.
Cutter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cutter avoids the head kick by Saukkonen.
Cutter lands a leg kick that knocks Saukkonen off balance momentarily.
Cutter doesn't manage to clinch there - Saukkonen circles away.
Cutter tries to clinch but Saukkonen moves out of range.
Cutter throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cutter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saukkonen keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cutter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
It looks like Roland Saukkonen has been cut.
Cutter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cutter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cutter working Saukkonen over with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cutter.
Cutter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saukkonen is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Cutter.
Cutter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutter lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Roland Saukkonen's cut even more.
Cutter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cutter lands an elbow inside that Saukkonen shrugs off.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cutter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cutter lands a damaging elbow.
The cut above Roland Saukkonen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Saukkonen takes an elbow to the temple.
Cutter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cutter lands a nice elbow.
Syd Cutter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cutter blocking some punches.
Cutter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Cutter comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Roland Saukkonen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cutter lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roland Saukkonen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Syd Cutter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Patterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocky Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson wants to clinch but Mohammad slips to the side
and Mohammad counters with a nice uppercut.
Patterson gets a clinch.
Mohammad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patterson letting Mohammad take a breather here.
Mohammad lands with a right to the head.
Mohammad is leaning against Patterson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mohammad keeps control of Patterson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Patterson tries to pull guard but Mohammad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mohammad works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Patterson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mohammad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
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!
Patterson is trying to break the clinch but Mohammad has him pressed against the cage.
Mohammad lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mohammad lands a body punch.
Mohammad lands with a short shot to the head.
Mohammad lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Mohammad.
Patterson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mohammad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Mohammad Mohammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rocky Patterson.
Mohammad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mohammad Mohammad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mohammad with a hook.
Mohammad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patterson misses with a jab to the body
enabling Mohammad to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mohammad. That's going to slow Patterson down.
Mohammad scores with the left hand. Patterson knows he should have avoided that one.
Mohammad lands a lovely overhand right.
Patterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mohammad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Mohammad circles away.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Patterson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rocky Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patterson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mohammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mohammad connects with a leg kick. Patterson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Patterson moves to clinch but Mohammad breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Patterson tries to clinch up but Mohammad circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mohammad wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Patterson in his tracks.
Patterson tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Patterson takes one to the side of the head.
Patterson tries to clinch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Patterson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mohammad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mohammad with a jab.
Patterson tries to clinch
and Mohammad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Mohammad.
Mohammad lands a nice looking body shot.
Patterson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Mohammad is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Patterson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson takes one to the chin there.
Patterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patterson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mohammad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Patterson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patterson shoots for a takedown but Mohammad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Patterson looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Mohammad tenderised Patterson's leg. Patterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mohammad lets loose with a powerful body kick. Patterson will feel that in the morning.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mohammad.
Patterson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mohammad. Mohammad obviously looking to wear him down.
Mohammad keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammad connects with a looping right hand.
Mohammad digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Mohammad connects with a right hand. Patterson shakes it off.
Patterson is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Mohammad slams his shin into Patterson's torso.
Patterson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mohammad finish him?
Mohammad drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Patterson right on the button. Patterson goes down! Mohammad follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mohammad gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammad Mohammad!
A relieved looking Mohammad Mohammad thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Violator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Kanye West - Amazing. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
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168 lbs
14 - 4 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Violator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Violator was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Violator is keeping the position for now.
Violator not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva trying to control but Violator is working from the bottom.
Violator pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Danny Violator wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Violator bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Violator saw that one coming.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Violator counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a series of punches but Violator avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violator shoots in but no luck this time.
Violator showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Violator connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Violator shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva throws a right and a left that Violator avoids nicely.
Violator shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danny Violator. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Violator's defenses.
It looks like Danny Violator has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violator looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Violator trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Violator controls the pace.
Silva keeping full guard, as Violator tries to pass.
Violator is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Violator controlling him for the moment.
Silva is trying to keep Violator in close.
Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Violator frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Violator is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Julio Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chulainn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Blood of Cu Chulainn. Steele is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freak On A Leash. Cu Chulainn could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to George Steele's chin.
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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
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Steele!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele throws a low kick but Chulainn moves out of range easily.
Steele lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chulainn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steele manages to avoid it.
Steele misses with a leg kick
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
It looks like George Steele has been cut.
Chulainn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steele is looking to clinch but Chulainn is avoiding it.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steele tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Steele throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Steele misses.
Steele lands a jab.
Steele misses the body punch
and Chulainn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele scores with a punch to the head.
It looks like Cu Chulainn has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steele looks to throw a body kick
and Chulainn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steele moves away from the strike by Chulainn.
Steele tries to clinch
and Chulainn counters with a straight right hand.
Steele misses with a hook. Chulainn ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steele.
A big left from Steele misses.
Chulainn avoids the head kick by Steele.
Steele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chulainn counters with a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a right hand
and Chulainn counters with a crisp one two that drops Steele! Chulainn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Steele to his feet! Steele is in big trouble!
Steele is rocked!
Steele throws a right hand that misses
and Chulainn counters with a left to the body.
Steele is still on wobbly legs! Can Chulainn finish him?
Steele looks winded!
Chulainn darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Steele's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Chulainn before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Auguste Grimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Auguste Grimm had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Auguste Grimm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Muszyna misses.
Grimm with a hook.
Grimm tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Muszyna is able to avoid easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grimm, right into the meat.
Muszyna scores with a punch to the head.
Muszyna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grimm manages to avoid it.
Grimm wants to clinch but Muszyna slips to the side
and Muszyna counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Muszyna misses.
Grimm staying out of range there.
Grimm tries to clinch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Muszyna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Muszyna.
Muszyna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muszyna lands a jab to the head.
Muszyna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Donk. Grimm catches Muszyna right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muszyna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Auguste Grimm has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Muszyna. Those never looked like landing.
Muszyna throws a low kick but Grimm moves out of range easily.
Grimm throws the left hand but Muszyna avoids the punch easily.
Grimm misses with a straight right.
Muszyna tries to score with a low kick but Grimm moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Muszyna misses
and Grimm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimm scores with a jab to the body.
Grimm drives through and clinches with Muszyna against the cage.
Muszyna is looking to control Grimm's arms but Grimm gets an underhook and turns him. Now Muszyna has his back to the cage.
Grimm pushes Muszyna back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grimm lands an elbow inside.
A bit of stalling here from Muszyna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
Muszyna is trying to maintain a safe position but Grimm gets an underhook and turns Muszyna into the cage.
Nice elbow from Grimm.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Grimm lands an elbow inside.
Muszyna looking to slow down the pace here.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks with his arms.
Grimm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muszyna is defending well for now.
Muszyna blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Muszyna taking a breather.
Grimm comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm throws an elbow but it misses.
Muszyna stalling in the clinch but Grimm improves position.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Muszyna.
Muszyna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grimm backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a nice uppercut.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike from Grimm.
Grimm lands a knee to the body.
Grimm takes a shot to the head.
Muszyna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Muszyna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Grimm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Grimm as Muszyna tries to tie him up.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Grimm lands a right hand.
Muszyna blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Muszyna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks with his arms.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Grimm, against the cage.
Grimm blocking some punches.
Muszyna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Muszyna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muszyna avoids a wild elbow strike from Grimm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muszyna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grimm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Grimm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Auguste Grimm's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Grimm throws a chopping leg kick but Muszyna manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Grimm shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Muszyna eats them both and turns towards Grimm to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Muszyna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grimm sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muszyna misses with an uppercut.
Muszyna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grimm throws out the jab.
Muszyna digs a good hook to Grimm's body.
Grimm takes one to the side of the head.
Grimm moves out of range as Muszyna strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Grimm. That snapped Muszyna's head back.
Grimm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muszyna throws a hook to the side of Grimm's head but Grimm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Grimm fails to land with a series of punches.
Grimm scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muszyna misses with a right hand
and Grimm counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Grimm bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Grimm scores with a leg kick.
Grimm is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muszyna.
Muszyna lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muszyna throws a lazy uppercut
and Grimm counters with a good low kick that Muszyna was not able to check.
Auguste Grimm is winning the standup battle so far.
Grimm scores with a jab. Muszyna acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Grimm dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muszyna. That did some damage!
Muszyna looks to score with a jab to the body but Grimm is just out of range.
Muszyna misses with a body shot.
Grimm connects with an inside leg kick.
Grimm throws a front kick aimed at Muszyna's knee but Muszyna avoids it well.
Grimm misses with a head kick.
Muszyna lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries to clinch but Muszyna is having none of it.
Muszyna moves out of range as Grimm strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Grimm. That's going to slow Muszyna down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grimm swinging wildly here.
Muszyna misses the jab.
Grimm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A cross from Muszyna lands.
Muszyna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimm tries to clinch but Muszyna moves out of range.
Grimm tries to work over Muszyna's front leg with a kick but Muszyna checks it.
Muszyna throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muszyna misses with a hook.
Muszyna scores with a hook to the body. Grimm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna swats away the attempt to clinch by Grimm.
Muszyna is looking to score with low kicks.
Grimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muszyna throws a hook but Grimm blocks it.
Grimm walks into a straight right hand from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands with a shot to the body.
Grimm connects with a body shot that sends Muszyna's belly button to the back.
Grimm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muszyna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muszyna stuns Grimm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Grimm feints and then cracks Muszyna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muszyna down.
Muszyna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grimm misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands with a nice body punch.
Muszyna lands with a hook. Grimm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Grimm bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Muszyna moves out of range as Grimm strikes.
Grimm is looking to clinch.
Grimm has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grimm throws a low kick but Muszyna avoids it.
Grimm avoids the body shot from Muszyna.
Grimm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muszyna manages to avoid it.
Muszyna tests Grimm's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muszyna scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Grimm is looking to chop away at Muszyna's legs.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna tried to score with a low kick but Grimm checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Auguste Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slow jab from Grimm misses its intended target.
Muszyna misses with a left hand
and Grimm counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Muszyna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Grimm moves out of range of the strikes.
Muszyna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Grimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Muszyna circles away.
Grimm throws a half hearted mid kick.
Grimm swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Grimm misses
and Muszyna counters with a nice uppercut.
Muszyna throws a right hand that misses
and Grimm counters with a nice leg kick.
Grimm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A left lands for Muszyna.
Grimm is looking to slow Muszyna down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Muszyna misses its intended target.
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!
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Muszyna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Muszyna walks forward, straight into a front kick from Grimm.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Grimm swings for the body but Muszyna moves out of range.
Grimm ducks under a wild hook from Muszyna.
Grimm moves out of range as Muszyna strikes.
Grimm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a hook
and Grimm moves into the clinch.
Muszyna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimm's elbow.
Grimm working Muszyna over with knees to the body.
Muszyna misses with some punches.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grimm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike.
Muszyna stalls.
A right handed body shot lands from Muszyna.
Muszyna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muszyna blocks a body shot from Grimm.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Muszyna.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Grimm, against the cage.
Grimm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna blocking some punches.
Muszyna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grimm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muszyna's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Grimm.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Grimm.
Muszyna looking to slow down the pace here.
Grimm scores a nice knee to the body.
Muszyna blocking some punches.
Muszyna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grimm lands a damaging elbow.
Grimm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Muszyna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm tries a knee to the head but Muszyna blocks it.
Grimm throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muszyna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimm up against the cage.
Grimm digs a right hand into Muszyna's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muszyna's gas tank.
Muszyna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna scores with a shot to the side of Grimm's head.
Still in the clinch, Grimm scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muszyna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Muszyna.
Muszyna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Auguste Grimm did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Auguste Grimm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Grimm.
Grimm rushes Muszyna and presses him up against the cage.
Grimm working Muszyna over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grimm.
Grimm working aggressively here.
Muszyna throws a punch but it's blocked by Grimm.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna has Grimm pushed against the cage.
Grimm lands a good knee to the midsection. Muszyna won't want to take too many of those.
Muszyna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna is trying to stall.
Muszyna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimm's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grimm is keeping busy.
Muszyna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muszyna working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimm.
Muszyna misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muszyna.
Muszyna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muszyna takes an elbow to the temple.
Grimm lands an uppercut.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muszyna throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm missing with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muszyna pushes Grimm back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Grimm blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grimm.
Muszyna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muszyna tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Muszyna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.
Grimm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Auguste Grimm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Muszyna on the inside.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws an elbow that misses.
Muszyna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Grimm up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muszyna.
Grimm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grimm lands a left hand.
Muszyna avoids a wild elbow strike from Grimm.
Muszyna throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grimm looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Muszyna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimm lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Grimm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grimm has a couple of punches blocked by Muszyna.
Muszyna avoids the elbow strike from Grimm, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Muszyna fails to land.
Grimm throws a head punch that misses.
Muszyna lands a nice uppercut.
Grimm gets through Muszyna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muszyna digs a right hand underneath Grimm's ribcage. Grimm let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grimm lands a nice elbow.
Grimm lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muszyna.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muszyna misses with a punch on the inside.
Muszyna lands with a light punch inside.
Muszyna tries to work over Grimm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Auguste Grimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Auguste Grimm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Grimm.
The crowd cheers as Muszyna lands an impressive looking overhand right. Grimm doesn't seem phased though.
A shot to the body from Grimm misses
letting Muszyna counter with a right hand.
Grimm throws out a leg kick but Muszyna moves out of range and Grimm only half commits.
A big left from Muszyna misses.
Grimm takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Grimm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muszyna.
Muszyna bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grimm's head backwards.
Grimm misses the shot to the body.
Muszyna lands with a cross.
Muszyna misses with a hook.
Grimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Grimm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna tries to stall but Grimm uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Grimm works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muszyna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grimm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muszyna pressing his opponent against the cage.
Grimm throws a knee to the head but misses.
Muszyna stalling in the clinch but Grimm improves position.
Grimm pushes off an throws an elbow but Muszyna leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muszyna throws a head punch that misses.
Grimm misses with a body punch.
Grimm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Muszyna stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grimm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muszynas head.
Grimm misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Muszyna fails to land.
Grimm lands a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Grimm.
The referee calls for Muszyna to work.
Muszyna blocks an elbow strike from Grimm.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Grimm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muszyna's brow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimm with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grimm fails to land.
Grimm blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Grimm.
Muszyna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grimms head.
Grimm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muszyna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muszyna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Grimm lands an elbow inside that Muszyna shrugs off.
Grimm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cechini Muszyna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grimm misses with an elbow strike.
Grimm tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muszyna avoids it.
Grimm misses with an elbow over the top.
Muszyna will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grimm up against the cage.
Muszyna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muszyna takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna can't find room to land a body shot as Grimm controls the action.
Muszyna takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimm throws an elbow but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grimm lands an elbow just above Muszyna 's eye.
A short uppercut from Muszyna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grimm.
Grimm lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muszyna backwards.
Muszyna taking a breather.
Muszyna misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grimm lands a right hand.
Grimm lands a good knee to the midsection. Muszyna won't want to take too many of those.
Grimm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muszyna backwards.
Grimm prevents a body shot from Muszyna.
Muszyna misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Auguste Grimm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Grimm, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auguste Grimm!
Auguste Grimm retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Auguste Grimm 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 John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes into the arena with Tnt blaring out of the sound system. Gracie has chosen When I'm Sixty-Four- The Beatles as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Xavier Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Xavier Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
Kruger throws a leg kick which misses Gracie's front leg but catches the back leg as Gracie tries to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
Gracie slips under a jab.
Kruger stuffs the takedown.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kruger's waist but Kruger gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Gracie.
Kruger misses with a straight right.
Kruger misses with a hook. Gracie ducked under it nicely.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
Xavier Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie tries to clinch up.
Kruger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kruger, pushing him back against the cage.
Kruger presses Gracie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie is trying to drag Kruger to the mat but Kruger just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kruger goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kruger throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger keeps the fight on the outside.
Gracie slips a jab from Kruger.
John Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gracie was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie trying to control the action but Kruger is working from the bottom.
Gracie goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kruger has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gracie but great work by Kruger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gracie is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger advances to full mount.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger working for a guillotine from mount but Gracie is in no mood to give up.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Kruger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kruger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gracie can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gracie is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger dominating with strikes here.
Gracie wants to hold on but Kruger pushes him away.
Kruger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kruger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kruger looking to finish Gracie with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gracie!
The referee warns Gracie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kruger is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Gracie is surviving well by controlling Kruger's body position as best he can.
Kruger punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger working Gracie over with strikes here.
Kruger looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Kruger.
Kruger is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Kruger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracie can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kruger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Sloppy strikes from Gracie. Those never looked like landing.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruger is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Kruger circles away and we're back to standing.
Kruger connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gracie ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kruger tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kruger to the ground. Kruger escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gracie misses with a body punch
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gracie moves away.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruger connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Gracie takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Kruger counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Xavier Gracie.
Gracie closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Kruger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
John Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kruger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruger cracks a nice hook into Gracie's ribs.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Kruger counters with an outside leg kick.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gracie tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Kruger with a jab.
Kruger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Kruger digs a good hook to Gracie's body.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Gracie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruger.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruger scores with a sloppy right hand. Gracie should have avoided that one.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gracie has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Kruger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gracie's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gracie gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruger.
Gracie moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gracie is rocked!
Gracie is holding his hands too far apart here. Kruger throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Gracie is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kruger!
John Kruger retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath John Kruger 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rik Spahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Voller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lars Voller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rik Spahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lars Voller!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Voller tries to avoid it but Spahn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Voller to the ground. Voller escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Spahn throws a head kick but Voller moves out of range.
Voller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Spahn.
Voller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Voller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spahn connects with a decent elbow.
Spahn 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.
Spahn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Voller is avoiding damage well.
Voller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spahn connects with a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spahn in side control, throwing shots but Voller defends.
Spahn working the head with strikes.
Voller on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Spahn tries to score with some ground and pound. Voller controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spahn throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spahn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Voller is trying to improve his position.
Spahn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spahn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Voller managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Spahn.
Spahn in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Spahn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The strikes coming from Spahn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Spahn fails to land a wild elbow strike.
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!
Voller takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spahn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Voller is avoiding damage well.
Spahn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Spahn landing strikes.
Spahn cracks Voller with a big elbow.
Voller is working to avoid the ground and pound but Spahn connects with a decent elbow.
Voller takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Spahn lands an elbow.
Spahn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Voller some visible discomfort.
Voller is looking to reverse the position.
Voller takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spahn working the ground and pound but Voller is defending the strikes.
Voller is not content to let Spahn control the position.
Spahn working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Voller defending against the ground and pound.
Voller taking a bit of punishment here - Spahn scoring with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spahn lands some shots froms side control.
Voller is rocked!
Spahn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Spahn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Voller some visible discomfort.
Voller is still in real trouble! Can Spahn finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spahn lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Voller! Spahn senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Voller out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rik Spahn!
A very excited looking Rik Spahn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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