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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Joaquin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rory Joaquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joaquin fails with the takedown.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joaquin 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.
Joaquin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Joaquin gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Spliffton gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cron Spliffton!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heinz Doofenshmirtz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Matt Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doofenshmirtz throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Matt Powers has been cut.
Powers fails with the takedown
and Doofenshmirtz counters with a good, hard body kick but Powers shrugs it off.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Powers is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doofenshmirtz throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Powers stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Doofenshmirtz follows into mount!
Doofenshmirtz lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Powers! Doofenshmirtz sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Powers and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Heinz Doofenshmirtz!
Heinz Doofenshmirtz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Papy Mudada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eryk Kafok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mudada comes to the cage accompanied by Damian Marley - Road To Zion (Feat. Nas). On his way into the cage it seems that Papy Mudada has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Papy Mudada seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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240 lbs
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282 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Papy Mudada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eryk Kafok!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kafok pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mudada moves out of range of the strikes.
Kafok lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mudada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kafok fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Papy Mudada has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kafok tries to clinch up
and Mudada counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mudada.
Mudada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mudada throwing strikes but missing.
Mudada 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.
Kafok is looking to stand up but Mudada isn't so interested in that idea.
Mudada working some strikes from top position.
Mudada stays in close to Kafok's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mudada seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kafok for as long as he can get away with.
Mudada content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Mudada's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mudada cracks Kafok with a solid left hand.
Kafok can't keep his opponent in guard - Mudada advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kafok blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mudada.
Nice strikes from Mudada there.
Mudada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kafok with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mudada stalling.
Kafok really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mudada. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mudada lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mudada drops an elbow to the side of Kafok's head.
Mudada missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kafok wants to stand back up but Mudada manages to pass into side control.
Mudada is putting a hurting on Kafok here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mudada in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mudada 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.
The ground and pound from Mudada seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Kafok is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mudada lands a few punches from side control.
Kafok is rocked!
Mudada in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kafok is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Papy Mudada!
After winning the bout, Papy Mudada thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justice Naruhodo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justice Naruhodo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Naruhodo. No joy for Hanzzle on that attempt.
Hanzzle moves away from the strike by Naruhodo.
Naruhodo slips under a jab from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws out a leg kick but Naruhodo moves out of range and Hanzzle only half commits.
Hanzzle throws a low kick but Naruhodo avoids it.
Hanzzle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big right from Naruhodo misses.
Hanzzle shoots in and bounces Naruhodo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hanzzle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hanzzle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hanzzle wants to control from the top but Naruhodo keeps moving.
Hanzzle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Naruhodo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanzzle is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naruhodo is trying to control the position but Hanzzle postures up.
Hanzzle won't allow Naruhodo to get back to his feet.
Naruhodo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hanzzle controls the pace.
Hanzzle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hanzzle drops his hands momentarily and Naruhodo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Naruhodo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hanzzle.
Justice Naruhodo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naruhodo misses with a straight left.
Naruhodo misses with a left hand
and Hanzzle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanzzle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hanzzle slips a jab and a cross from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruhodo misses with a two punch combination.
Hanzzle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Naruhodo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hanzzle.
Naruhodo looks to land a combination but Hanzzle avoids it well.
Naruhodo blocks a head kick by Hanzzle.
Naruhodo misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Naruhodo misses with a looping right.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle moves away from the strike by Naruhodo.
Naruhodo is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hanzzle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Naruhodo misses with a hook. Hanzzle ducked under it nicely.
Hanzzle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Naruhodo as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yuri Hanzzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo lands with an overhand left.
Naruhodo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanzzle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hanzzle throws out a loose jab but Naruhodo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzzle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
It looks like Yuri Hanzzle has been cut.
Naruhodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hanzzle misses with a looping right.
Naruhodo cracks Hanzzle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Naruhodo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Naruhodo throws a series of punches but Hanzzle avoids them all with ease.
Naruhodo throws a poor cross that misses
and Hanzzle counters with a body kick that stops Naruhodo in his tracks momentarily.
Naruhodo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Naruhodo looks to land a right hand but Hanzzle moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Naruhodo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Naruhodo misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanzzle.
Justice Naruhodo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naruhodo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanzzle. Hanzzle obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanzzle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naruhodo throws out the jab.
Hanzzle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naruhodo.
A solid body kick from Hanzzle.
Naruhodo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naruhodo throws out a loose jab but Hanzzle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hanzzle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Hanzzle.
Naruhodo stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanzzle. Hanzzle gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Naruhodo throws a right hand that Hanzzle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanzzle also avoids with ease.
Naruhodo misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Justice Naruhodo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Hanzzle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hanzzle scores with a kick to the body.
Naruhodo throws a lazy uppercut
and Hanzzle counters with a thumping low kick.
Naruhodo cracks Hanzzle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanzzle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo throws a right hand that Hanzzle ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanzzle also avoids with ease.
Hanzzle connects with a leg kick. Naruhodo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Hanzzle defending well as Naruhodo loads up on a big left hand.
Naruhodo misses with a right hand
and Hanzzle counters with a leg kick.
Hanzzle connects with an inside leg kick.
Naruhodo throws the left hand but Hanzzle avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanzzle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naruhodo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hanzzle finds it's way round the side to connect with Naruhodo's head.
Naruhodo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hanzzle. Hanzzle obviously looking to wear him down.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo throws a big shot that misses.
Naruhodo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanzzle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hanzzle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Naruhodo is breathing heavily.
Naruhodo gets caught flat footed, as Hanzzle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hanzzle sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Naruhodo's guard.
Naruhodo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hanzzle.
Naruhodo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hanzzle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Naruhodo wants to improve his position but Hanzzle is controlling well.
Hanzzle is looking to take a break and control but Naruhodo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naruhodo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hanzzle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hanzzle's back!
Naruhodo keeps control of the position as Hanzzle tries to break free.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo struggling to land strikes to the head as Hanzzle covers up.
Hanzzle is trying to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanzzle is working hard here to advance position.
Naruhodo tries to keep control of the position but Hanzzle is staying busy.
Hanzzle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Hanzzle turns into Naruhodo and is now in his guard.
Naruhodo is looking to sweep but instead, Hanzzle has passed into half guard.
Naruhodo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Naruhodo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hanzzle is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle throws a big elbow that misses.
Hanzzle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Hanzzle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hanzzle tries to free his leg and advance position but Naruhodo is retaining full guard.
Naruhodo wants to get back to his feet but Hanzzle is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Naruhodo working Hanzzle over with strikes.
Hanzzle is looking for a sweep. Naruhodo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Naruhodo wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naruhodo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Naruhodo is nestled in close to Hanzzle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Naruhodo controlling the pace.
Naruhodo wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle moves into full guard.
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 Yuri Hanzzle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yuri Hanzzle's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Naruhodo misses with a lunging right hand
and Hanzzle counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hanzzle advances to half guard.
Hanzzle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naruhodo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hanzzle is keen to just control but Naruhodo is a slippery customer.
Naruhodo keeping hold of Hanzzle's head, controlling as best he can.
Naruhodo wants to control but Hanzzle is keeping busy.
Naruhodo gets back to full guard.
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!
Hanzzle stays in close to Naruhodo's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle scoring with some ground and pound.
Naruhodo trying to control the position.
Hanzzle trying to control but Naruhodo is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Naruhodo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hanzzle moves away from the strike by Naruhodo.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick which misses Naruhodo's front leg but catches the back leg as Naruhodo tries to avoid it.
Hanzzle lands a head kick. Naruhodo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Naruhodo does no damage.
Hanzzle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Naruhodo. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Hanzzle.
A left lands for Naruhodo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yuri Hanzzle is winning the standup battle so far.
Naruhodo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naruhodo blocks a head kick by Hanzzle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzzle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Naruhodo throws a series of punches but Hanzzle moves out of range.
Hanzzle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Naruhodo on the side of the head.
Naruhodo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hanzzle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Naruhodo enables Hanzzle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naruhodo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Naruhodo controls Hanzzle momentarily but Hanzzle frees himself.
Naruhodo is controlling Hanzzle's posture.
Hanzzle stopping the sweep attempt from Naruhodo.
Hanzzle stops Naruhodo from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Naruhodo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Naruhodo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Justice Naruhodo hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Naruhodo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Naruhodo sprawls well. Naruhodo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanzzle gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanzzle looks to land a combination but Naruhodo avoids it well.
Naruhodo throws a right and a left that Hanzzle avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naruhodo throws a looping overhand right but Hanzzle ducks down to avoid it.
Naruhodo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanzzle ducks under a wild hook from Naruhodo.
Naruhodo checks a leg kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Naruhodo enables Hanzzle to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Naruhodo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hanzzle stops Naruhodo from standing up.
Naruhodo pulls Hanzzle in close to prevent any damage.
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!
Naruhodo keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Naruhodo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Hanzzle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hanzzle 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle!
A very excited looking Yuri Hanzzle 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Stanislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Attasio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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250 lbs
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Stanislav!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Attasio!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanislav shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Attasio as he avoids it easily.
Attasio moves to clinch but Stanislav breaks away
and Stanislav counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Attasio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Attasio wants to clinch up but Stanislav keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Attasio.
Attasio tries to clinch but Stanislav is having none of it.
Stanislav tries a head kick but it misses.
Stanislav misses with a two punch combination.
Attasio throws a head kick but Stanislav moves out of range.
Attasio misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice combination there by Stanislav.
Stanislav looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attasio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Attasio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Attasio finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Stanislav.
Stanislav throws a right and a left that Attasio avoids nicely.
Stanislav looks to land a left hand but Attasio moved out of range nicely.
A head kick by Stanislav misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Attasio throws a leg kick which misses Stanislav's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanislav tries to avoid it.
Attasio moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Attasio.
Attasio tries to land a knee to the head but Stanislav blocks with his arms.
Stanislav on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Attasio stalling.
Attasio lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Attasio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attasio avoiding damage.
Attasio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Adam Stanislav has been cut.
Attasio throws an elbow but it misses.
Stanislav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Attasio wants to stall.
Stanislav tries to pull guard but Attasio won't allow it.
A bit of stalling here from Stanislav.
Stanislav's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Attasio lands with a left to the head.
Stanislav dodges an elbow strike from Attasio.
Stanislav managing to block the knees to the body from Attasio.
Attasio pushes Stanislav back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Attasio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attasio is working Stanislav over against the cage.
Stanislav is breathing heavily.
Attasio throws an elbow that misses.
Attasio tries a body shot but Stanislav blocks it.
Attasio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanislav avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Attasio.
Nice body punch from Attasio - that landed with a thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hand to the body from Attasio.
A right hook to the body lands for Attasio.
Attasio trying to land knees to the body.
Attasio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanislav is defending well for now.
Attasio digs a right hand into Stanislav's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stanislav's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Attasio.
Attasio missing with knees to the body.
Attasio digs a right hand underneath Stanislav's ribcage. Stanislav let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Attasio avoiding damage.
Attasio prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Stanislav. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attasio misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Attasio.
Stanislav is trying to pull guard but Attasio turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Attasio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Attasio is working Stanislav over against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Attasio.
Attasio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanislav avoids it.
Attasio pushes Stanislav back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Attasio on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Attasio.
Attasio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Attasio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Attasio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Attasio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Stanislav's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Attasio uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stanislav has time to react.
Damian Attasio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stanislav fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Attasio lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stanislav keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanislav drops his hands momentarily and Attasio needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Stanislav just on the top of the head. Stanislav drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Stanislav - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Damian Attasio!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lil Fame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masamichi Yamaji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Masamichi Yamaji 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lil Fame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Masamichi Yamaji!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamaji ducks under a wild hook from Fame.
A punch combination from Yamaji misses.
Fame misses with a wild body shot.
Yamaji slips a straight right by Fame.
Fame throws a sloppy head kick and Yamaji moves out of range easily.
Yamaji keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yamaji throws a hook but Fame blocks it.
Fame misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yamaji scores with a hook to the body. Fame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yamaji throws a hook but Fame avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Fame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yamaji misses with a wild body shot.
Fame misses with a wild body shot.
Fame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yamaji counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Lil Fame has been cut.
Yamaji slips a straight right by Fame.
Yamaji dips to his left and cracks Fame with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamaji takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamaji is looking to chop away at Fame's legs.
Fame tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yamaji ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fame misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Yamaji counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yamaji lands a nice shot to the body.
Fame is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fame throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Yamaji cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fame's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Yamaji connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fame scrambles back to his feet.
Yamaji fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yamaji lands a nice hook to Fame's body. Fame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yamaji lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fame's sensitive parts.
Yamaji connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fame momentarily.
Lil Fame's cut is getting worse.
Yamaji cracks Fame with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fame looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Yamaji finish him?
Fame is rocked!
Fame leaves his chin hanging out and Yamaji seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Fame crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Masamichi Yamaji!
A victorious Masamichi Yamaji thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tero Karhula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos The Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tero Karhula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos The Cannon!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karhula misses with a straight left.
Karhula moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Cannon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karhula lands an overhand right.
The Cannon ducks under a wild hook from Karhula.
The Cannon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Karhula pinned against the cage. Karhula gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The Cannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Karhula circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karhula.
Karhula swats away the attempt to clinch by The Cannon.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Cannon tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karhula sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten The Cannon somewhat.
The Cannon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karhula.
Karhula looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Cannon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The Cannon moves away from the strike by Karhula.
Karhula looks to land a right hand but The Cannon moved out of range.
The Cannon walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for The Cannon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Cannon moves in looking to clinch but Karhula pushes him off.
Karhula throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. The Cannon was covering up waiting for the punch and Karhula finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The Cannon has his hands on Karhula's head, controlling the position.
Karhula landing some decent shots from guard.
The Cannon has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Karhula off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The Cannon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karhula.
The Cannon tries to clinch up.
The Cannon misses the shot to the body.
Karhula fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Cannon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karhula slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karhula circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karhula counters with a right hand that sends The Cannon tumbling to the canvas! Can Karhula finish him? He dives into The Cannon's guard looking to do just that!
The Cannon is rocked!
The Cannon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karhula doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karhula manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Cannon is still in real trouble! Can Karhula finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karhula trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karhula postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Cannon seems to have recovered his senses.
Karhula lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Cannon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Cannon is looking to stand up but Karhula isn't so interested in that idea.
Karhula throwing strikes from guard but The Cannon blocks nicely.
Karhula cracks The Cannon with a solid left hand.
Karhula is looking to work some ground and pound but The Cannon has wrist control.
Karhula stops The Cannon from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karhula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Cannon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karhula is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karhula won't allow The Cannon to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Karhula won't allow The Cannon to sweep him here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Karhula advances position into side control!
Karhula tries to advance position but instead The Cannon slips a leg back in to half guard.
The Cannon tries to get to full guard but Karhula has control of the leg.
The Cannon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Karhula tries a low kick but The Cannon avoids it.
The Cannon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Karhula sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tero Karhula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos The Cannon.
Karhula dodges the punch combination from The Cannon.
Karhula works the jab nicely.
The Cannon throws a right and a left that Karhula avoids nicely.
Karhula tests The Cannon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karhula digs a good hook to The Cannon's body.
Karhula waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract The Cannon. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped The Cannon to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
It looks like Carlos The Cannon has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karhula loads up on a big left hand. The Cannon felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Karhula looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! The Cannon can't hide his disappointment, as Karhula celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tero Karhula!
After the big win, Tero Karhula made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Hardcore Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tsutomu Miyazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Burke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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148 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
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Tsutomu Miyazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Burke!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Phil Schofield and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miyazaki wants to land a leg kick but Burke is out of range.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miyazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Burke.
Miyazaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Miyazaki fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Burke to the ground. Miyazaki is now in Burke's guard.
Burke is looking to stand up but Miyazaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Burke 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.
Miyazaki throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burke wants to stand and escape but Miyazaki is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Burke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Miyazaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miyazaki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miyazaki cracks Burke with a solid left hand.
Miyazaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Miyazaki lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Miyazaki trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
Miyazaki with a nice head shot there.
Miyazaki passes into half guard.
Miyazaki winds up and cracks Burke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Miyazaki lands with a punch from half guard.
Miyazaki drops an elbow to the side of Burke's head.
Burke is trying to stand up here but Miyazaki is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Miyazaki winds up and cracks Burke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burke wants to improve his position but Miyazaki is controlling well.
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazaki moves nicely into side control.
Miyazaki scores with punches from side control.
Burke is trying to control Miyazaki's posture but Miyazaki avoids it.
Burke is looking for a sweep.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound.
Miyazaki working the head with strikes.
Miyazaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Burke is defending well.
Miyazaki just content to control the position.
Miyazaki 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound.
Miyazaki working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Miyazaki cracks Burke with a big right hand but Burke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miyazaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound.
Miyazaki lands some shots froms side control.
Miyazaki working the body and head with strikes.
Miyazaki lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burke to see if he's OK.
Burke is looking to reverse the position.
Miyazaki scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki looks up at the clock and then as Burke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miyazaki smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Miyazaki landing a few strikes.
Miyazaki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound from side control.
Miyazaki is putting a hurting on Burke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miyazaki is putting a hurting on Burke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miyazaki lands a nice forearm strike.
Burke taking a bit of punishment here - Miyazaki scoring with strikes.
Burke is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miyazaki connects with a decent elbow.
Miyazaki working the ground and pound.
Miyazaki lands a decent elbow from side control.
Burke is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Burke wants to control but Miyazaki postures up.
Burke is not content to let Miyazaki control the position.
Miyazaki in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsutomu Miyazaki 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.
Burke misses with a hook. Miyazaki ducked under it nicely.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown but Burke shows good takedown defense.
Burke takes a swing at Miyazaki's ribcage but misses.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke misses with a body shot.
A big right from Burke misses.
Miyazaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Burke defends it nicely.
Miyazaki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burke can do to turn this around?
A shot to the liver by Burke. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stephen Burke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Miyazaki rather than just go for the knockout.
Burke lands with an overhand left.
Burke fails to land with a series of punches.
Miyazaki looking to score a takedown here. Burke is defending well but Miyazaki drives through and ends up in Burke's guard.
Burke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Burke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miyazaki won't allow Burke to get back to his feet.
Miyazaki stays in close to Burke's body and controls the position.
Miyazaki trying to control but Burke is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki throwing strikes but missing.
Miyazaki is in close to Burke's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miyazaki distracts Burke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miyazaki lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miyazaki keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burke's head.
Miyazaki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miyazaki distracts Burke with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miyazaki wants to pass the guard but Burke is keeping the position.
Burke looking for a sweep. Not yet Burke, not yet.
Miyazaki stops Burke from standing up.
Miyazaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Burke's guard.
Miyazaki working over Burke with some ground and pound. Burke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tsutomu Miyazaki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Miyazaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miyazaki is nestled in close to Burke, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miyazaki 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.
Miyazaki working the head and body with strikes.
Miyazaki throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Miyazaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Miyazaki is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Burke is looking to escape.
Miyazaki lands strikes from half guard.
Burke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Burke taking some punishment here, with Miyazaki in his half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miyazaki is looking to take a break and control but Burke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Burke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miyazaki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Miyazaki working over Burke with some ground and pound. Burke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miyazaki working over Burke with some ground and pound. Burke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Miyazaki there.
Miyazaki working over Burke with some ground and pound. Burke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miyazaki stops Burke from getting back to his feet.
Miyazaki is controlling the pace.
Burke trying to control here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miyazaki working over Burke with some ground and pound. Burke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tsutomu Miyazaki dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Miyazaki walks into a jab.
Burke wants to slow Miyazaki down by chopping away at his legs.
Miyazaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Burke avoids it really well and circles away.
Burke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Miyazaki's head.
Burke with a hook.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazaki manages to avoid it.
Burke lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miyazaki moves away from the strike by Burke.
Miyazaki checks a low kick from Burke.
Burke misses with a body shot.
Miyazaki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burke swivels and escapes.
Burke misses with a wild body shot.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miyazaki manages to avoid it.
Burke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyazaki misses with a low kick.
Burke connects with a single shot there.
Burke works Miyazaki's body with a nice hook.
Burke lands a jab to Miyazaki's midsection.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyazaki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyazaki checks the leg kick.
Burke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miyazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burke.
Miyazaki throws a solid leg kick but Burke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Miyazaki.
Miyazaki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Burke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burke misses with a body shot.
Burke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miyazaki moves away.
Miyazaki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burke.
Miyazaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Burke as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tsutomu Miyazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
Burke just misses with a punch to the body.
Miyazaki moves away from the strike by Burke.
Stephen Burke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burke thows a body shot but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Burke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miyazaki 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tsutomu Miyazaki!
Tsutomu Miyazaki 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Izturis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Nikolaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emilio Izturis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Nikolaev!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nikolaev throws an overhand right that lands on Izturis's shoulder, as Izturis tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Nikolaev misses its intended target.
Nikolaev throws an off balance right hand
and Nikolaev takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Izturis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nikolaev lands with a hook. Izturis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Nikolaev does no damage.
Izturis looks to throw the jab but Nikolaev is out of range.
Izturis lands a nice shot to the body.
Izturis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot by Izturis.
Izturis slips a straight right by Nikolaev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izturis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Izturis blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nikolaev. Izturis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Izturis looks to land a left hand but Nikolaev moved out of range nicely.
Nikolaev fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Izturis is out of range.
Nikolaev will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Izturis misses.
Izturis lands with a hook. Nikolaev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nikolaev misses with a jab, cross combination.
Izturis lands a nice looking body shot.
Izturis takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
Izturis throws a body punch but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Nikolaev misses.
Nikolaev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Izturis.
Nikolaev misses with a body shot.
Nikolaev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nikolaev misses with the head strike.
Izturis looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izturis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nikolaev working aggressively here.
Nikolaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izturis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nikolaev misses with a body punch.
Nikolaev breaks from the clinch.
Izturis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nikolaev on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Izturis connects with a nice looking jab.
Izturis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Izturis scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Nikolaev.
Nice defenses there by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izturis moves away.
Izturis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ivan Nikolaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis defending well as Nikolaev loads up on a big left hand.
Nikolaev throws a low kick, looking for Izturis's leg but Izturis calmly moves out of range.
Izturis blocks a head kick by Nikolaev.
Izturis lands a nice shot that snaps Nikolaev's head back.
It looks like Ivan Nikolaev has been cut.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Izturis moves away.
Izturis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Izturis closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nikolaev to the mat! Nikolaev manages to get full guard.
Nikolaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Izturis is controlling him.
Izturis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nikolaev really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Izturis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nikolaev uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Izturis misses with a hook. Nikolaev ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nikolaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nikolaev moves into the clinch.
Izturis is looking to control Nikolaev's arms but Nikolaev gets an underhook and turns him. Now Izturis has his back to the cage.
Nikolaev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Izturis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nikolaev takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Izturis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nikolaev's waist but Nikolaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Izturis off to one side.
Nikolaev throws a jab when Izturis was well out of range.
Nikolaev misses with a wild combination.
Nikolaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Izturis lands a jab to Nikolaev's midsection.
Nikolaev scores with a crisp jab that stopped Izturis in his tracks.
Izturis lands the left hand.
Izturis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nikolaev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Izturis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Nikolaev's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Izturis swings for the body but Nikolaev moves out of range.
Nikolaev misses with a body kick.
Nikolaev throws a sloppy head kick and Izturis moves out of range easily.
Izturis jabs at Nikolaev's body.
Nikolaev throws a leg kick but Izturis sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nikolaev throws a push kick but Izturis slaps the foot to one side.
Izturis scores with a jab to the head.
Emilio Izturis is winning the standup battle so far.
Izturis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a jab but it's blocked by Izturis.
Izturis scores with a nice head shot.
Nikolaev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nikolaev throws a looping overhand right but Izturis ducks down to avoid it.
Nikolaev misses with a leg kick.
Izturis scores with a punch to the head.
Izturis takes a swing at Nikolaev's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izturis throws out a loose jab but Nikolaev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nikolaev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Izturis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Izturis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Izturis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nikolaev at a distance.
Nikolaev throws an off balance right hand
and Izturis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Izturis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Izturis avoids the head kick by Nikolaev.
Nikolaev throws a leg kick but Izturis moved away.
Nikolaev thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Izturis finds it's way through Nikolaev's defenses.
Nikolaev tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izturis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Check out the look on Izturis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Izturis are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Izturis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Izturis trying to control the action but Nikolaev is working from the bottom.
Nikolaev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Izturis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nikolaev keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izturis looks up at the clock and then as Nikolaev takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Izturis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Izturis prevents Nikolaev from escaping the position.
Izturis happy to just control the position for now.
Izturis lands a few punches from side control.
Izturis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nikolaev down.
That has opened up Ivan Nikolaev's cut even more.
Izturis lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Izturis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nikolaev is rocked!
Izturis cracks Nikolaev with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Izturis immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Nikolaev is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Izturis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Izturis!
During a confident post fight interview, Emilio Izturis 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between George Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristus Koistinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kelly might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jedi Mind Tricks / Retaliation . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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164 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, George Kelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kristus Koistinen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koistinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kelly has closed the distance and engaged Koistinen in a clinch.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kelly.
Kelly misses with a knee strike.
Koistinen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Kelly lands a knee to the head.
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Kelly lands a body shot.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly just leaning against Koistinen, taking a breather.
Kelly landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kelly blocks a body shot from Koistinen.
Kelly works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Koistinen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Koistinen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Kelly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koistinen is trying to pull guard but Kelly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Koistinen tries to pull guard but Kelly won't allow it.
George Kelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristus Koistinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Koistinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koistinen looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelly working Koistinen over with knees to the body.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
Kelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koistinen. That did some damage!
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Kelly connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Koistinen misses
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
Kelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Koistinen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kelly.
Kelly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Kelly.
Kelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kelly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koistinen. Koistinen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kelly misses with a body shot.
Kelly connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly slips under a jab.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koistinen.
Kelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Koistinen.
Koistinen throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice kick to the body.
Koistinen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kelly looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Kelly.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen looks to throw the jab but Kelly is out of range.
Kelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kelly.
Koistinen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Koistinen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kelly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koistinen misses with a hook
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Kelly looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Koistinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Koistinen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen misses with a series of wild punches.
Kelly thuds his right hand into Koistinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
That kick from Kelly tenderised Koistinen's leg. Koistinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koistinen.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koistinen.
Kelly's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kelly duly obliges.
Koistinen misses with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a low kick, right behind Koistinen 's knee.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koistinen misses with a wild body shot.
Kelly connects with a leg kick. Koistinen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kristus Koistinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kelly misses with a double jab.
Kelly shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Koistinen eats them both and turns towards Kelly to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kelly.
Koistinen blocks a head kick by Kelly.
Koistinen misses the jab.
Kelly throws a leg kick but Koistinen moved away.
Kelly slips a jab from Koistinen.
Kelly cracks Koistinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koistinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koistinen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koistinen tries to clinch there but Kelly circles away.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Koistinen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A leg kick checked by Kelly.
Kelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Koistinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kelly.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kelly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kelly scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kelly tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly punishes Koistinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Kelly lands a nice looking kick to the body. Koistinen takes a step back to recover.
Kelly moves forwards but Koistinen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kelly moves into range and clinches up with Koistinen.
Kelly looking to throw knees to the head but Koistinen is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koistinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koistinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A short right from Kelly on the inside.
Kelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Koistinen controls his hands.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kelly leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly gets through Koistinen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with the head strike.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen pushes Kelly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelly.
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!
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koistinen or not.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
George Kelly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Come on Kelly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly dominated that second 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.
Koistinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koistinen avoids a kick to the body.
Koistinen stuns Kelly with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut.
Koistinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kelly. Koistinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Koistinen throws a head punch that misses.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks it.
Kelly trying to stall but Koistinen improves his position.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Koistinen tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly is stalling here.
Kelly with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koistinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Kelly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kelly lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koistinen or not.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koistinen.
Koistinen lands with a left to the head.
Kelly connects with a knee to the head.
Kelly using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Koistinen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kelly landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Koistinen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Koistinen fails to land.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kelly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Koistinens head.
Kelly scores a nice knee to the body.
Koistinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Kelly.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kelly pushes Koistinen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koistinen can do to turn this around?
Kelly lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly lands with a left to the head.
Koistinen taking a breather.
Koistinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kelly stalling the fight.
Kelly scores with a shot to the side of Koistinen's head.
Koistinen misses with a body punch.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kelly.
Kelly effectively controlling the action here.
Kelly with a knee to the head.
Koistinen is rocked!
Koistinen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kelly gets an underhook and turns Koistinen into the cage.
Kelly presses Koistinen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen misses with a punch to the body.
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koistinen.
Kelly's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koistinen has a couple of punches blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kelly is keeping busy.
Kelly lands an uppercut.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen swings wildly with an uppercut but Kelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A knee to the head by Kelly.
Koistinen is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Koistinen seems to have recovered his senses.
Kelly putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koistinen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kelly crunches a lovely knee into Koistinen's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kelly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kelly blocks an uppercut.
Koistinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kelly lands with a right to the head.
Kelly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Koistinen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelly to keep the fight standing.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kelly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly lands a nice knee to the body.
Koistinen is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Koistinen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
Kelly breaks the clinch.
Koistinen misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
A good leg kick by Kelly.
Kelly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kelly. That's going to slow Koistinen down.
Nice straight punches there by Kelly. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kelly.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Kelly lands a nice leg kick that just misses Koistinen's sensitive parts.
Kelly throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly blocks a jab.
Kelly fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a good low kick that Koistinen was not able to check.
Nice body kick from Kelly.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a nice uppercut.
Kelly throws a sloppy head kick and Koistinen moves out of range easily.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Kelly throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Koistinen throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Koistinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with an inside leg kick.
Kelly lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kelly throws a head kick but Koistinen moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kelly.
Koistinen misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koistinen's calf.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koistinen doesn't seem bothered though.
Koistinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kelly.
Kelly lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kelly thumps Koistinen with a low kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Kelly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kelly feints and then cracks Koistinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koistinen down.
Kelly closes the distance and clinches.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Koistinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Kelly scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen throws a jab when Kelly was well out of range.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koistinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A bone on bone clash there as Koistinen blocks the leg kick.
Kelly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Kelly scores with a jab to the head.
Koistinen throws a poor cross that misses
and Kelly counters with a nice low kick that buckles Koistinen's knee momentarily.
Koistinen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kelly.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koistinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kelly scores with a decent looking hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kelly, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Kelly had his way with Kristus Koistinen in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Koistinen misses with an uppercut. Kelly saw that one coming.
Kelly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Koistinen.
Kelly misses with a low kick.
Koistinen misses with a looping right.
Koistinen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koistinen swings widly with a right hand
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koistinen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kelly!
Kelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koistinen.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kelly.
Koistinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kelly counters with a straight right hand.
Koistinen throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A jab from Koistinen misses.
Koistinen misses with an uppercut
and Kelly counters with a thumping low kick.
Koistinen scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Koistinen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kelly lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kelly throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koistinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
George Kelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Kelly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kelly.
Kelly tries to land a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks with his arms.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kelly scores with a knee to the head.
Kristus Koistinen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly landing knees to the head.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kelly manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Koistinen lands with a short shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kelly.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koistinen is trying to stall.
Kelly misses with a knee to the head.
Koistinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kelly backwards.
Kelly tries a knee to the head but Koistinen blocks it.
Kelly digs a right hand underneath Koistinen's ribcage. Koistinen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kelly is struggling to control the position.
Kelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kelly has Koistinen pressed against the cage.
Kelly utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Koistinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly lands a hook that snaps the head of Koistinen backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koistinen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kelly blocking some punches.
Kelly with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koistinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koistinen.
Koistinen misses with some punches.
Koistinen working aggressively here.
A short right from Koistinen on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kelly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kelly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kelly stalling in the clinch but Koistinen improves position.
Koistinen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kelly blocking some punches.
Koistinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kelly is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Kelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kelly 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 50:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Kelly!
George Kelly retains his lightweight title!
George Kelly decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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