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37 - Blow vs Dela PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kutowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kutowski's choice of entrance music: Absolute Beginner - Nie Nett. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Piotr Bukovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karl Kutowski!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutowski closes the distance and pushes Bukovsky back into the cage.
Kutowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kutowski tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Kutowski has a couple of punches blocked by Bukovsky.
Our sources have told us that Bukovsky has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bukovsky lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bukovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kutowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bukovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kutowski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kutowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bukovsky.
Kutowski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kutowski has had enough of the clinch but Bukovsky keeps him there for the moment.
Bukovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kutowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been informed that Kutowski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but Kutowski moves away
and Kutowski counters with an inside leg kick.
Kutowski closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kutowski takes a shot to the head.
Kutowski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kutowski lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kutowski has a couple of punches blocked by Bukovsky.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bukovsky is trying to break the clinch but Kutowski has him pressed against the cage.
Kutowski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kutowski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kutowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bukovsky.
Kutowski misses with the head strike.
Kutowski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bukovsky goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bukovsky breaks from the clinch.
Kutowski circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kutowski misses with a hook to the body
and Bukovsky makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bukovsky 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.
Kutowski keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bukovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kutowski will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski tries to clinch up.
Kutowski throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bukovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kutowski lands with a shot to the body.
Bukovsky moves in looking to clinch but Kutowski pushes him off.
Kutowski throws a head kick but Bukovsky moves out of range.
Bukovsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kutowski tried to score with a low kick but Bukovsky checks it.
Kutowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bukovsky blocks a head kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski rushes Bukovsky and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kutowski breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bukovsky manages to avoid it.
Kutowski misses with an uppercut.
Kutowski connects with a leg kick. Bukovsky looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kutowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kutowski.
Kutowski scores with a nice body kick.
Kutowski delivers a nice body kick.
Bukovsky closes the distance but Kutowski moves to the side
and Kutowski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kutowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bukovsky closes the distance and clinches.
Kutowski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Bukovsky controls his hands.
Kutowski is looking to control Bukovsky's arms but Bukovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kutowski has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kutowski misses with the head strike.
Kutowski tries to work over Bukovsky's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kutowski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bukovskys head.
Bukovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bukovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kutowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kutowski has a couple of punches blocked by Bukovsky.
Kutowski tries a knee to the head but Bukovsky blocks it.
Kutowski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kutowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Bukovsky.
Kutowski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kutowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Kutowski.
Bukovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Kutowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Bukovsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kutowski lands with a light punch inside.
Kutowski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bukovsky wants to break free but Kutowski has control.
Kutowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Bukovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bukovsky moves to clinch but Kutowski breaks away
and Kutowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Karl Kutowski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kutowski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kutowski misses with a low kick.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but Kutowski is having none of it.
Kutowski misses with a low kick.
Kutowski lands with a right hand.
Bukovsky wants to clinch but Kutowski slips to the side
and Kutowski counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kutowski.
Karl Kutowski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Bukovsky fails to land.
Kutowski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bukovsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kutowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kutowski.
Bukovsky tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kutowski makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bukovsky really felt that one!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bukovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kutowski.
Bukovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bukovsky takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bukovsky is looking to clinch.
Kutowski cracks the inside of Bukovsky's front leg.
Kutowski throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kutowski.
Bukovsky sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kutowski clinches up against the cage.
Kutowski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutowski cracks Bukovsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kutowski scores with a hook to the body. Bukovsky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good work by Bukovsky as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski keeps Bukovsky at a distance using the push kick.
Bukovsky wants to clinch
and Kutowski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kutowski lands a front kick.
Crunch! Kutowski slams his shin into Bukovsky's torso.
Kutowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kutowski scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kutowski dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bukovsky. That did some damage!
Bukovsky tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kutowski counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Kutowski.
Bukovsky wants to clinch
and Kutowski holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kutowski.
A hook to the body from Kutowski.
Bukovsky lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bukovsky takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kutowski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kutowski with a knee to the head.
Kutowski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Bukovsky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kutowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kutowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kutowski landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski blocks an uppercut.
Kutowski breaks from the clinch.
Kutowski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bukovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bukovsky clinches up with Kutowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Kutowski misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kutowski throws a head kick that Bukovsky semi-blocks.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but Kutowski is having none of it.
Kutowski throws a head kick that half lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kutowski. That's going to slow Bukovsky down.
Kutowski feints and then cracks Bukovsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bukovsky down.
Kutowski walks into a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kutowski.
Kutowski throws a leg kick which misses Bukovsky's front leg but catches the back leg as Bukovsky tries to avoid it.
Bukovsky tries to clinch but Kutowski moves away
and Kutowski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bukovsky closes the distance but Kutowski moves to the side
and Kutowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kutowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Kutowski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bukovsky is looking to clinch but Kutowski is avoiding it.
Kutowski throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kutowski throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bukovsky counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bukovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Bukovsky as he checks the leg kick.
Kutowski lands a jab to Bukovsky's midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kutowski.
Bukovsky will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up
and Kutowski counters with a nice leg kick.
Bukovsky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kutowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bukovsky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kutowski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kutowski lands a right hook to the body.
Kutowski misses with a kick to the body.
Kutowski slips a straight right by Bukovsky.
Karl Kutowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Kutowski misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kutowski.
Kutowski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bukovsky on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kutowski. Kutowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Kutowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kutowski has closed the distance and engaged Bukovsky in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky tries a body shot but Kutowski blocks it.
Kutowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bukovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Kutowski.
Kutowski misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kutowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Bukovsky backwards.
Kutowski misses with a body punch.
Kutowski can't find room to land a body shot as Bukovsky controls the action.
Kutowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bukovsky backwards.
Kutowski is looking to control Bukovsky's arms but Bukovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kutowski has his back to the cage.
Bukovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kutowski's elbow.
Kutowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bukovsky.
Kutowski prevents Bukovsky from breaking the clinch.
Kutowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kutowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kutowski lands with a kick to the temple. Bukovsky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kutowski.
Karl Kutowski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kutowski throws a jab when Bukovsky was well out of range.
Kutowski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kutowski throws a right hand that misses
and Bukovsky counters with a good low kick that Kutowski was not able to check.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up
and Kutowski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kutowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up but Kutowski circles away and keeps his distance.
Bukovsky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kutowski misses the jab.
Kutowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukovsky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutowski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bukovsky wants to clinch but Kutowski slips to the side
and Kutowski counters with a nice body kick.
Kutowski thows a body kick. Bukovsky tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kutowski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kutowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bukovsky manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Kutowski.
Kutowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kutowski throws a head kick that Bukovsky semi-blocks.
Piotr Bukovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bukovsky tries to clinch up but Kutowski circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bukovsky tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bukovsky tries to clinch there but Kutowski circles away.
Kutowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bukovsky.
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kutowski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kutowski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Kutowski!
After the fight, Karl Kutowski was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Sypnewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruggiero comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bonobo - The Sicilians kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Igor Sypnewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sypnewski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sypnewski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruggiero tries a low kick but Sypnewski avoids it.
Ruggiero throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sypnewski misses with an uppercut. Ruggiero saw that one coming.
Sypnewski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruggiero can pounce on him.
Nice uppercut lands for Ruggiero. That snapped Sypnewski's head back.
Ruggiero scores with a head kick.
Ruggiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sypnewski.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Sypnewski misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Ruggiero - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sypnewski throws out a loose jab but Ruggiero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruggiero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero connects with the punch.
Good leg kick by Ruggiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ruggiero scores with a head kick. Sypnewski tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sypnewski is rocked!
Ruggiero connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sypnewski's hands.
Oh Sypnewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Good leg kick by Ruggiero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ruggiero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruggiero drops Sypnewski with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Sypnewski! Ruggiero dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Ruggiero!
Benjamin Ruggiero bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kamakawiwo Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kamakawiwo Ole might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Somewhere over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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168 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Martial Delicat wants to free his trapped foot but Kamakawiwo Ole is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Still in half guard, Martial Delicat seems content to control.
Kamakawiwo Ole makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martial Delicat manages to get himself to full guard.
Martial Delicat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kamakawiwo Ole trying to control the position from guard on top but Martial Delicat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole passes Martial Delicat's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kamakawiwo Ole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kamakawiwo Ole will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kamakawiwo Ole stops Martial Delicat from getting back to his feet.
Kamakawiwo Ole working over Martial Delicat with some ground and pound. Martial Delicat looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kamakawiwo Ole is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Martial Delicat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
A relieved looking Israel Kamakawiwo Ole thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bambaleo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Biacolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bambaleo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Julius Biacolo!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bambaleo Jr throws a body punch but Biacolo moves out of range.
Bambaleo Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Bambaleo Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Biacolo moves away.
Bambaleo Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Biacolo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Biacolo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bambaleo Jr's coaches at KyläHullujen Huone have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Biacolo wants to control but Bambaleo Jr is keeping him busy.
Biacolo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bambaleo Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Biacolo works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Biacolo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Biacolo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Biacolo fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Biacolo wants to control but Bambaleo Jr is keeping him busy.
Bambaleo Jr takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Biacolo thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Biacolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bambaleo Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bambaleo Jr on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Biacolo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bambaleo Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Biacolo trying to control the position but Bambaleo Jr is working away.
Biacolo controlling from side mount.
Biacolo cracks Bambaleo Jr with a big elbow.
Biacolo working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Biacolo throws an elbow but Bambaleo Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
Biacolo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Bambaleo Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bambaleo Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Biacolo scoring with strikes.
Biacolo cracks Bambaleo Jr with a big right hand but Bambaleo Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bambaleo Jr is rocked!
Biacolo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Oh Bambaleo Jr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Biacolo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bambaleo Jr is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bambaleo Jr trying to remain calm as Biacolo controls from the top position.
Bambaleo Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Biacolo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bambaleo Jr some visible discomfort.
Biacolo lands some shots froms side control.
Biacolo staying calm.
Biacolo wants to control but Bambaleo Jr is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Biacolo taking a break here but Bambaleo Jr is having none of it and regains half guard.
Bambaleo Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Bambaleo Jr is staying active underneath Biacolo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Biacolo connects with a nice short shot to Bambaleo Jr's temple.
Biacolo is trying to control the action in half guard but Bambaleo Jr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Biacolo passes to full mount!
Bambaleo Jr taking shots to the head.
Biacolo unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Biacolo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Biacolo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Biacolo connects with a bit shot that sees Bambaleo Jr covering up! More strikes from Biacolo and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Biacolo is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julius Biacolo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arild Einemo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Einemo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Arkasia - Into Nowhere (Feat CoMa). Sykk has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Arild Einemo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einemo misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've been informed that Sykk has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Einemo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sykk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sykk throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Einemo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sykk cracks a nice hook into Einemo's ribs.
Einemo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sykk will feel that in the morning.
Einemo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Einemo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sykk checks it well.
Einemo lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Einemo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sykk - the referee stops the clock and Einemo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sykk. Einemo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Einemo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk blocks a jab.
Einemo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sykk to score with a decent uppercut.
Sykk lands with a right hand.
Einemo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sykk.
Sykk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sykk blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo swings for the body but Sykk moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Einemo checks a leg kick.
Sykk tries to land a front kick but Einemo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Einemo throws a chopping leg kick but Sykk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Einemo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sykk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Einemo is fending him off so far but Sykk persists. Nope, Einemo circles away and we're back to standing.
Sykk closes the distance and pushes Einemo back into the cage.
Sykk throws an elbow that misses.
Sykk missing with knees to the body.
Sykk throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Einemo can't break the clinch.
Einemo avoids a wild elbow strike from Sykk.
Sykk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Einemo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk throws an elbow but it misses.
Einemo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sykk slows down the pace here.
Sykk misses with an elbow over the top.
Sykk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sykk misses with a punch on the inside.
Sykk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Einemo avoids a wild elbow strike from Sykk.
Sykk lands a right hand.
Sykk slowing the pace effectively.
Einemo tries to break the clinch but Sykk is controlling the position.
Einemo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Einemo's efforts to push away.
Einemo avoiding damage.
Einemo blocks an elbow strike.
Sykk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sykk misses with some punches.
Sykk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sykk trying to land knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Sykk.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk tries a body shot but Einemo blocks it.
Einemo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sykk throws an elbow but misses.
Einemo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sykk has a couple of punches blocked by Einemo.
Sykk throws an elbow but it misses.
Einemo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Einemo.
Einemo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sykk lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sykk throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sykk.
Sykk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Einemo is trying to maintain a safe position but Sykk gets an underhook and turns Einemo into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Sykk 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.
Sykk throws a body kick that misses
and Einemo counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Sykk slams his shin into Einemo's torso.
Sykk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vesa Sykk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Einemo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sykk misses with a looping right.
Einemo misses with a low kick as Sykk jumps back.
Einemo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sykk throws a push kick but Einemo slaps the foot to one side.
Sykk throws an overhand right that lands on Einemo's shoulder, as Einemo tries to avoid the shot.
Sykk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Einemo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sykk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Einemo checks a low kick from Sykk.
Einemo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sykk counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo misses with a body kick.
Sykk looks to land a left hand but Einemo moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Einemo.
Sykk scores with a body shot.
Arild Einemo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sykk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Einemo tried to score with a low kick but Sykk checks it.
Sykk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sykk throws a right and a left that Einemo avoids nicely.
Sykk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sykk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Einemo is looking to land body kicks.
Einemo misses with a low kick.
Einemo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Einemo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sykk's calf.
Einemo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sykk moves away.
Einemo blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einemo misses with a head kick.
Einemo is looking to wear down Sykk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sykk slips under a jab.
Sykk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
Einemo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Einemo scores with a leg kick.
Sykk walks into a left hand.
Einemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykk.
Sykk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sykk delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Einemo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Einemo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykk is out of range and Einemo settles back down.
Sykk takes one on the button.
Einemo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sykk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Einemo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sykk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Einemo tries to avoid it but Sykk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Einemo to the ground. Einemo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Einemo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Einemo blocks a jab.
Einemo scores with a jab to the head.
Einemo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sykk if he has to take too many more of those.
Einemo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einemo throws a front kick that sends Sykk stumbling back into the cage.
Einemo catches Sykk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sykk throws a shot from downtown. Einemo moves away and avoids it.
Sykk walks into a straight right hand from Einemo.
A head kick misses from Einemo.
Vesa Sykk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sykk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Einemo looks for the body kick but Sykk saw that one coming.
Sykk avoids the body shot from Einemo.
A low kick from Sykk misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sykk jabs at Einemo's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Einemo walks into a left hand.
Sykk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einemo.
Sykk tries to move into range but Einemo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Sykk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sykk misses the jab.
Sykk has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Einemo.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Einemo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sykk - the referee stops the clock and Einemo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sykk. Einemo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Einemo looks to land a right hand but Sykk moved out of range.
Sykk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sykk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sykk checks a leg kick.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Sykk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sykk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Einemo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Einemo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sykk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Einemo.
Sykk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sykk throws a hook but Einemo avoids it easily.
Einemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykk.
Einemo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einemo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Einemo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sykk connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Einemo's hands.
Einemo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sykk is looking to clinch but Einemo is avoiding it.
Sykk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sykk looks to land a left hand but Einemo moved out of range nicely.
Sykk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Einemo lands a lovely overhand right.
Sykk checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sykk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sykk tried to score with a low kick but Einemo checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk works Einemo's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Einemo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sykk in his tracks.
Sykk fails with a takedown attempt.
Sykk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Einemo counters with an inside leg kick.
Einemo lands a head shot.
Sykk keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sykk misses with a looping left.
Einemo throws a leg kick
and Sykk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Einemo looks for the body kick but Sykk saw that one coming.
Einemo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sykk.
Sykk just misses with a punch to the body.
Einemo throws a leg kick but Sykk sees it coming and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sykk misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einemo scores with a body shot.
Sykk tries to clinch up but Einemo circles away and keeps his distance.
Sykk throws a chopping leg kick but Einemo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sykk defending well as Einemo loads up on a big left hand.
Sykk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Einemo has time to react.
Einemo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Einemo feints and then cracks Sykk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sykk down.
Sykk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sykk misses with a straight left.
Sykk stuns Einemo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arild Einemo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Einemo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sykk takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Einemo.
Sykk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sykk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Einemo.
Einemo sizes up Sykk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Einemo throws a leg kick but Sykk checks it.
Sykk throws a hook but Einemo blocks it.
Sykk sizes up Einemo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Einemo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sykk throws a lazy uppercut
and Einemo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sykk has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Einemo.
Sykk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Einemo throws a leg kick but Sykk sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Sykk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sykk scores with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vesa Sykk.
Well Sykk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesa Sykk!
A victorious Vesa Sykk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Hanzzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristan Maruyama (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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210 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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218 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Yuri Hanzzle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kristan Maruyama!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maruyama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Maruyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanzzle counters with a three punch combo that has Maruyama backing up. Maruyama nods at Hanzzle to acknowledge the strikes.
Hanzzle throws a series of punches but Maruyama avoids them all with ease.
Hanzzle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hanzzle scoring well with a low kick there.
Maruyama is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kristan Maruyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maruyama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hanzzle can pounce on him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Maruyama looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maruyama tries to clinch
and Hanzzle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hanzzle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maruyama wants to clinch up but Hanzzle keeps it at a distance.
Hanzzle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maruyama wants to clinch but Hanzzle slips to the side
and Maruyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanzzle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Maruyama if he has to take too many more of those.
Hanzzle throws a series of punches but Maruyama moves out of range.
Hanzzle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maruyama moves away.
Maruyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanzzle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maruyama closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Maruyama trying to control the action but Hanzzle is working from the bottom.
Maruyama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hanzzle is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hanzzle is pressing down on Maruyama's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama won't allow Hanzzle to sweep him here.
Maruyama tries to free his leg and advance position but Hanzzle is retaining full guard.
Maruyama trying to control but Hanzzle is working from the bottom.
Hanzzle wants to sweep but no luck.
Hanzzle is pulling down on Maruyama's head. It's preventing any offense from Maruyama, at least for the moment.
Hanzzle wants to sweep here but Maruyama controlling him for the moment.
Maruyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzzle looking for a sweep. Not yet Hanzzle, not yet.
Hanzzle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama trying to control the position from guard on top but Hanzzle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kristan Maruyama.
Hanzzle takes a swing at Maruyama's ribcage but misses.
Maruyama moves to clinch but Hanzzle breaks away
and Hanzzle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maruyama moves to clinch but Hanzzle breaks away
and Maruyama takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hanzzle scoring well with a low kick there.
Maruyama wants to clinch.
Maruyama avoids the head kick by Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws out a leg kick but Maruyama moves out of range and Hanzzle only half commits.
Maruyama throws a leg kick but Hanzzle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hanzzle feints and as Maruyama raises his hands in defense, Hanzzle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Maruyama looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hanzzle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Our spies down at at London MMA Fight Academy inform us that Maruyama has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maruyama is trying to control the position but Hanzzle postures up.
Maruyama working for a triangle but Hanzzle defends it easily.
Hanzzle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maruyama working a defensive guard but Hanzzle passes into half guard.
Hanzzle is nestled in close to Maruyama, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hanzzle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maruyama is looking to clinch but Hanzzle is avoiding it.
Maruyama tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hanzzle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanzzle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maruyama tries to clinch up.
Hanzzle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slow jab from Hanzzle misses its intended target.
A big left from Maruyama misses.
Maruyama tries to score with a low kick but Hanzzle moves his leg out of the way.
Maruyama wants to clinch.
Maruyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanzzle.
Hanzzle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Maruyama.
Maruyama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maruyama tries to clinch but Hanzzle moves out of range.
Hanzzle scores with a shot to the body.
Maruyama moves out of range of the strikes.
Hanzzle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle gets tackled into the cage by Maruyama. Maruyama maintains the clinch.
Hanzzle blocks an elbow strike from Maruyama.
Hanzzle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maruyama backwards.
Maruyama throws an elbow that misses.
Hanzzle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maruyama tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hanzzle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanzzle moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maruyama closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Maruyama pushes off an throws an elbow but Hanzzle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hanzzle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hanzzle presses Maruyama against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maruyama holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hanzzle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hanzzle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hanzzle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hanzzle manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Hanzzle does no damage.
Hanzzle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maruyama. Maruyama circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Maruyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kristan Maruyama is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maruyama closes the distance but Hanzzle moves to the side
and Hanzzle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maruyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Hanzzle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maruyama blocks a jab.
A low kick from Hanzzle is predictable there
and Maruyama counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Maruyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Maruyama.
Hanzzle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maruyama.
Maruyama tries to clinch but Hanzzle moves away
and Hanzzle counters with an outside leg kick.
Hanzzle looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Maruyama is looking for a triangle but Hanzzle pushes his legs off easily.
Hanzzle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maruyama is keeping the position for now.
Maruyama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Maruyama looking for a guillotine here but Hanzzle defends easily.
Hanzzle scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle trying to control but Maruyama is working from the bottom.
Maruyama looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hanzzle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Maruyama keeping moving, preventing Hanzzle from controlling successfully.
Maruyama isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hanzzle stacks Maruyama on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hanzzle!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maruyama taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hanzzle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maruyama keeps working.
Maruyama is trying to control Hanzzle's posture but Hanzzle avoids it.
Maruyama is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Hanzzle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Maruyama steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hanzzle. That one must have hurt.
Hanzzle throws a leg kick that misses.
Hanzzle keeps the fight on the outside.
Maruyama staying out of range there.
Yuri Hanzzle is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanzzle lands with a hook. Maruyama tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Maruyama throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maruyama misses with a body shot.
Maruyama moves in looking to clinch but Hanzzle pushes him off.
Hanzzle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hanzzle trying to pass the guard but Maruyama defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanzzle is keen to just control but Maruyama is a slippery customer.
Maruyama is trying to maintain the position but Hanzzle is very close to passing his half guard.
Maruyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzzle landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Maruyama is trying to control but can't.
Maruyama is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hanzzle pulls his head out easily.
Hanzzle stalling.
Yuri Hanzzle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Maruyama gets full guard.
Hanzzle passes into half guard.
Hanzzle wants to pass to mount but Maruyama is defending the position.
Hanzzle works his way into full mount!
Yuri Hanzzle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle controlling from mount.
Maruyama can't escape the position.
Maruyama is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Maruyama tries to hold on but Hanzzle pushes him away.
Hanzzle scoring with strikes but Maruyama is staying in there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanzzle lands a big shot there that rocks Maruyama but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Maruyama regains half guard.
Maruyama on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maruyama looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hanzzle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hanzzle trying to control from half guard but Maruyama is working away.
Hanzzle content to control rather than advance.
Kristan Maruyama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maruyama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzzle slips a nice elbow through Maruyama's hands, connecting with Maruyama's forehead.
Hanzzle controlling the action here.
Maruyama actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hanzzle working the head and body with strikes.
Hanzzle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hanzzle connects with a nice short shot to Maruyama's temple.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hanzzle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Hanzzle!
Yuri Hanzzle thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morten Joikhaaja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Stanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Stanton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Joikhaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Stanton!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joikhaaja feints and as Stanton raises his hands in defense, Joikhaaja changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Stanton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Joikhaaja.
Stanton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joikhaaja. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Joikhaaja postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Joikhaaja lands a couple of elbows.
Stanton looking for a sweep. Not yet Stanton, not yet.
Joikhaaja working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes from guard but Stanton blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joikhaaja tries to free his leg and advance position but Stanton is retaining full guard.
Stanton keeping moving, preventing Joikhaaja from controlling successfully.
Joikhaaja passes into half guard.
Joikhaaja content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Joikhaaja moves into full mount! Stanton won't be happy about that!
Joikhaaja lands a couple of good shots and Stanton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Stanton has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja missing with strikes.
Even with his hooks in, Joikhaaja manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stanton staying busy and making it hard for Joikhaaja to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Joikhaaja biding his time, looking for the opening.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanton takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Stanton avoids the strikes from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja lands shots from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joikhaaja missing with strikes from the back.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Joikhaaja softening up his opponent with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja scores with punches from the back.
Joikhaaja trying to control.
Joikhaaja connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Stanton to escape the position.
Even with his hooks in, Joikhaaja manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Stanton covering up well under a series of strikes from Joikhaaja.
Stanton has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Joikhaaja.
Stanton breaks Joikhaaja's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Joikhaaja looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stanton preventing the sweep.
Joikhaaja is working hard here to advance position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Joikhaaja holds on and takes a little breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Morten Joikhaaja wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Joikhaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Joikhaaja shoots in looking for a takedown but Stanton manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Joikhaaja's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joikhaaja looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joikhaaja shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Joikhaaja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morten Joikhaaja dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Joikhaaja shoots in but no luck this time.
Joikhaaja has a takedown stuffed.
Stanton misses the shot to the body.
Morten Joikhaaja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joikhaaja bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Joikhaaja wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stanton keeps working.
Stanton tries to improve position but can't.
Stanton felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Joikhaaja throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Joikhaaja misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound but Stanton is defending the strikes.
Joikhaaja landing strikes.
Joikhaaja cracks Stanton with a big right hand but Stanton just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joikhaaja remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joikhaaja trying to control the action but Stanton is working from the bottom.
Joikhaaja landing strikes.
Joikhaaja trying to control the position but Stanton is working away.
Stanton is trying to control Joikhaaja's posture but Joikhaaja avoids it.
Morten Joikhaaja overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joikhaaja throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanton on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Joikhaaja lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Joikhaaja working the ground and pound but Stanton is defending the strikes.
Joikhaaja 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.
Stanton defending against the ground and pound.
Joikhaaja scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Stanton to see if he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanton dodges the ground and pound from Joikhaaja.
Joikhaaja landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Stanton is rocked!
Stanton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Joikhaaja is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stanton can do to turn this around?
Joikhaaja trying to control here.
Joikhaaja moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joikhaaja manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Joikhaaja unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Stanton wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Joikhaaja celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Morten Joikhaaja!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aster Roid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurt Juggernaut could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aster Roid's chin.
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260 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurt Juggernaut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aster Roid!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Juggernaut misses.
Roid defending well as Juggernaut loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that Juggernaut has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Juggernaut moves away from the strike by Roid.
Juggernaut throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Juggernaut throws a body kick that misses.
Roid scores with a body shot.
Juggernaut fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roid with a jab.
Juggernaut throws a body punch but Roid moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Roid misses the target.
Juggernaut takes a swing at Roid's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Juggernaut finds it's way through Roid's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Juggernaut cracks Roid with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Juggernaut scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Roid ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juggernaut moves away.
Roid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Roid misses.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Roid.
Roid blocks a jab.
Roid doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Juggernaut misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut looks to score with a jab to the body but Roid is just out of range.
Roid throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juggernaut moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Juggernaut throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juggernaut was well out of range. Poor timing from Roid.
Juggernaut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Roid.
Juggernaut ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Roid throws the kick towards the body but Juggernaut avoids it.
Roid is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Roid fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Juggernaut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Juggernaut.
Roid looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Roid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut scores with a hook.
Juggernaut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roid gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Juggernaut gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Juggernaut!
Kurt Juggernaut 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Imma Bag (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Ulriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imma Bag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Ulriksen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bag throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ulriksen throws a head kick but Bag moves out of range.
Bag waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulriksen.
Ulriksen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bag is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ulriksen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bag was well out of range. Poor timing from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bag but Bag pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ulriksen takes one on the button.
Bag scores with a spinning back kick!
Bag scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Bag misses.
Bag lands with a shot to the body.
Ulriksen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bag looks to clinch
enabling Ulriksen to counter with a crisp jab.
Bag swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ulriksen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ulriksen shoots in and bounces Bag off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bag is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ulriksen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bag works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ulriksen drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bag manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Ulriksen has Bag in his guard.
Ulriksen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bag defends it easily.
Ulriksen is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bag has his hands clasped together but Ulriksen extends and breaks Bag's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Ulriksen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Ulriksen!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Blow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Dela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blow's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slippin. Nelson Dela told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Blow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nelson Dela!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dela.
Dela scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blow tries to move into range but Dela moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Blow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela avoids the damage to the body.
Dela avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Blow lands a nice knee to the body.
Dela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dela lands a leg kick that knocks Blow off balance momentarily.
Dela clobbers Blow with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dela waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blow.
Good work by Blow as he checks the leg kick.
Dela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dela scoring well with a low kick there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela closes the distance and pushes Blow back into the cage.
Dela avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Blow lands a nice knee to the body.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela avoids it.
Dela has a couple of punches blocked by Blow.
Blow has Dela pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blow.
I was talking to Blow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela avoids the damage to the body.
Dela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Blow landing knees to the body.
Blow looking to stall.
Dela avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow stalling in the clinch.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela avoids the damage to the body.
Dela fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blow landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dela misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Dela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blow is defending well for now.
Dela pushes Blow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blow will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dela up against the cage.
Blow crunches a lovely knee into Dela's ribcage.
Blow blocking some punches.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Dela lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Blow putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Blow is trying to stall.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela avoids it.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
Dela digs a right hand into Blow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blow's gas tank.
Dela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blow was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela.
Blow is looking to clinch but Dela is avoiding it.
Dela misses with a hook. Blow ducked under it nicely.
Blow moves out of range as Dela strikes.
Dela lands a lovely overhand right.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dela swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch but Dela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blow.
Dela throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nelson Dela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela thumps Blow with a low kick.
Dela dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blow throws out a loose jab but Dela uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dela - the referee stops the clock and Blow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dela. Blow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dela tests Blow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela throws a leg kick but Blow sees it coming and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Dela dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dela loads up on a big right hand but Blow slips the punch.
Blow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blow avoids the body shot from Dela.
Dela gets a clinch.
Dela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right handed body shot lands from Dela.
A head punch on the inside from Dela fails to land.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela avoids it.
Dela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela avoids it.
Dela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dela misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Blow.
Blow trying to stall but Dela improves his position.
Dela lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow blocks an uppercut.
Dela managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
A right hook to the body lands for Dela.
A short uppercut from Dela.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Dela managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Dela tries a knee to the head but Blow blocks it.
Blow trying to land knees to the body.
Dela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Blow blocking some punches.
Dela misses with a punch to the body.
Dela lands a shot to the body.
Dela throws a punch but it's blocked by Blow.
Dela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dela.
Dela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela scores with a shoulder strike.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Blow tries to stall but Dela uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela is defending well for now.
Dela controlling the action here for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dela is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blow is defending well for now.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela is defending well for now.
Blow using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Blow.
Dela avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
Dela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short left from Dela.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Blow prevents a body shot from Dela.
Dela misses with the head strike.
Blow is looking to control Dela's arms but Dela gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blow has his back to the cage.
Dela breaks the clinch.
Dela gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dela tries a knee to the head but Blow blocks it.
Blow is trying to maintain a safe position but Dela gets an underhook and turns Blow into the cage.
Blow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela.
Dela misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Mike Blow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dela lands a nice uppercut.
Dela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Blow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dela.
Dela blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dela managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Dela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dela as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dela avoiding damage as Blow throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Dela.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dela lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela is defending well for now.
A short right from Dela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Dela showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dela lands with an overhand left.
Dela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dela throws a body kick that misses.
Dela looks to throw the jab but Blow is out of range.
Blow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dela. Dela obviously looking to wear him down.
Mike Blow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blow gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dela scores with a leg kick.
Dela keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dela looks to land a right hand but Blow moved out of range.
Dela tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blow was well out of range. Poor timing from Dela.
Dela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blow is looking to clinch but Dela is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dela was well out of range. Poor timing from Blow.
Dela clinches up with Blow and pushes him back against the cage.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela avoids the damage to the body.
Dela can't break the clinch.
Blow tries to land knees in the clinch but Dela avoids the damage to the body.
Dela misses with a punch to the body.
Blow has Dela pushed against the cage.
Blow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Dela.
Blow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dela is defending well for now.
A short right from Dela on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dela.
A right hook to the body lands for Dela.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dela on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Blow's elbow.
Dela lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
Blow stalling in the clinch but Dela improves position.
Dela lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dela managing to block the knees to the body from Blow.
Blow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dela avoids it.
Blow missing with knees to the body.
Dela presses Blow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dela lands a nice knee to the body.
Dela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dela with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dela stuns Blow with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dela with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jab from Dela.
Blow is rocked!
Dela walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Blow drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dela swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Blow's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Dela!
Nelson Dela is the new welterweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Nelson Dela gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for a fine fight brother.'.
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