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HERO 61 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trifu has chosen Radioactive - Imagine Dragons as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Flavius Trifu 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Flavius Trifu!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Trifu lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trifu moves away.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Trifu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Trifu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trifu works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Trifu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trifu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trifu throws a body kick that misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trifu.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Trifu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trifu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trifu misses with a wild body shot.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trifu is out of range.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trifu throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Trifu was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trifu swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Trifu connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Trifu.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Trifu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trifu cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trifu connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Trifu scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch but Trifu is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Trifu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trifu. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trifu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trifu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Good exchange - Trifu coming out on top.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trifu.
Trifu misses the shot to the body.
Trifu misses with a low kick.
Flavius Trifu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trifu throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trifu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Trifu cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Trifu avoids a kick to the body.
Trifu takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Trifu tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
A good leg kick by Trifu.
Trifu is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Trifu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Trifu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trifu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Trifu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Trifu.
Trifu walks into a jab.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trifu.
Trifu tries a head kick but it misses.
Trifu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Trifu throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Trifu checks a leg kick.
Trifu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Trifu cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Trifu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Trifu moved away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trifu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva is rocked!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Trifu works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Trifu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trifu swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Trifu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trifu misses with a few strikes there.
Nice body punch from Trifu.
Trifu moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trifu.
A lazy left from Trifu finds it's target.
Trifu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Trifu.
Trifu connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Trifu lands a slapping body shot.
Trifu walks into a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trifu misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trifu is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Trifu is rocked!
Trifu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Trifu is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Trifu wants to stay close but Silva steps back to make room for something. Trifu seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Silva and Trifu drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dougie Silva!
Flavius Trifu spoke after the fight, saying 'Sorry boss. I let my guard down'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jummi Jammi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mertsi Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jummi Jammi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mertsi Peltola!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jammi lands with a nice combination. Peltola backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Mertsi Peltola has been cut.
Peltola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
Peltola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jammi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jammi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Peltola's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Peltola thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Peltola.
Peltola slips a jab from Jammi.
Jammi jabs Peltola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peltola throws a shot from downtown. Jammi moves away and avoids it.
Jammi throws a shot from downtown. Peltola moves away and avoids it.
Jammi blocks a jab.
Peltola moves out of range of the body kick from Jammi.
A big right from Peltola misses.
Jammi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jammi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
Jammi throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jammi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jammi connects with a crisp jab.
Jammi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Peltola takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Peltola throws a good cross that connects.
Peltola moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jummi Jammi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jammi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peltola just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola throws a good cross that connects.
Jammi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Peltola is rocked!
Peltola bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jammi comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Peltola falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Peltola was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jummi Jammi!
Jummi Jammi 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 Eliod Bunkley Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Berting Labra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bunkley Iii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Knocksville Girl. Labra comes into a darkened arena with his song building. krolithika kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eliod Bunkley Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Berting Labra!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Labra bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bunkley Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Labra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Labra looks to land a left hand but Bunkley Iii moved out of range nicely.
Labra lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bunkley Iii backs up against the cage.
Bunkley Iii thows a body shot but no joy.
Bunkley Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunkley Iii throws a jab when Labra was well out of range.
Bunkley Iii lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labra tries to clinch there but Bunkley Iii circles away.
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labra uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bunkley Iii.
Labra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bunkley Iii throws out the jab.
Labra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A combination from Bunkley Iii does no damage.
Labra slips a straight right by Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Labra was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunkley Iii.
Labra clinches with his opponent.
Bunkley Iii working hard to break the clinch.
Labra lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Eliod Bunkley Iii has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Labra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bunkley Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunkley Iii wants to clinch
and Labra counters with a nice uppercut.
Labra circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Labra counter with a right hand.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch there but Labra circles away.
Labra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunkley Iii's calf.
Bunkley Iii misses with a left hand
and Labra counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Labra has Bunkley Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunkley Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Labra obliges.
Bunkley Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Labra controls his hands.
Bunkley Iii breaks the clinch.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch but Labra is having none of it.
Labra scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labra gets tackled into the cage by Bunkley Iii. Bunkley Iii maintains the clinch.
Labra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Labra misses with a wild combination.
Bunkley Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bunkley Iii is looking to clinch but Labra is avoiding it.
Bunkley Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bunkley Iii slips a straight right by Labra.
Labra thumps Bunkley Iii with a low kick.
Bunkley Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bunkley Iii moves in looking to clinch but Labra pushes him off.
Labra connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Labra has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Labra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch up
and Labra counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labra is looking to clinch but Bunkley Iii is avoiding it.
Labra slips a straight right by Bunkley Iii.
A chopping leg kick lands by Labra.
Labra moves into range and clinches up with Bunkley Iii.
Labra misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Labra creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bunkley Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Labra prevents Bunkley Iii from breaking the clinch.
Labra pushes Bunkley Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunkley Iii presses Labra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bunkley Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Bunkley Iii takes a shot to the head.
Labra lands a good knee to the midsection. Bunkley Iii won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunkley Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bunkley Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Labra controls his hands.
Bunkley Iii misses with the head strike.
Bunkley Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bunkley Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Labra connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii misses with a looping left.
Labra's corner calls for a 1-2. Labra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Labra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bunkley Iii takes one on the button.
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunkley Iii throws a hook but Labra blocks it.
Labra is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bunkley Iii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Labra moves into the clinch.
Labra lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bunkley Iii or not.
Labra with a knee to the head.
Labra pushes Bunkley Iii back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bunkley Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Labra has Bunkley Iii pushed against the cage.
Labra lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunkley Iii backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunkley Iii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunkley Iii tries to break free but Labra pushes him back against the cage.
Bunkley Iii is trying to break free.
Labra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bunkley Iii is breathing heavily.
Labra scores with a shot to the side of Bunkley Iii's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Berting Labra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eliod Bunkley Iii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bunkley Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bunkley Iii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch up.
Bunkley Iii takes one to the chin there.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Labra.
Bunkley Iii takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bunkley Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Labra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labra throws a hook but Bunkley Iii blocks it.
Bunkley Iii tries to clinch but Labra moves out of range.
Bunkley Iii walks into a straight right hand from Labra.
Labra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bunkley Iii.
Bunkley Iii tries to close the distance and clinch but Labra swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Labra comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Labra drops Bunkley Iii with a beautiful combination! Bunkley Iii stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Labra is looking for the KO!
Bunkley Iii is rocked!
Berting Labra seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bunkley Iii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Labra.
Oh Bunkley Iii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Labra walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bunkley Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Bunkley Iii seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunkley Iii has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Labra.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bunkley Iii looks to land a left hand but Labra moved out of range nicely.
Labra tests Bunkley Iii's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Labra gets in close and tags Bunkley Iii with a short punch that almost sends Bunkley Iii to the mat! Oh Bunkley Iii is in big trouble! He turns his back on Labra, trying to create some distance but Labra rushes him, striking wildly and Bunkley Iii goes down! The referee tackles Labra into the cage to end the fight! Labra is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berting Labra!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Berting Labra waved his t-shirt featuring Steel Penn's All 160's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuomi Sakata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trouble Some (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sakata comes to the cage accompanied by Ketsunoke vs Shirinoke by Gintama OST. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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218 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitsuomi Sakata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Trouble Some!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some thows a body kick. Sakata tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sakata takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sakata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Some manages to avoid it.
Some doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakata circles away.
Sakata walks into a left hand.
Some throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some throws a head kick but Sakata moves out of range.
Some looks for the body kick but Sakata saw that one coming.
Sakata scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some tries to clinch but Sakata is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Sakata throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mitsuomi Sakata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakata scores with a nice strike.
Sakata works Some's body with a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Sakata.
Some slips a jab and a cross from Sakata.
Some punishes Sakata's body with a nice straight punch.
Sakata looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Some is just out of range.
Some throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some throws a push kick but Sakata slaps the foot to one side.
Some scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some checks a leg kick nicely.
Some has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some misses with a kick to the body.
Some throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sakata throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Sakata lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sakata throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sakata moves out of range as Some strikes.
Some swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sakata lands a nice leg kick that just misses Some's sensitive parts.
Sakata checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sakata sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sakata throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Some.
Some ducks under a wild hook from Sakata.
Sakata throws a hook but Some blocks it.
Sakata misses with an uppercut
and Some counters with an outside leg kick.
Some uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sakata has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Some.
A nice inside leg kick there by Some. That's going to slow Sakata down.
A leg kick checked by Some.
Sakata misses the jab.
Sakata attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Some moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sakata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some lands a really nice looking cross but Sakata seems unphased.
Some throws a nice looking combination but Sakata bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakata misses with a double jab.
Sakata tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some moves into the clinch successfully.
Some fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sakata fails to land.
Some misses with a knee to the head.
Some scores with a shot to the side of Sakata's head.
Sakata tries to throw a body punch but Some avoids it by throwing Sakata back against the cage.
Some can't find room to land a body shot as Sakata controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A right hook to the body lands for Some.
Some takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sakata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakata is breathing heavily.
Some lands with a right to the head.
Some misses with a knee to the head.
Some misses with the head strike.
Some blocks a body shot from Sakata.
Some blocks an uppercut.
Some lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some lands a shoulder strike.
Sakata tries a body shot but Some blocks it.
Some throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sakata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Some looking to throw knees to the head but Sakata is blocking nicely.
Some lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some blocks the elbow strike.
Sakata looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sakata with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sakata tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakata works on Some's body with a couple of short punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Some creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sakata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Some backwards.
Some misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakata misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Some to work.
Some working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakata misses with a knee strike.
Sakata lands with a light punch inside.
Some lands a hook that snaps the head of Sakata backwards.
Some'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.
Sakata lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trouble Some will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sakata.
A head kick misses from Some.
Some moves away from the strike by Sakata.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Some blocks the leg kick.
Some avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sakata misses with a leg kick
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Some counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Some does it's job there.
Some lands a nice shot to the body.
Sakata takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sakata scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Some scores with a head kick.
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!
Some connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakata momentarily.
Sakata thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakata throws a wild body kick that Some sees coming a mile off.
Some keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sakata throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Some.
Sakata scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakata takes a swing at Some's ribcage but misses.
Some throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sakata loads up on a big right hand but Some slips the punch.
Some smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sakata buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Some. Beautiful body shot.
Sakata is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Some's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Some pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Some avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Some throws a sloppy head kick and Sakata moves out of range easily.
Sakata throws a body punch but Some moves out of range.
Some defending well as Sakata loads up on a big left hand.
Sakata misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakata misses with a few strikes there.
Sakata has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakata there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some avoids the body shot from Sakata.
Sakata takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakata lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some slips under a jab.
Some scores with a spinning back kick!
Sakata pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakata looks to score with a jab to the body but Some is just out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Some.
Some defending well as Sakata loads up on a big left hand.
Mitsuomi Sakata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Some.
Sakata is rocked!
Some connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Sakata tumbling to the canvas! Some pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Sakata was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trouble Some!
In his post fight interview, Trouble Some started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Atli Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: north korea's national anthem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
234 lbs
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260 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atli Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bong Ki Duk!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ki Duk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Thor lands a hook that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
It looks like Bong Ki Duk has been cut.
Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Thor misses with some punches.
Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thor throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk misses with the head strike.
Thor has a couple of punches blocked by Ki Duk.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Thor misses with some punches.
Thor lands a nice shot to the body.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk is looking to control Thor's arms but Thor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ki Duk has his back to the cage.
Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Thor.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thor lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.
Thor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ki Duk tries to throw a body punch but Thor avoids it by throwing Ki Duk back against the cage.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Thor controls his hands.
Ki Duk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thor is looking to control Ki Duk's arms but Ki Duk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thor has his back to the cage.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ki Duk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ki Duk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thor pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
Thor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor tries to throw a body punch but Ki Duk avoids it by throwing Thor back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
Ki Duk stalling against the cage.
Thor lands a body shot.
Thor misses with the head strike.
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
Thor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thor blocks an elbow strike.
Ki Duk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ki Duk can turn it around.
Ki Duk throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thor.
Ki Duk cracks Thor with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Thor.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Ki Duk is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thor is keeping busy.
Ki Duk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ki Duk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ki Duk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ki Duks head.
Ki Duk misses with some punches.
Ki Duk is stalling here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thor is working Ki Duk over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands with a right to the head.
Ki Duk digs a right hand into Thor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thor's gas tank.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thor lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thor.
A bit of stalling here from Thor.
Thor tries a body shot but Ki Duk blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk pushes Thor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thor.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Thor's ribcage. Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ki Duk throws a punch but it's blocked by Thor.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.
Nice body punch from Ki Duk - that landed with a thud.
Thor misses with some punches.
Ki Duk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Thor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ki Duk.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ki Duk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thor blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Duk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ki Duk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Atli Thor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ki Duk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thor darts in and clinches Ki Duk up against the cage.
Ki Duk has a couple of punches blocked by Thor.
Thor blocks a body shot from Ki Duk.
Thor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thor misses with a punch on the inside.
Ki Duk lands a shoulder strike.
It looks like Atli Thor has been cut.
Ki Duk lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Thor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
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!
Ki Duk scores with a knee to the head.
Ki Duk blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Ki Duk fails to land.
Ki Duk pushes Thor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ki Duk effectively controlling the action here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ki Duk misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thor scores with a shoulder strike.
Ki Duk digs a right hand underneath Thor's ribcage. Thor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ki Duk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk takes a shot to the head.
Thor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thor is working Ki Duk over against the cage.
Ki Duk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thor throws a punch but it's blocked by Ki Duk.
A short right from Ki Duk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Thor.
Ki Duk lands a nice uppercut.
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Thor misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ki Duk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ki Duk tries to work over Thor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Duk stalls.
Ki Duk misses with a knee to the head.
Thor lands with a light punch inside.
Thor lands a body shot.
Thor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Thor lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Thor.
Ki Duk prevents a body shot from Thor.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thor.
Ki Duk working aggressively here.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thor lands an uppercut.
Ki Duk swings wildly with an uppercut but Thor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor is struggling to control the position.
Thor lands a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Thor to work.
Thor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ki Duk backwards.
That has opened up Bong Ki Duk's cut even more.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thor.
Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Thor.
Ki Duk struggles to land a body shot inside as Thor controls his hands.
Thor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Ki Duk.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thor taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thor.
Thor misses with a body punch.
Ki Duk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thor scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Bong Ki Duk's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor presses Ki Duk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Atli Thor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ki Duk is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Thor lands a right hand.
Thor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thor pushes Ki Duk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ki Duk is rocked!
Thor lands a big right hand that drops Ki Duk! The killer instinct kicks in and Thor finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Thor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Atli Thor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Kerhley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic has chosen System Of A Down-Cigaro as his entrance music. Johnny Fantastic has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlton Kerhley's chin.
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24
179 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carlton Kerhley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fantastic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kerhley.
Fantastic drops Kerhley with a beautiful combination! Kerhley stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Fantastic is looking for the KO!
Kerhley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic misses with a body shot.
Kerhley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kerhley lands a jab to Fantastic's midsection.
Kerhley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fantastic finds it's way round the side to connect with Kerhley's head.
Kerhley is rocked!
Fantastic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Oh Kerhley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerhley slips under a jab from Fantastic.
Kerhley seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic throws out a loose jab but Kerhley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerhley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic cracks Kerhley on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Kerhley falls backwards against the cage. Fantastic follows up with more strikes that drop Kerhley to his knees. Fantastic keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Kerhley! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Fantastic!
After the fight, Johnny Fantastic 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Zbynek Taticzek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artem Bessmertin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Taticzek might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Feuer Frei. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Artem Bessmertin enters the cage!
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zbynek Taticzek!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artem Bessmertin!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taticzek closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bessmertin counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Taticzek's guard now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bessmertin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bessmertin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bessmertin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taticzek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bessmertin lands a couple of elbows.
Bessmertin stopping the sweep attempt from Taticzek.
Taticzek not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbynek Taticzek has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Taticzek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bessmertin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taticzek throws a body punch but Bessmertin moves out of range.
Taticzek dodges the punch combination from Bessmertin.
Taticzek has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bessmertin throws a lazy uppercut
and Taticzek counters with a right hand to the body.
Bessmertin looks to land a combination but Taticzek avoids it well.
Taticzek moves in looking to clinch but Bessmertin pushes him off.
Taticzek swings for the body but Bessmertin moves out of range.
Bessmertin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zbynek Taticzek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taticzek swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bessmertin counters with a shoot takedown. Taticzek fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin throws a big elbow that misses.
Bessmertin pushing down on Taticzek's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taticzek is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bessmertin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bessmertin's back!
Bessmertin tries to break free.
Bessmertin trying to control but not successfully.
Bessmertin tries to escape but Taticzek has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bessmertin's body.
Bessmertin tries to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bessmertin lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessmertin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taticzek napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bessmertin is putting a hurting on Taticzek here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bessmertin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taticzek is looking for a sweep.
Taticzek avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bessmertin.
Taticzek is looking to regain half guard here but Bessmertin keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek parries the strikes from Bessmertin easily there. Bessmertin is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Taticzek to escape.
Bessmertin creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Taticzek sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bessmertin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taticzek some visible discomfort.
Bessmertin tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Taticzek is trying to improve his position.
Taticzek holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Bessmertin.
You can see the frustration on Taticzek's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bessmertin 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.
Bessmertin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Taticzek stops Bessmertin from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin taking a breather here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taticzek gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taticzek fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bessmertin, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taticzek is trying to stall.
Taticzek blocks an uppercut.
Bessmertin throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artem Bessmertin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taticzek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bessmertin avoids the body shot from Taticzek.
Bessmertin lands a lovely overhand right.
Taticzek just misses with a punch to the body.
Bessmertin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Taticzek is fending him off so far but Bessmertin persists. Nope, Taticzek circles away and we're back to standing.
Taticzek misses with a shot to the body
and Bessmertin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Taticzek's guard.
Bessmertin is looking to work some ground and pound but Taticzek has wrist control.
Bessmertin throws a big right hand that misses.
Bessmertin scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taticzek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bessmertin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bessmertin is pushing down on Taticzek's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taticzek is fighting to maintain full guard but Bessmertin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bessmertin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bessmertin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taticzek's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bessmertin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Taticzek does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bessmertin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bessmertin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bessmertin wants to take a breather but Taticzek is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessmertin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taticzek defending well though.
Bessmertin misses with a head shot. Taticzek uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bessmertin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Taticzek is looking to sweep but instead, Bessmertin has passed into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taticzek blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bessmertin.
Taticzek trying to get back to full guard but Bessmertin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bessmertin breaks from Taticzek's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bessmertin cracks Taticzek with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Bessmertin!
Artem Bessmertin is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Artem Bessmertin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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pop
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