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EVO 59: Wise vs Velmu 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Vieira Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vengrio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengrio has chosen Muay Thai as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Vieira Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Vengrio!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira lands a high kick!
It looks like Arthur Vengrio has been cut.
Moreira scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moreira darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vengrio is rocked!
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!
Vengrio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Moreira.
Moreira swinging wildly here.
Moreira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Daniel Vieira Moreira has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Moreira as he connects with a hook.
Vengrio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moreira moves out of range of the body kick from Vengrio.
Moreira scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vengrio misses with a low kick.
Moreira throws a head kick but Vengrio moves out of range.
Vengrio throws a series of punches but Moreira avoids them all with ease.
Moreira walks into a stiff left hand from Vengrio.
Vengrio rushes Moreira with punches - Moreira moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Moreira goes down! Vengrio follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Vengrio!
Arthur Vengrio took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear(Launder 85%) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Daniel Vieira Moreira had this to say: 'I'm done!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes to the cage accompanied by Hate Me Now - Nas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Ron Burgundy!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cero cracks the inside of Burgundy's front leg.
Cero keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burgundy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cero has been working on his boxing with his coaches at gym closing in the buildup to the fight.
Burgundy throws a leg kick
letting Cero counter with a right hand.
Cero wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy misses with a looping right.
Cero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burgundy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cero lands a right hook to the body.
Burgundy tries to clinch there but Cero circles away.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero moves out of range of the strikes.
Burgundy looks for the body kick but Cero saw that one coming.
Burgundy lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ceros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Burgundy wants to land a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero throws a push kick but Burgundy slaps the foot to one side.
Burgundy tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero wants to land a leg kick but Burgundy is out of range.
Burgundy is looking to chop away at Cero's legs.
Cero tries to land a front kick but Burgundy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burgundy throws a wild body kick that Cero sees coming a mile off.
Cero moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Burgundy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cero stalling in the clinch.
Burgundy stalling the fight.
Cero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cero can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Burgundy misses with a punch to the body.
Burgundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cero just leaning against Burgundy, taking a breather.
Cero lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Burgundy as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Cero.
Burgundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cero's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cero.
Cero trying to stall but Burgundy improves his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Cero.
A body shot lands from Burgundy.
Cero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy throws a hook but Cero avoids it easily.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burgundy throws out a leg kick but Cero moves out of range and Burgundy only half commits.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Burgundy.
Cero moves out of range as Burgundy throws a body kick.
Burgundy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burgundy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burgundy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cero's calf.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burgundy scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burgundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cero can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero gets a clinch.
Burgundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ceros head.
Burgundy tries a body shot but Cero blocks it.
Cero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Burgundy.
Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burgundy lands a jab to the head.
Burgundy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Cero uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burgundy.
Cero lands a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cero takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cero thuds his shin into the meat of Burgundy's side.
Cero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ron Burgundy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Cero wants to clinch.
Cero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burgundy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Cero.
Burgundy missing with a left hand there. Cero was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cero misses with a hook. Burgundy ducked under it nicely.
Burgundy connects with a leg kick. Cero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burgundy misses with a wild body shot.
Cero jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Burgundy 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.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Burgundy sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cero. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ron Burgundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burgundy throws a front kick aimed at Cero's knee but Cero avoids it well.
Cero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgundy checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws a head kick that misses.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
Burgundy swats away the attempt to clinch by Cero.
Burgundy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cero was well out of range. Poor timing from Burgundy.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick.
Good leg kick by Burgundy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Burgundy just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Burgundy can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burgundy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
Cero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Burgundy misses with a kick to the body.
Burgundy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burgundy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cero rather than just go for the knockout.
Cero misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Burgundy. Beautiful body shot.
Burgundy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cero rushes Burgundy and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cero.
Cero lands a body punch.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cero's efforts to push away.
Burgundy prevents a body shot from Cero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cero misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cero as Burgundy tries to tie him up.
Cero stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cero escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Burgundy clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burgundy.
Burgundy misses with some punches.
Burgundy tries to break free but Cero pushes him back against the cage.
Burgundy lands an uppercut.
Cero digs a right hand into Burgundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burgundy's gas tank.
Burgundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Burgundy digs a right hand underneath Cero's ribcage. Cero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Burgundy throws a head punch that misses.
Burgundy tries to work over Cero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cero tries to work over Burgundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burgundy tries to throw a body punch but Cero avoids it by throwing Burgundy back against the cage.
Burgundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cero manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Burgundy does it's job there.
Cero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Burgundy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgundy delivers a nice body kick.
Burgundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burgundy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Burgundy. That snapped Cero's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ron Burgundy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A bone on bone clash there as Cero blocks the leg kick.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Burgundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero tries a low kick but Burgundy avoids it.
Burgundy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Burgundy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cero throws a body kick that misses.
Burgundy tries to score with a low kick but Cero moves his leg out of the way.
Burgundy throws a body kick that misses
and Cero counters with a low kick, right behind Burgundy 's knee.
Burgundy cracks Cero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Burgundy throws the kick towards the body but Cero avoids it.
Cero throws a wild body kick that Burgundy sees coming a mile off.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Cero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Burgundy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgundy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cero momentarily.
Burgundy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burgundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burgundy.
Burgundy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cero sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burgundy moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero lands with a good body shot.
Burgundy lands a front kick.
Burgundy misses with a straight right.
Burgundy throws a head kick that half lands.
Burgundy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cero avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Burgundy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cero.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Burgundy misses its intended target.
Cero avoids the head kick by Burgundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cero is looking to chop away at Burgundy's legs.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Burgundy avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Burgundy. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Cero.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burgundy - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Burgundy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cero - the referee stops the clock and Burgundy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cero. Burgundy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
Cero lands a nice shot to the body.
Cero misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burgundy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cero takes a swing at Burgundy's ribcage but misses.
Burgundy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Burgundy defending well as Cero loads up on a big left hand.
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burgundy throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cero.
Cero wants to clinch up but Burgundy keeps it at a distance.
Numero Cero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cero misses with a few strikes there.
Burgundy moves out of range as Cero throws a body kick.
Cero tests Burgundy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice body punch from Burgundy.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgundy throws a series of punches but Cero moves out of range.
Cero with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burgundy to score with a decent uppercut.
Cero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cero cracks Burgundy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burgundy throws a good cross that connects.
Ron Burgundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burgundy tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Burgundy.
Cero lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body kick there by Burgundy.
Burgundy lands a really nice looking cross but Cero seems unphased.
Cero looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ron Burgundy.
Well Burgundy 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Burgundy!
A victorious Ron Burgundy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dettman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nazarethyan comes to the cage accompanied by Brennan Heart & Wildstylez - Lose My Mind. Dettman has chosen Nazareth - Hair of the Dog as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
23 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Suren Nazarethyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bobby Dettman!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dettman thows a body kick. Nazarethyan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nazarethyan lands a jab to the nose.
Dettman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nazarethyan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nazarethyan gets a clinch.
Dettman tries to work over Nazarethyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nazarethyan scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dettman misses with a punch on the inside.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nazarethyan avoids it.
Nazarethyan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nazarethyan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman tries to work over Nazarethyan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Nazarethyan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dettman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman tries to stall but Nazarethyan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman prevents a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dettman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman blocks a body shot from Nazarethyan.
Dettman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dettman or not.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan lands a body shot.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazarethyan looking to slow down the pace here.
Dettman trying to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Nazarethyan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dettman.
Stalling in the clinch from Nazarethyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazarethyan tries to work over Dettman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazarethyan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nazarethyan.
Dettman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nazarethyan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nazarethyan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dettman stalling against the cage.
Dettman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nazarethyan is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dettman.
Nazarethyan misses with some punches.
Nazarethyan has a couple of punches blocked by Dettman.
The referee calls for Dettman to work.
Dettman tries to land a knee to the head but Nazarethyan blocks with his arms.
Nazarethyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
Nazarethyan working aggressively here.
Dettman lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan tries to work over Dettman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dettman throws a head punch that misses.
Nazarethyan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nazarethyan lands a body punch.
Nazarethyan tries to throw a body punch but Dettman avoids it by throwing Nazarethyan back against the cage.
Dettman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dettman has a couple of punches blocked by Nazarethyan.
Dettman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dettman blocking some punches.
Dettman throws a punch but it's blocked by Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dettman.
Dettman lands a shoulder strike.
Nazarethyan misses with a punch to the body.
Dettman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazarethyan tightens his grip and picks Dettman up, before dumping him to the ground. Dettman manages to land in guard.
Nazarethyan looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dettman keeping full guard, as Nazarethyan tries to pass.
Nazarethyan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dettman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nazarethyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dettman is keeping the position for now.
Dettman controls Nazarethyan momentarily but Nazarethyan frees himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Dettman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nazarethyan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dettman throws a leg kick
and Nazarethyan counters with a single leg into guard. Dettman didn't expect that.
Nazarethyan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dettman is trying to keep Nazarethyan in close.
Nazarethyan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dettman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nazarethyan throwing strikes but missing.
Nazarethyan tries to free his leg and advance position but Dettman is retaining full guard.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Dettman is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan stops Dettman from standing up.
Nazarethyan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazarethyan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dettman is keeping the position for now.
Nazarethyan trying to control but Dettman is working from the bottom.
Nazarethyan lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman trying to keep a closed guard but Nazarethyan is proving a slippery customer.
Nazarethyan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dettman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dettman is adopting a defensive guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Bobby Dettman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nazarethyan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nazarethyan lands with a straight right. Dettman didn't see that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Dettman. That snapped Nazarethyan's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan throws a body punch but Dettman moves out of range.
Nazarethyan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dettman's waist but Dettman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nazarethyan off to one side.
Nazarethyan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dettman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nazarethyan scrambles back to his feet.
Dettman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nazarethyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dettman is just out of range.
Dettman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nazarethyan under the eye.
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!
Nazarethyan takes a swing at Dettman's ribcage but misses.
Dettman tries to clinch
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Dettman fights it but they end up in guard.
Nazarethyan stands and throws Dettman's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nazarethyan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dettman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dettman is taking a breather. Nazarethyan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dettman has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Nazarethyan works to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dettman is one step ahead there.
Nazarethyan has control of Dettman's left arm, preventing Dettman from doing any damage.
Dettman wants to control from the top but Nazarethyan keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nazarethyan wants to sweep here but Dettman controlling him for the moment.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Bobby Dettman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Dettman throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nazarethyan. That's going to slow Dettman down.
Bobby Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazarethyan rushes Dettman and presses him up against the cage.
Nazarethyan lands a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Nazarethyan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazarethyan swings wildly with an uppercut but Dettman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nazarethyan misses with some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Dettman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suren Nazarethyan dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Dettman misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Dettman slams his shin into Nazarethyan's torso.
Nazarethyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dettman moves away.
Dettman checks a leg kick nicely.
Dettman throws a front kick aimed at Nazarethyan's knee but Nazarethyan avoids it well.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Nazarethyan connects with a body shot.
Dettman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nazarethyan lands a leg kick that knocks Dettman off balance momentarily.
Nazarethyan is looking to wear down Dettman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dettman checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Dettman.
Dettman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dettman throws out a leg kick but Nazarethyan moves out of range and Dettman only half commits.
Dettman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nazarethyan thumps Dettman with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan misses with a wild body shot.
Dettman misses the shot to the body.
Dettman connects with a leg kick. Nazarethyan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dettman lands a nice looking body shot.
Dettman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nazarethyan. Nazarethyan obviously looking to wear him down.
Dettman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nazarethyan will feel that in the morning.
Dettman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dettman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nazarethyan's calf.
Nazarethyan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dettman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan has closed the distance and engaged Dettman in a clinch.
Nazarethyan takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Suren Nazarethyan has been cut.
Dettman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bobby Dettman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suren Nazarethyan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dettman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Suren Nazarethyan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short uppercut from Dettman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nazarethyan.
Dettman working aggressively here.
Dettman tries a body shot but Nazarethyan blocks it.
Nazarethyan blocks an elbow strike from Dettman.
Dettman tries to throw a body punch but Nazarethyan avoids it by throwing Dettman back against the cage.
Dettman stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nazarethyan.
Nazarethyan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dettman misses with the head strike.
Dettman misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dettman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nazarethyan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dettman misses with an elbow over the top.
Dettman missing with knees to the body.
Nazarethyan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dettman backwards.
Nazarethyan misses with a body punch.
Dettman blocks an uppercut.
Dettman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nazarethyan struggles to land a body shot inside as Dettman controls his hands.
Nazarethyan avoiding damage as Dettman throws knees to the body.
Dettman misses with a punch to the body.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
Dettman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan blocks an uppercut.
Nazarethyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dettman's elbow.
A short right from Dettman.
Nazarethyan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nazarethyan prevents a body shot from Dettman.
Nazarethyan blocks a body shot from Dettman.
Dettman lands a knee to the head.
Dettman prevents a takedown attempt there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nazarethyan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dettman misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Dettman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nazarethyan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Suren Nazarethyan!
Suren Nazarethyan decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Bunting (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Musashimaru Koyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koyo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by "Tengoku Kara Kaminari" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole . Musashimaru Koyo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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297 lbs
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300 lbs
35 - 14 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Musashimaru Koyo!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Colin Fotheringham and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting doesn't manage to clinch there - Koyo circles away.
Koyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bunting on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koyo. Koyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Koyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunting. Bunting obviously looking to wear him down.
Good shot there by Bunting.
Koyo misses with a two punch combination.
Koyo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Koyo lands in his opponent's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Koyo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koyo throwing strikes but missing.
Bunting looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyo content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunting wants to sweep but no luck.
Koyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunting is retaining full guard.
Bunting has momentary wrist control but Koyo slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunting controls Koyo momentarily but Koyo frees himself.
Koyo wants to control from the top but Bunting keeps moving.
Bunting wants to sweep here but Koyo controlling him for the moment.
Bunting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koyo won't allow Bunting to sweep him here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Koyo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Koyo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunting keeping moving, preventing Koyo from controlling successfully.
Bunting lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Koyo!
Koyo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bunting throws some wild stikes that Koyo manages to avoid easily.
Koyo working to try and regain half guard.
Bunting sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a heavy elbow.
Koyo tries to reverse the position but Bunting maintains control.
Bunting looking to ground and pound but Koyo is blocking nicely.
Koyo is trying to escape the mount.
Bunting thowing shots but they're missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koyo blocking the ground and pound.
Koyo wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bunting.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Koyo?
Bunting trying to control but Koyo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bunting dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bunting chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Koyo can pounce on him.
Koyo checks a leg kick.
Bunting keeps the fight on the outside.
Koyo misses with a looping right.
Koyo misses with the combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koyo.
Bunting throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bunting scores with a decent looking hook.
Bunting scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bunting throws a shot from downtown. Koyo moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Koyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting fails with a takedown attempt.
Koyo looks for the body kick but Bunting saw that one coming.
A jab from Bunting finds it's way through Koyo's defenses.
Koyo slips a jab and a cross from Bunting.
Koyo throws out a leg kick but Bunting moves out of range and Koyo only half commits.
Koyo closes the distance but Bunting moves to the side
and Bunting counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bunting thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bunting performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Koyo controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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. Bunting connects with a nice short shot to Koyo's temple.
Bunting prevents Koyo from improving his position.
Bunting wants to pass the guard but Koyo is defending well.
Bunting throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Koyo to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo is trying to control the position but Bunting postures up.
Bunting has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bunting is looking to work some ground and pound but Koyo has wrist control.
Bunting throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Koyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Koyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bunting trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bunting will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koyo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Koyo keeping moving, preventing Bunting from controlling successfully.
Bunting with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting throws an elbow that misses. Koyo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bunting's guard. Nice move by Koyo!
Bunting wants to sweep here but Koyo controlling him for the moment.
Bunting is trying to keep Koyo in close.
Koyo is working Bunting over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunting has momentary wrist control but Koyo slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koyo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Koyo landing some decent shots from guard.
Koyo trying to control but Bunting is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Bunting will probably get the nod.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bunting smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Koyo avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Koyo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bunting dives in and grabs Koyo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koyo pushes down on Bunting's head and hops out.
Koyo clinches up against the cage.
Koyo can't find room to land a body shot as Bunting controls the action.
Koyo tries to throw a body punch but Bunting avoids it by throwing Koyo back against the cage.
Bunting has Koyo pressed against the cage, preventing Koyo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koyo is struggling to control the position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bunting as Koyo tries to tie him up.
Koyo misses with the head strike.
Bunting goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Koyo controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting prevents a body shot from Koyo.
Koyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bunting controls his hands.
Bunting swings wildly with an uppercut but Koyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunting lands a hook that snaps the head of Koyo backwards.
Koyo has a couple of punches blocked by Bunting.
Bunting lands a right hand.
Bunting escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Koyo throws a combination that misses
and Bunting counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bunting fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Koyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koyo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koyo gets tackled into the cage by Bunting. Bunting maintains the clinch.
Bunting throws a punch but it's blocked by Koyo.
Koyo is trying to stall.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bunting avoiding damage as Koyo throws knees to the body.
Koyo misses with a body punch.
Musashimaru Koyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Bunting tries a body shot but Koyo blocks it.
Koyo blocking some punches.
Bunting prevents a body shot from Koyo.
Bunting is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koyo scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Koyo - that landed with a thud.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Koyo continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Koyo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koyo lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like John Bunting has been cut.
Koyo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Koyo tries a body shot but Bunting blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Koyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koyo scores with a shot to the side of Bunting's head.
Koyo missing with knees to the body.
Koyo working aggressively here.
Koyo lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koyo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bunting tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koyo's elbow.
Bunting is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koyo misses with some punches.
Bunting wants the takedown. Koyo is fighting it off but Bunting persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Koyo's guard against the cage.
Koyo has Bunting pulled in close to control his posture.
Bunting missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koyo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunting.
Koyo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
John Bunting is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bunting is standing up over Koyo. Koyo looks to escape but Bunting dives into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunting wants to lay and pray for a moment but Koyo keeps working.
And that's the end of the fight!
Musashimaru Koyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bunting has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bunting!
An out of breath John Bunting thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Sirkiä (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sirkiä comes to the cage accompanied by Thergothon - Elemental. Art Vandalay will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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231 lbs
23 - 5 - 0 |
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27 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Niko Sirkiä!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Richard Clark and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vandalay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vandalay throws a jab when Sirkiä was well out of range.
Vandalay looks to land a body kick but Sirkiä moved away.
Vandalay fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sirkiä slips a straight right by Vandalay.
Vandalay missing with a left hand there. Sirkiä was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vandalay lands with a hook. Sirkiä tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sirkiä with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vandalay to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Vandalay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vandalay misses with a body kick.
Vandalay looks to land a left hand but Sirkiä moved out of range nicely.
Sirkiä looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vandalay connects with a nice looking jab.
Vandalay lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirkiä blocks a leg kick.
Vandalay jabs Sirkiä to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vandalay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Art Vandalay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vandalay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sirkiä paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sirkiä takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice body kick there by Vandalay.
Sirkiä is breathing heavily.
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!
Vandalay tries to clinch there but Sirkiä circles away.
Vandalay scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vandalay throws a sloppy body shot
and Sirkiä counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vandalay!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sirkiä working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Vandalay tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Vandalay tries to lock up and control but Sirkiä gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Vandalay is working to get back to half guard.
Vandalay blocking the ground and pound.
Vandalay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Sirkiä scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vandalay?
Sirkiä working Vandalay over with strikes here.
Vandalay is working to get back to half guard.
Sirkiä breaks from Vandalay's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Art Vandalay has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirkiä softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Vandalay is out cold! Sirkiä jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Niko Sirkiä!
An out of breath Niko Sirkiä thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sativa Sensei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nai Khanom Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sensei comes to the cage accompanied by Stevie Ray - Pride and Joy. Khanom Tom has chosen Round 5 as his entrance music. 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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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sativa Sensei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nai Khanom Tom !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sensei missing with a left hand there. Khanom Tom was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanom Tom connects with the punch.
Sensei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sensei throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khanom Tom takes a swing at Sensei's ribcage but misses.
Sensei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom digs a good body shot into Sensei's ribs.
Sensei looks to score with a jab to the body but Khanom Tom is just out of range.
Sensei loads up on a big right hand but Khanom Tom slips the punch.
Khanom Tom staying out of range there.
Sensei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanom Tom manages to avoid it.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick.
Khanom Tom tries a head kick but it misses.
Sensei staying out of range there.
Khanom Tom misses with a body shot.
Sensei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sensei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khanom Tom .
Sensei tries a head kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom scoring well with a low kick there.
Sensei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khanom Tom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sensei.
Khanom Tom keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Sensei misses.
Sensei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom connects with a right hand. Sensei shakes it off.
Sensei throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sensei scores with a head kick.
Sensei misses with a body shot.
Khanom Tom misses with a low kick.
Khanom Tom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sensei throws out the jab.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Sensei is looking to clinch but Khanom Tom is avoiding it.
Sensei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Sensei misses its intended target.
Khanom Tom connects with a solid leg kick.
Khanom Tom ducks under a wild hook from Sensei.
Sensei checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom misses with a few strikes there.
Sensei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Khanom Tom 's corner calls for a 1-2. Khanom Tom obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sensei misses with a two punch combination.
Sensei throws a hook but Khanom Tom blocks it.
Sensei attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom scores with a hook to the body. Sensei takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom misses with a looping left.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sensei prevents a body shot from Khanom Tom .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom lands with a light punch inside.
Sensei working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanom Tom stalling against the cage.
Sensei lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom throws a punch but it's blocked by Sensei.
Khanom Tom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sensei lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sensei misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sensei gets through Khanom Tom 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Sensei.
Khanom Tom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sensei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom tries to throw a body punch but Sensei avoids it by throwing Khanom Tom back against the cage.
Khanom Tom is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Khanom Tom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sensei's elbow.
Sensei stalls.
Sensei swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanom Tom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sensei tries to throw a body punch but Khanom Tom avoids it by throwing Sensei back against the cage.
Sensei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sensei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khanom Tom fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khanom Tom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sensei struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
Sensei struggles to land a body shot inside as Khanom Tom controls his hands.
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 Sativa Sensei will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Khanom Tom checks the leg kick.
Khanom Tom throws a leg kick but Sensei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sensei misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Sensei.
Sensei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanom Tom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanom Tom goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sensei tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khanom Tom checks a low kick from Sensei.
Khanom Tom ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sensei moves away.
Khanom Tom tries to clinch up.
Nice shot by Sensei.
Sativa Sensei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sensei lands a jab to the head.
Khanom Tom moves into range and lands a nice body 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!
Sensei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Khanom Tom attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the body
and Sensei cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanom Tom comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Khanom Tom . Sensei shrugs it off though.
Sensei connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Khanom Tom 's hands.
A big left from Sensei misses.
Khanom Tom throws a half hearted mid kick.
Khanom Tom looks to throw a body kick
and Sensei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khanom Tom moves out of range of the body kick from Sensei.
Sensei rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khanom Tom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sensei 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.
Sensei tries to bum rush Khanom Tom with a series of wild strikes but Khanom Tom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sensei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khanom Tom clinches up against the cage.
Khanom Tom lands a body shot.
Khanom Tom scores with a nice hook 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!
Still in the clinch, Sensei scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sensei lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tries to work over Sensei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sensei misses with some punches.
Sensei misses with a punch on the inside.
Sensei tries to work over Khanom Tom 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Khanom Tom .
Sensei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sensei fails to land.
Khanom Tom lands with a right to the head.
Khanom Tom has a couple of punches blocked by Sensei.
Sensei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanom Tom misses with a body punch.
Sativa Sensei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Sensei.
Sensei misses with a body punch.
Sensei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanom Tom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanom Tom lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Khanom Tom wants to break free but Sensei has control.
Khanom Tom has had enough of the clinch but Sensei keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Khanom Tom misses with a punch on the inside.
Sensei lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Khanom Tom .
Khanom Tom tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sensei's elbow.
Sensei taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Sensei.
Khanom Tom struggles to land a body shot inside as Sensei controls his hands.
Sensei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanom Tom has Sensei pressed against the cage.
Sensei blocking some punches.
Sensei lands a shoulder strike.
Khanom Tom is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sensei creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Khanom Tom with a big uppercut! Khanom Tom tries to clinch up but Sensei pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Khanom Tom to the mat! Khanom Tom covers up and Sensei unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sativa Sensei!
After winning the bout, Sativa Sensei thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iiro Tolonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaely Cullen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tolonen's entrance music is Johnny Cash : The Man Comes Around. A fine choice. Kaely Cullen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Iiro Tolonen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
49 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iiro Tolonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaely Cullen!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cullen fails to land the takedown.
A low kick from Cullen misses
and Tolonen counters with a single leg into guard. Cullen didn't expect that.
Tolonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cullen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cullen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tolonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cullen is looking to sweep but instead, Tolonen has passed into half guard.
Cullen wants to improve his position but Tolonen is controlling well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tolonen works his way into side control.
Cullen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
It looks like Kaely Cullen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cullen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tolonen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cullen tries to bench press Tolonen off him but Tolonen keeps the position.
Cullen is not content to let Tolonen control the position.
Tolonen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cullen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cullen tries to buck Tolonen off but Tolonen is having none of it.
Cullen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tolonen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tolonen working the ground and pound.
Tolonen is looking to take a break and control but Cullen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cullen manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tolonen's best efforts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tolonen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cullen wants to improve his position but Tolonen is controlling well.
Tolonen is looking to advance position but Cullen won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cullen tries to roll over but Tolonen keeps him under control.
Tolonen is controlling the pace.
Tolonen is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Cullen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cullen is squirming around, avoiding Tolonen's attempts to control the action.
Tolonen lands a couple of good shots and Cullen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The cut above Kaely Cullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kaely Cullen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Iiro Tolonen!
Our winner, Iiro Tolonen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Dawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kurze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawkins comes to the cage accompanied by Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck . Richard Dawkins has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
29 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richard Dawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Konrad Kurze!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurze uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dawkins has time to react.
Richard Dawkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kurze.
Dawkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurze is just out of range.
Dawkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurze manages to avoid it.
Dawkins throws a series of punches but Kurze avoids them all with ease.
Dawkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurze jabs at Dawkins's body.
Kurze blocks a low kick nicely.
Dawkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Dawkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Original Nemesis Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Kurze thows a body shot but no joy.
Kurze misses the shot to the body.
Kurze defending well as Dawkins loads up on a big left hand.
Dawkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurze cracks Dawkins with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dawkins lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dawkins misses with a left hand
and Kurze counters with a shoot takedown. Dawkins fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Dawkins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kurze's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kurze throws a big right hand that misses.
Kurze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dawkins working for a triangle but Kurze defends it easily.
Dawkins working for submissions but it's allowed Kurze to get to half guard.
Kurze is looking to take a break and control but Dawkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kurze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dawkins is refusing to be controlled, as Kurze sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurze throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kurze thows a huge punch but Dawkins dodges it nicely.
Dawkins looking for submissions off his back.
Dawkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kurze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kurze's back!
Kurze tries to roll but Dawkins sticks to his back.
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!
Dawkins lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dawkins.
Kurze prevents Dawkins from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Kurze up.
Dawkins cracks Kurze with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Kurze from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Dawkins throwing sloppy strikes.
Kurze trying to control the hands but Dawkins breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurze tries to break free.
Dawkins misses with punches from the back.
Dawkins punches the canvas rather than the man.
Dawkins lands shots from the back.
Dawkins is hanging on to Kurze's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawkins avoiding Kurze 's attempts to control his hands.
Kurze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kurze tries to roll but Dawkins sticks to his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kurze is trapped and Dawkins is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Kurze is rocked!
Dawkins is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Kurze is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dawkins!
Richard Dawkins made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Sly Randolph, Oompa Loompa - I'm coming for both of you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stehling comes to the cage accompanied by Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
52 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers throws a leg kick but Stehling sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stehling takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Powers throws a body punch but Stehling moves out of range.
Austin Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers throws a body kick that misses.
Stehling is trying hard to land a takedown here. Powers sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Powers misses with a body shot
and Stehling counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stehling.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stehling throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powers looking to control.
Stehling 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.
Powers has Stehling pulled in close to control his posture.
Stehling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stehling trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stehling throwing strikes from guard but Powers blocks nicely.
Stehling advances to half guard.
Stehling stalling.
Stehling thows a huge punch but Powers dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling is looking to stall here but Powers recovers full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stehling accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stehling wants to control from the top but Powers keeps moving.
Stehling is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Powers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mitchell Stehling wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stehling stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
No joy there for Powers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers scores with a push kick.
Powers lands a body shot.
Stehling sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Powers.
Stehling is breathing heavily.
Powers scores with a three punch combo!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Stehling 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 Powers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Powers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throws a right hand that Powers ducks under and follows up with a left that Powers also avoids with ease.
Powers has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Stehling is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Powers misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Powers.
Powers connects with a body shot that sends Stehling's belly button to the back.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stehling moves away.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stehling steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
Powers lands a brutal head kick. Stehling looks out on his feet and Powers throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Austin Powers!
After winning the bout, Austin Powers thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Wise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jyrska Velmu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velmu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Doctor Doctor by UFO kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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184 lbs
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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
35 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Dennis Wise!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Jyrska Velmu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velmu looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wise is trying to maintain the position but Velmu is very close to passing his half guard.
Velmu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Velmu is looking to advance position but Wise won't allow it.
Wise is trying to get back to full guard.
Velmu misses with a head shot. Wise uses the momentum to regain guard.
Wise utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise has momentary wrist control but Velmu slips an elbow through the middle.
Velmu is looking to advance position but Wise has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Velmu has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wise throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Velmu because Wise loaded up on that one.
Velmu is working to get back to half guard.
Velmu regains half guard.
Velmu wants to improve his position but Wise is controlling well.
Velmu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wise has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Wise scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Velmu?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu wants to hold on but Wise pushes him away.
Velmu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Wise prevents Velmu from improving his position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Velmu is still trying to improve position.
Wise trying to control from half guard but Velmu is working away.
Velmu has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wise is working away from the top position though.
Velmu tries to get to full guard but Wise has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise lands with a punch from half guard.
Velmu is looking to improve his position.
Wise scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Velmu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wise's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wise's back!
Wise covers up after that shot from Velmu.
Velmu missing with punches from the back.
Well, with Velmu on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Wise is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Velmu is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Wise is defending well though. Velmu let's go of the attempt for now.
Wise is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Cooker, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Wise takes a big shot to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wise avoids the strikes from Velmu.
A lull in the action here.
Velmu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Velmu is looking for a choke. Wise gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Wise manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Wise landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise trying to control but Velmu is working from the bottom.
Wise wants to pass the guard but Velmu is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jyrska Velmu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wise misses with a hook. Velmu ducked under it nicely.
Wise uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Velmu throws a low kick, looking for Wise's leg but Wise calmly moves out of range.
Velmu misses the shot to the body.
Velmu throws a leg kick but Wise sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wise tries to clinch there but Velmu circles away.
Velmu throws a body punch but Wise moves out of range.
Velmu lands a nice shot that snaps Wise's head back.
Wise checks a low kick from Velmu.
Wise throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Velmu counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise connects with a good right hand that stumbles Velmu. Velmu circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dennis Wise is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Velmu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wise's head.
Velmu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Velmu thumps Wise with a low kick.
Wise throws a hook to the side of Velmu's head but Velmu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wise looks to throw the jab but Velmu is out of range.
Velmu misses with a leg kick.
A low kick from Velmu is predictable there
and Wise counters with a nice low kick that buckles Velmu's knee momentarily.
Wise misses with a leg kick
and Velmu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Velmu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wise with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Velmu looks to score with a jab to the body but Wise is just out of range.
Wise checks a leg kick.
Velmu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Velmu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Velmu misses with a double jab
and Wise counters with an outside leg kick.
Wise stuffs the takedown.
Velmu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wise throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Velmu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Velmu - that will leave a mark!
Velmu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wise as he avoids it easily.
Wise throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Velmu.
Velmu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wise.
Velmu shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wise sprawls well. Wise wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Velmu gets slowly back to his feet.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
Wise connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Velmu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Velmu catches Wise with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wise drives through and clinches with Velmu against the cage.
Velmu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wise missing with knees to the body.
Wise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Velmu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu is trying to drag Wise to the mat but Wise just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Velmu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wises head.
Velmu tries for a takedown. No joy.
Velmu working aggressively here.
A short right from Wise on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dennis Wise will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Velmu.
Wise moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Velmu misses the jab.
Wise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wise wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Wise.
A low kick from Wise misses
and Velmu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Wise 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 Velmu has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Velmu and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Wise with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wise just misses with a punch to the body.
Wise dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wise scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wise.
Velmu tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wise swivels and escapes.
Wise throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Wise.
Velmu throws out a leg kick but Wise moves out of range and Velmu only half commits.
Velmu just misses with a punch to the body.
Velmu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jyrska Velmu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velmu avoids the head kick by Wise.
Velmu checks a low kick from Wise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu clobbers Wise with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wise throws a poor cross that misses
and Velmu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Velmu throws a right hand that misses
and Wise counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Velmu scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Wise.
Wise gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Velmu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Velmu misses
and Wise counters by moving into the clinch.
Wise taking a breather.
Velmu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
Wise holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velmu wants a takedown.
Velmu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wise misses with some punches.
Wise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
Velmu managing to block the knees to the body from Wise.
Velmu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Velmu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wise misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu tries a body shot but Wise blocks it.
Velmu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wise blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Velmu turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Velmu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velmu scores with punches from side control.
Wise can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wise manages to get back to half guard.
Velmu throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wise is pressing down on Velmu's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jyrska Velmu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Velmu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Velmu scoring with some ground and pound.
Velmu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Velmu trying to control but Wise is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Velmu pushing down on Wise's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Wise is looking for a sweep. Velmu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Jyrska Velmu just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velmu manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Velmu or perhaps it was just good defense by Wise which made him look bad.
Velmu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wise tried to score with a low kick but Velmu checks it.
Wise thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wise misses with a series of wild punches.
Wise misses the shot to the body.
Velmu ducks under a wild hook from Wise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velmu checks the leg kick.
Wise slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Velmu throws an overhand right that lands on Wise's shoulder, as Wise tries to avoid the shot.
Velmu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wise.
Velmu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Velmu.
Velmu misses with an uppercut
letting Wise counter with a right hand.
Velmu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wise stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wise wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velmu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wise moves forwards but Velmu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wise will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Velmu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Velmu fails to land the takedown.
Dennis Wise has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrska Velmu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wise throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wise scores with a crisp jab that stopped Velmu in his tracks.
A low kick from Velmu is predictable there
and Wise moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wise misses with the head strike.
Velmu takes a shot to the head.
Velmu taking a breather.
Wise gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Velmu.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Wise.
Velmu is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wise pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wise tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wise prevents the takedown attempt.
Velmu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wise backwards.
Wise is leaning against Velmu and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Velmu is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Velmu is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wise tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Velmu avoids it.
Wise lands a left hand that snaps the head of Velmu backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Wise.
A left hand lands to the body for Wise.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wise.
Velmu looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wise.
Wise misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velmu.
Wise throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Velmu wants a takedown but no success here.
Wise misses with an elbow strike.
Velmu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Velmu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Velmu as Wise tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Velmu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dennis Wise had his way with Jyrska Velmu in that round.
That's time! 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.
Velmu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wise 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.
Velmu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wise counters by moving into the clinch.
Velmu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wise gets through Velmu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wise can't find room to land a body shot as Velmu controls the action.
Wise misses with a punch on the inside.
Velmu prevents a body shot from Wise.
Wise working the clinch nicely. Velmu is working for position but Wise cracks him with a big knee to the head! Velmu crumples up against the cage and Wise lands two more shots before the ref can save Velmu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Dennis Wise!
Dennis Wise retains his welterweight title!
Dennis Wise decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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