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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cheely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Kim has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jason Cheely's chin.
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200 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Cheely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Kim!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheely swinging wildly here.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cheely.
Cheely misses with a head kick.
Kim does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kim cracks Cheely with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kim cracks a nice hook into Cheely's ribs.
Cheely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kim shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cheely eats them both and turns towards Kim to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cheely takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kim jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cheely throws the left hand but Kim avoids the punch easily.
Kim looks to land a combination but Cheely avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Cheely. Those never looked like landing.
Cheely takes one on the button.
Cheely on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Cheely as he checks the leg kick.
Kim bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kim trying to control the action but Cheely is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cheely can't do much from the bottom here.
Cheely is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheely keeps working.
Cheely manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kim's best efforts.
Kim is looking for a kimura but Cheely is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kim to get the leverage.
Kim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cheely defending well though.
Kim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cheely keeps working.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheely moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheely preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kim trying to control but Cheely is working from the bottom.
Kim throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cheely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cheely had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kim defends it easily.
Kim not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cheely has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kim has managed to get both his arms back between Cheely's legs - danger averted.
Kim looking to sit in guard and control but Cheely gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cheely trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kim looking to control.
Cheely won't allow Kim to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Kim dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kim connects with a looping right hand.
Cheely misses with a hook
and Kim counters with a left and a right that stings Cheely.
It looks like Jason Cheely has been cut.
Kim keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cheely throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kim connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheely throws a series of punches but Kim moves out of range.
Jason Cheely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cheely.
Kim scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Kim. That snapped Cheely's head back.
Cheely throws a series of punches but Kim avoids them all with ease.
Cheely takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice cross by Kim.
Cheely is rocked!
Cheely fails with the takedown.
Cheely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kim lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kim.
Oh Cheely is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kim throws a shot from downtown. Cheely moves away and avoids it.
Kim cracks Cheely with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Cheely tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Kim pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Cheely is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Kim!
Our winner, Daniel Kim, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waclav Szbrjcik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Rosenzweig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Szbrjcik comes to the cage accompanied by Public Enemy ft. Anthrax : Bring The Noise. Rosenzweig has chosen Stamina as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
12 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Waclav Szbrjcik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Solomon Rosenzweig!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szbrjcik tries to keep at a distance but Rosenzweig has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Rosenzweig fails to land.
Rosenzweig gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Rosenzweig looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Szbrjcik is looking to control Rosenzweig's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szbrjcik avoid being mounted?
Rosenzweig is keen to just control but Szbrjcik is a slippery customer.
Szbrjcik missing with punches from the bottom.
Szbrjcik is looking for a sweep. Rosenzweig is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Szbrjcik trying to hold on to Rosenzweig's head to control him but Rosenzweig postures up.
Szbrjcik works his way to full guard. Good work.
Szbrjcik is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rosenzweig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szbrjcik is keeping the position for now.
Rosenzweig trying to control but Szbrjcik is working from the bottom.
Rosenzweig is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Szbrjcik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenzweig stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Szbrjcik swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szbrjcik working for a triangle but Rosenzweig defends it easily.
Szbrjcik looking for a sweep. Not yet Szbrjcik, not yet.
Szbrjcik throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rosenzweig slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Rosenzweig seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Szbrjcik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rosenzweig is working for a submission of some sort.
Rosenzweig works his way into full mount!
Rosenzweig throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rosenzweig is working for a guillotine from mount but Szbrjcik frees his head quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szbrjcik 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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Szbrjcik is trying to maintain the position but Rosenzweig is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig tries to pass to full mount but Szbrjcik defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Szbrjcik manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Szbrjcik keeping full guard, as Rosenzweig tries to pass.
Szbrjcik can't keep his opponent in guard - Rosenzweig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rosenzweig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosenzweig frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rosenzweig wants to control but instead Szbrjcik manages to regain half guard.
Rosenzweig seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szbrjcik is staying active underneath Rosenzweig, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig wants to pass the guard but Szbrjcik is defending well.
Szbrjcik gets full guard.
Rosenzweig trying to control but Szbrjcik is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szbrjcik controls Rosenzweig momentarily but Rosenzweig frees himself.
Rosenzweig won't allow Szbrjcik to sweep him here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rosenzweig stands and throws Szbrjcik's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Szbrjcik gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Szbrjcik gets back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenzweig missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rosenzweig trying to control the action but Szbrjcik is working from the bottom.
Szbrjcik tries to get to full guard but Rosenzweig has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Rosenzweig dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szbrjcik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rosenzweig connects with a high kick.
Rosenzweig looks to clinch
and Szbrjcik counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Szbrjcik preventing the sweep.
Szbrjcik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Szbrjcik with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rosenzweig utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Szbrjcik chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szbrjcik is looking to work some ground and pound but Rosenzweig has wrist control.
Szbrjcik is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Rosenzweig has control of Szbrjcik's left arm, preventing Szbrjcik from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szbrjcik throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rosenzweig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rosenzweig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szbrjcik looking to sit in guard and control but Rosenzweig gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Szbrjcik manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rosenzweig felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rosenzweig really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Szbrjcik looking to ground and pound but Rosenzweig is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik looking to finish with strikes here!
Rosenzweig blocking the ground and pound.
Szbrjcik scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rosenzweig suckers Szbrjcik into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Rosenzweig is now in Szbrjcik's guard!
Szbrjcik controls Rosenzweig momentarily but Rosenzweig frees himself.
Rosenzweig wants to control from the top but Szbrjcik keeps moving.
Rosenzweig postures up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szbrjcik throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Rosenzweig preventing the sweep.
Rosenzweig wants to control from the top but Szbrjcik keeps moving.
Szbrjcik is trying to keep Rosenzweig in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig preventing the sweep.
Rosenzweig tries to free his leg and advance position but Szbrjcik is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rosenzweig moves in looking to clinch but Szbrjcik pushes him off.
Rosenzweig tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Szbrjcik paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Szbrjcik misses
and Rosenzweig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Szbrjcik misses with a straight right.
Rosenzweig gets a takedown into half guard.
Szbrjcik moves into full guard.
Rosenzweig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szbrjcik is keeping the position for now.
Rosenzweig preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig forces his way into half guard.
Rosenzweig trying to mount his opponent but Szbrjcik defends it.
Rosenzweig keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Waclav Szbrjcik overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szbrjcik is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rosenzweig's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rosenzweig's back!
You can see the frustration on Rosenzweig's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Rosenzweig turns into Szbrjcik and is now in his guard.
Szbrjcik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rosenzweig forces his way into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenzweig seems to be looking for submissions.
Szbrjcik is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waclav Szbrjcik dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rosenzweig fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Szbrjcik, pushing him back against the cage.
Szbrjcik gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Rosenzweig tries to get to full guard but Szbrjcik has control of the leg.
Rosenzweig is not content to let Szbrjcik control the position.
Szbrjcik missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rosenzweig trying to control but Szbrjcik postures up.
Szbrjcik looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szbrjcik throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Szbrjcik wants to free his trapped foot but Rosenzweig is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rosenzweig blocking the ground and pound attempt from Szbrjcik.
Rosenzweig keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Rosenzweig blocking the ground and pound attempt from Szbrjcik.
Rosenzweig slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rosenzweig avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik works over Rosenzweig with some ground and pound from guard.
Szbrjcik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rosenzweig preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szbrjcik throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Szbrjcik's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Szbrjcik stopping the sweep attempt from Rosenzweig.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szbrjcik advances position into side control!
Rosenzweig tries to buck Szbrjcik off but Szbrjcik is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szbrjcik in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rosenzweig is looking to reverse the position.
Rosenzweig takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Rosenzweig is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rosenzweig takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Szbrjcik is trying to ground and pound but Rosenzweig uses the momentary lack of control by Szbrjcik to regain half guard.
Szbrjcik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rosenzweig keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenzweig won't allow Szbrjcik to pass to mount.
Szbrjcik looks to land a strike but Rosenzweig avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rosenzweig working for a triangle but Szbrjcik defends it easily.
Szbrjcik trying to control the position from guard on top but Rosenzweig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waclav Szbrjcik showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Szbrjcik 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waclav Szbrjcik!
A very excited looking Waclav Szbrjcik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Carneiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Carneiro has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Carneiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slim Thug!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thug tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carneiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carneiro drops his hands momentarily and Thug takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thug missing with a left hand there. Carneiro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carneiro ducks under a wild hook from Thug.
Thug closes the distance and pushes Carneiro back into the cage.
Thug lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thug makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carneiros head.
Thug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thug lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carneiro backwards.
Carneiro wants a takedown but no success here.
Thug misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carneiro takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thug scores with a hook to the body.
A shot in the inside from Thug.
Thug lands a hook that snaps the head of Carneiro backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Thug.
Carneiro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Carneiro is breathing heavily.
A short left from Thug.
Thug throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carneiros head.
Thug has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Thug lands a left hand.
Thug lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thug gets through Carneiro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thug lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thug lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thug scores with a shoulder strike.
Thug makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carneiro is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thug lands a left hand.
Oh Carneiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thug lands a left hand.
Thug lands a hook that snaps the head of Carneiro backwards.
Thug throws a big uppercut that drops Carneiro! More strikes from Thug and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Carneiro lies dazed against the cage as Thug celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Thug!
Slim Thug opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhao Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The crowd seem to be enjoying Zhuo's choice of entrance music: Kung Fu You. Tonto MacTavish has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 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
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhao Zhuo!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacTavish dodges the punch combination from Zhuo.
MacTavish sizes up Zhuo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says MacTavish as he avoids it easily.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
MacTavish with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zhuo shoots in but MacTavish avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Zhuo looks to score with a jab to the body but MacTavish is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for MacTavish.
Zhuo throws a hook to the side of MacTavish's head but MacTavish sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
Zhuo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zhuo moves out of range as MacTavish strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacTavish.
A slow jab from Zhuo misses its intended target.
MacTavish throws a hook but Zhuo avoids it easily.
MacTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacTavish has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Zhuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
Zhuo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zhuo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacTavish.
Zhuo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhuo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
MacTavish throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Zhuo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
MacTavish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhuo misses with an uppercut. MacTavish saw that one coming.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
MacTavish tries to work over Zhuo's front leg with a kick but Zhuo checks it.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice cross by Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Zhuo moved away.
A jab from Zhuo finds it's way through MacTavish's defenses.
Zhuo takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish staying out of range there.
MacTavish stuns Zhuo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
Zhuo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
MacTavish misses with an uppercut. Zhuo saw that one coming.
MacTavish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
MacTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but MacTavish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Zhuo swinging wildly here.
MacTavish moves out of range of the strikes.
MacTavish lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
MacTavish slips a jab from Zhuo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Zhuo connects with a right hand. MacTavish shakes it off.
A leg kick checked by Zhuo.
MacTavish scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhuo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from MacTavish.
Zhuo misses with an uppercut.
MacTavish throws a right hand that Zhuo ducks under and follows up with a left that Zhuo also avoids with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacTavish.
MacTavish lands a two punch combo.
MacTavish fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zhuo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
MacTavish lands a two punch combo.
A jab from MacTavish misses.
MacTavish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zhuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacTavish.
MacTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zhuo connects with a single shot there.
MacTavish throws a body shot but no joy.
Zhuo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! MacTavish had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
MacTavish tries a low kick but Zhuo avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish clobbers Zhuo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo connects with a jab.
MacTavish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhuo throws a lazy right hand but MacTavish sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhuo misses the target.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
Zhuo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Zhuo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a takedown but MacTavish manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zhuo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zhuo or perhaps it was just good defense by MacTavish, which made it look bad.
MacTavish connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacTavish moves away from the strike by Zhuo.
Nice sprawl there from MacTavish as Zhuo shoots in.
Zhuo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacTavish.
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 Tonto MacTavish 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.
MacTavish misses the jab.
MacTavish throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for MacTavish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zhuo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacTavish takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zhuo with a hook.
Zhuo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
Zhuo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and MacTavish counters with a nice low kick that buckles Zhuo's knee momentarily.
Zhuo lands a jab to the head.
Zhuo walks into a jab.
MacTavish bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses.
MacTavish has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zhuo finds it's way round the side to connect with MacTavish's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zhuo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacTavish sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tonto MacTavish is winning the standup battle so far.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. Zhuo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from MacTavish lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
MacTavish lands with a kick to the temple. Zhuo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Zhuo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacTavish. MacTavish obviously looking to wear him down.
MacTavish misses the shot to the body.
Zhuo connects with a right hand. MacTavish shakes it off.
MacTavish scores with a body shot.
Zhuo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zhuo avoids the body shot from MacTavish.
Tonto MacTavish is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zhuo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MacTavish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by MacTavish.
MacTavish scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhuo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zhuo closes this distance looking for a takedown but MacTavish circles away.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zhuo is breathing heavily.
MacTavish tests Zhuo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zhuo at a distance.
MacTavish lands a body shot.
MacTavish lands a leg kick that knocks Zhuo off balance momentarily.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo throws out a powerful jab.
MacTavish throws a sloppy head kick and Zhuo moves out of range easily.
Zhuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacTavish.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
Nice uppercut lands for Zhuo. That snapped MacTavish's head back.
MacTavish takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish punishes Zhuo's body with a nice straight punch.
MacTavish slips a straight right by Zhuo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish feints and then cracks Zhuo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo throws a hook but MacTavish blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Decent striking displayed by MacTavish there.
MacTavish chopping away at his opponent's legs.
MacTavish moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zhuo dives in and grabs MacTavish's left leg, looking for a takedown. MacTavish pushes down on Zhuo's head and hops out.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
MacTavish keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
MacTavish works Zhuo's body with a nice hook.
MacTavish uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zhuo fails to land with a series of punches.
MacTavish throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacTavish dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhuo misses with a straight right.
MacTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Zhuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacTavish was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhuo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacTavish takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacTavish manages to avoid it.
Zhuo lands with a shot to the body.
Zhuo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zhuo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacTavish.
MacTavish just misses with a punch to the body.
MacTavish swings for the body but Zhuo moves out of range.
Jab, jab by MacTavish - just one landing.
MacTavish scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
MacTavish defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zhuo.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacTavish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
MacTavish gets tackled into the cage by Zhuo. Zhuo maintains the clinch.
Zhuo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto MacTavish dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
MacTavish scores with a nice body kick.
A jab from MacTavish does it's job there.
Zhuo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
MacTavish lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Zhuo.
Zhuo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Zhuo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacTavish keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zhuo throws a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacTavish uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhuo.
Zhuo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. MacTavish defends it nicely.
Zhuo misses with a straight left.
Zhuo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zhuo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheers as Zhuo lands an impressive looking overhand right. MacTavish doesn't seem phased though.
MacTavish throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhuo swings for the body but MacTavish moves out of range.
MacTavish throws a head kick that Zhuo semi-blocks.
Zhuo is rocked!
Zhuo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Zhuo is still on wobbly legs! Can MacTavish finish him?
MacTavish misses with an uppercut.
Zhuo seems to have recovered his senses.
Zhuo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from MacTavish.
MacTavish pivots, looking for a leg kick but Zhuo is out of range and MacTavish settles back down.
MacTavish steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zhuo.
Good standup being displayed there by Zhuo as he connects with a hook.
Zhuo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacTavish can pounce on him.
MacTavish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zhuo throws out the jab.
Zhuo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MacTavish lands a right hook to the body.
Zhao Zhuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a series of punches but Zhuo avoids them all with ease.
MacTavish scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhuo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Zhuo scores with a decent looking hook.
Zhuo throws a big shot that misses.
MacTavish throws a low kick but Zhuo moves out of range easily.
Zhuo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Zhuo throws an overhand right that lands on MacTavish's shoulder, as MacTavish tries to avoid the shot.
MacTavish jabs Zhuo right on the nose. Zhuo blinks but takes it well.
MacTavish ducks under a wild hook from Zhuo.
Nice straight punches there by Zhuo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zhuo.
MacTavish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhuo misses with a body shot.
Zhuo takes a swing at MacTavish's ribcage but misses.
Zhuo misses with a hook.
MacTavish jabs at Zhuo's body.
MacTavish feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zhuo's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish slips a jab from Zhuo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts MacTavish, as that shot connected.
MacTavish moves out of range as Zhuo strikes.
Zhuo throws a jab but it's blocked by MacTavish.
Zhuo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacTavish leaves Zhuo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tonto MacTavish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zhao Zhuo.
Zhuo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
MacTavish connects with a nice looking jab.
MacTavish lands with a good body shot.
MacTavish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zhuo.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Zhuo down.
Zhuo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but MacTavish swivels and escapes.
MacTavish scores with a nice head shot.
Zhuo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhuo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zhuo.
Zhuo is trying desperately to land a takedown but MacTavish is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Zhuo.
Zhuo misses with a straight right.
MacTavish lands a nice hook to Zhuo's body. Zhuo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from MacTavish.
MacTavish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tonto MacTavish is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacTavish scores with a body shot.
Zhuo misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from MacTavish. No joy for Zhuo on that attempt.
MacTavish takes a swing at Zhuo's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zhuo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
MacTavish throws a shot to the body.
MacTavish lands a nice hook to Zhuo's body. Zhuo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tonto MacTavish showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacTavish, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tonto MacTavish!
After the big win, Tonto MacTavish made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Barnes might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Imma Be. Le has chosen Untouchable as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cung Le was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 23 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cung Le!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le throws a shot from downtown. Barnes moves away and avoids it.
Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le throws a leg kick but Barnes checks it.
Barnes misses with a wild body shot.
Le throws a sloppy head kick and Barnes moves out of range easily.
Le throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Barnes.
Le has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Barnes is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Le throws a chopping leg kick but Barnes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnes takes one on the button.
Le rushes Barnes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
I was talking to Barnes's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le gets through Barnes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Le tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barnes's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Le.
Le stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barnes misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le lands a good knee to the midsection. Barnes won't want to take too many of those.
Barnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Barnes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le misses with some punches.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Le into the cage.
Barnes scores with a hook to the body.
Nice elbow from Le.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le is defending well for now.
Barnes tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Barnes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Barnes pushes Le back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Le tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Barnes avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Le.
Le lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Mike Barnes has been cut.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Le avoids it.
Barnes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Barnes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Le.
Barnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Le as the two fighters clinch.
Le blocks a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Le lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Le just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barnes's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Le digs a right hand underneath Barnes's ribcage. Barnes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le tries to throw a body punch but Barnes avoids it by throwing Le back against the cage.
Le misses with a body punch.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le stalling in the clinch but Barnes improves position.
Le throws a head punch that misses.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike.
Barnes tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Le to work.
Barnes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Le cracks Barnes with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cung Le dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barnes takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A low kick from Le is predictable there
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Le does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le.
Cung Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Le.
Le cracks Barnes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A head kick by Barnes misses
and Le counters with a thumping low kick.
Barnes throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le connects with an inside leg kick.
Le misses with a low kick.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Le gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Le does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Le moved away.
Le uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Barnes has time to react.
Le misses with a low kick.
Le throws a head kick that misses
and Barnes counters with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Le.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Le pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Le gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Barnes tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Le.
Barnes struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Le lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barnes backwards.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
Le comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes crunches a lovely knee into Le's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Le prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Barnes pushes Le back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Le creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barnes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mike Barnes has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barnes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes blocking some punches.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Barnes gets an underhook and turns Le into the cage.
Barnes lands a right hand.
With the fighters up against the cage, Le throws an elbow but misses.
Barnes avoiding damage as Le throws knees to the body.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes misses with some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barnes just misses with a elbow thrown towards Le's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le avoids a wild elbow strike from Barnes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barnes.
Le scores a nice knee to the body.
Le lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Le blocks it with crossed arms.
Le fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes is leaning against Le and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Le lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Le lands a left hand.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses.
Le lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes trying to land knees to the body.
Barnes misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cung Le will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Le throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Barnes jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes connects with a crisp jab.
Le throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barnes with a hook.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Le 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 Barnes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Barnes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch lands to the side of Le 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Barnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.
Barnes swats away the attempt to clinch by Le.
Le throws a right hand that misses
and Barnes counters with a stiff right hand.
Cung Le seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Barnes's calf.
Barnes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Le lands with a thumping leg kick.
Le throws a body shot but no joy.
Le wants to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Le.
Le goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le feints and then cracks Barnes's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barnes down.
A head kick misses from Le.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le throws a quick inside leg kick.
Le thows a leg kick but Barnes checks it
enabling Barnes to counter with a crisp jab.
Le lands a front kick.
Le lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barnes's sensitive parts.
Le scores with a one two! Barnes had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barnes is rocked!
Le misses with a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barnes misses the jab.
Le pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cung Le is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le tries to work over Barnes's front leg with a kick but Barnes checks it.
Le slips a jab and a cross from Barnes.
Barnes lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barnes throws out the jab.
Barnes 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.
Le tries to clinch there but Barnes circles away.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Le tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mike Barnes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Le tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Le dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Le misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barnes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Le throws a solid leg kick but Barnes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Le.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnes moves out of range of the body kick.
Le scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Le.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Le misses
and Barnes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le needs to keep his hands up - Barnes had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cung Le comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Le 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cung Le!
Cung Le took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Mike Barnes was interviewed post fight and said 'I love to stand up and bang. Even though I lost this was the fight for the fans'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kari Jurri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juji Gatame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurri comes to the cage accompanied by Rising Darkness. Gatame is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Storm. 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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174 lbs
16 - 8 - 0 |
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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
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kari Jurri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juji Gatame!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatame throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jurri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gatame throws a right hand that Jurri ducks under and follows up with a left that Jurri also avoids with ease.
Jurri looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gatame throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jurri counters with a good low kick that Gatame was not able to check.
Gatame connects with a jab.
Gatame takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gatame scores with a decent looking hook.
Jurri lands a front kick.
Jurri lands a nice hook to Gatame's body. Gatame takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri looks to land a left hand but Gatame moved out of range nicely.
Jurri thumps Gatame with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Jurri. That snapped Gatame's head back.
Jurri staying out of range there.
Gatame is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jurri sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gatame misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jurri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gatame to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Jurri is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jurri working a defensive guard here.
Jurri is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Elite MMA Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Jurri managing to control the position.
Gatame is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jurri wants to get back to his feet but Gatame is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jurri can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gatame controls the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Kari Jurri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jurri throws out a loose jab but Gatame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jurri lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gatame will feel that in the morning.
Jurri throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gatame.
Gatame looks to land a right hand but Jurri moved out of range.
Gatame throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Gatame misses the target.
Gatame scores with the left hand. Jurri knows he should have avoided that one.
Jurri throws the kick towards the body but Gatame avoids it.
Nice straight punches there by Gatame. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gatame.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurri misses with a kick to the body.
Gatame fails with the takedown.
Jurri throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gatame throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Jurri finds it's way through Gatame's defenses.
Gatame with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gatame throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gatame is defended easily by Jurri.
Kari Jurri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juji Gatame.
Gatame throws a shot from downtown. Jurri moves away and avoids it.
Gatame is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jurri scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gatame throws a jab when Jurri was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame throws a leg kick
and Jurri counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gatame connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gatame swinging wildly here.
Gatame connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jurri. Jurri circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gatame takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jurri lands a head kick!
Jurri uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gatame.
Jurri is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatame takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Gatame misses.
Gatame misses with a low kick.
Jurri lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Juji Gatame will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gatame throws a right hand that misses
and Jurri counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gatame ducks under a wild hook from Jurri.
Jurri misses with a body kick.
Gatame misses with a hook.
Gatame throws a wild body kick that Jurri sees coming a mile off.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jurri.
Nice straight punches there by Gatame. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gatame.
Jurri bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gatame ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gatame throws a body punch but Jurri moves out of range.
Gatame throws a leg kick but Jurri sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gatame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gatame throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurri lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Gatame as Jurri shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jurri blocks a jab.
Jurri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jurri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A head kick from Gatame lands but Jurri takes it in his stride.
A swing and a miss from Gatame.
Gatame wants to land a leg kick but Jurri is out of range.
Gatame stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gatame drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Jurri is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jurri trying to keep a closed guard but Gatame is proving a slippery customer.
Jurri has control of Gatame's left arm, preventing Gatame from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame trying to move into half guard but instead Jurri has managed to sweep!
Gatame tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gatame is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jurri tries to free his leg and advance position but Gatame is retaining full guard.
Gatame controls Jurri momentarily but Jurri frees himself.
Gatame keeping moving, preventing Jurri from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kari Jurri just wasn't active enough.
Good work by Jurri as he checks the leg kick.
Gatame ducks right into an uppercut from Jurri.
Jurri throws a body punch but Gatame moves out of range.
Jurri lands with a nice body punch.
Jurri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurri takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jurri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gatame manages to avoid it.
Jurri throws a head kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jurri.
Jurri tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gatame was well out of range. Poor timing from Jurri.
Jurri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gatame throws the kick towards the body but Jurri avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gatame shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gatame throws a lazy head kick
and Jurri counters with a straight right hand.
Jurri tries to land a front kick but Gatame steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jurri smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gatame tries to score with a low kick but Jurri moves his leg out of the way.
Jurri is looking to land body kicks.
Jurri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jurri will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gatame is looking to chop away at Jurri's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gatame misses with a leg kick
and Jurri counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gatame thinking.
Jurri slips a jab from Gatame.
Jurri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Juji Gatame will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
Jurri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Gatame there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jurri lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jurri connects with a solid leg kick.
Jurri scores with a spinning back kick!
Jurri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gatame misses with a low kick as Jurri jumps back.
Gatame fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gatame misses with a low kick.
Gatame looks to land a right hand but Jurri moved out of range.
Gatame on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Jurri is looking to clinch but Gatame is avoiding it.
Gatame scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gatame. Gatame obviously looking to wear him down.
Juji Gatame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatame scores with a sloppy right hand. Jurri should have avoided that one.
Jurri is rocked!
Jurri throws a jab but it's blocked by Gatame.
Jurri walks into a straight right hand from Gatame.
Oh Jurri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jurri throws a wild body kick that Gatame sees coming a mile off.
Jurri seems to have got his legs back now.
Gatame lands with a hook. Jurri tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jurri throws the left hand but Gatame avoids the punch easily.
Good shot there by Gatame.
The fighters circle momentarily. Jurri darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gatame throws a leg kick but Jurri checks it.
Gatame blocks a head kick by Jurri.
Gatame lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gatame avoids the body shot from Jurri.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatame ducks under a wild hook from Jurri.
Gatame takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri swings for the body but Gatame moves out of range.
Jurri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gatame.
Jurri blocks a leg kick.
Jurri throws a sloppy head kick and Gatame moves out of range easily.
Gatame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gatame has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jurri rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gatame counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jurri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gatame is one step ahead there.
Jurri is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gatame wants to control from the top but Jurri keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gatame accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jurri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gatame is one step ahead there.
Gatame postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kari Jurri.
Gatame tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jurri is able to avoid easily.
Jurri bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatame bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gatame sizes up Jurri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jurri throws a front kick that sends Gatame stumbling back into the cage.
Jurri's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gatame connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jurri scrambles back to his feet.
Gatame's corner calls for a 1-2. Gatame obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jurri pushes Gatame away with a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurri lands a body shot.
Jurri 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.
Jurri lands a jab.
Jurri connects with a looping right hand.
Kari Jurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jurri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gatame misses with a hook
and Jurri counters with a stiff right hand.
Jurri tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juji Gatame comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gatame 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juji Gatame!
After the fight, Juji Gatame was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nikolaj Orlow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frontier Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Die for Metal kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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219 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nikolaj Orlow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frontier Justice!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orlow bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justice's head backwards.
Orlow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Orlow moves away from the strike by Justice.
Justice attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Frontier Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orlow.
Orlow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Justice. Justice obviously looking to wear him down.
Justice tried to score with a low kick but Orlow checks it.
Justice fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Orlow looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Orlow misses with a kick to the body.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Orlow.
Justice takes a swing at Orlow's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Justice explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justice tries to score with a low kick but Orlow moves his leg out of the way.
Justice swings for the body but Orlow moves out of range.
Justice digs a good hook to Orlow's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justice throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A head kick misses from Orlow.
Orlow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Orlow's leg but Orlow calmly moves out of range.
Orlow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice is looking to chop away at Orlow's legs.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orlow.
Justice thumps Orlow with a low kick.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orlow rather than just go for the knockout.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses
and Justice counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Justice there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orlow throws a low kick but it's checked well by Justice.
Justice fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Justice has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Orlow on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Orlow misses with a hook. Justice ducked under it nicely.
Orlow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justice scores with a hook.
Orlow blocks a leg kick.
Justice scores with a hook.
Orlow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Orlow just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justice pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlow lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Justice throws a head kick that half lands.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Orlow jabs at Justice's body.
Orlow looks to land a body kick but Justice moved away.
Justice has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Justice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orlow.
Orlow throws a lazy uppercut
and Justice counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orlow tries to clinch but Justice is having none of it.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice throws a leg kick that is checked
and Orlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Orlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Orlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Justice slips under a jab from Orlow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Orlow misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justice checks a low kick from Orlow.
Justice tries to clinch up but Orlow circles away and keeps his distance.
Orlow lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orlow moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Orlow as he checks the leg kick.
Justice throws a right hand that misses
enabling Orlow to counter with a crisp jab.
Justice misses with a low kick.
Justice throws a lazy body kick
letting Orlow counter with a right hand.
Orlow scores with a kick to the body.
Orlow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Justice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice throws a body kick that misses.
Justice chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orlow can pounce on him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Frontier Justice will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Justice moves forwards but Orlow connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice throws a nice outside leg kick.
Justice throws a head kick that misses
and Orlow counters with a body kick.
Orlow tries to move into range but Justice moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Justice throws out a powerful jab.
Justice connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy body kick from Justice
and Orlow counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Orlow.
Orlow lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Justice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlow scores with a shoulder strike.
Orlow can't find room to land a body shot as Justice controls the action.
Orlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Justice is breathing heavily.
Orlow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Justice misses with a knee to the head.
Orlow lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Orlow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Justice misses with the head strike.
Orlow pushes Justice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Orlow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justice backwards.
Justice tries to land a knee to the head but Orlow blocks with his arms.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice thows a leg kick but Orlow checks it
and Orlow counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Justice.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orlow moves out of range of the leg kick from Justice.
Orlow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orlow catches Justice with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orlow moves in looking to clinch but Justice pushes him off.
Justice is looking to chop away at Orlow's legs.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orlow.
Orlow throws a looping overhand right but Justice ducks down to avoid it.
Orlow misses with a body kick.
Justice takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orlow.
A left lands for Orlow.
Justice stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orlow.
Justice tests Orlow's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Justice is looking to land body kicks.
Danga de danga de dang - Justice scores with a four punch combination!
Orlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Orlow's leg but Orlow calmly moves out of range.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orlow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Justice lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orlow doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Orlow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orlow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Orlow misses with a body kick.
Orlow tries to score with a low kick but Justice moves his leg out of the way.
A head kick misses from Justice.
Orlow scores with a kick to the body.
Orlow 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.
Orlow checks a low kick from Justice.
Justice tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orlow swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orlow avoids the body shot from Justice.
Frontier Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Justice throws a low kick, looking for Orlow's leg but Orlow calmly moves out of range.
Justice wants to slow Orlow down by chopping away at his legs.
Justice looks to land a left hand but Orlow moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Orlow finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Orlow looks for the body kick but Justice saw that one coming.
Orlow feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Orlow clinches.
Orlow misses with the head strike.
Orlow misses with a punch on the inside.
Orlow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orlow.
Orlow presses Justice against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Orlow lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Justice or not.
Orlow lands a shoulder strike.
Justice looking to throw knees to the head but Orlow is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orlow scores with a hook to the body.
Justice's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Orlow scores with a shot to the side of Justice's head.
Nikolaj Orlow has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orlow lands a body shot.
Orlow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Justice just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolaj Orlow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Orlow lands with a nice body punch.
Justice throws a leg kick
and Orlow counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice blocks a head kick by Orlow.
Orlow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice thows a leg kick but Orlow checks it
and Orlow counters with a left to the body.
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice wants to clinch up but Orlow keeps it at a distance.
Orlow lands with a nice body punch.
Orlow defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Justice scores with a push kick.
Orlow gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Justice.
Justice takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orlow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justice.
Orlow tries a head kick but it misses.
Justice sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orlow misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Orlow. Beautiful body shot.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orlow looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orlow looks to score with a jab to the body but Justice is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Orlow blocks the low kick.
Orlow takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Justice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Justice throws a solid leg kick but Orlow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Justice.
Justice needs to keep his hands up - Orlow had a free shot at his head there.
Orlow throws a front kick aimed at Justice's knee but Justice avoids it well.
Justice motions for Orlow to come forward. Justice throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Justice throws a body shot but no joy.
Justice is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice thows a leg kick but Orlow checks it
and Orlow counters with a nice kick to the body.
Justice waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orlow.
Orlow digs a good hook to Justice's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orlow dodges the punch combination from Justice.
Orlow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orlow throws a head kick that Justice semi-blocks.
Orlow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice has closed the distance and engaged Orlow in a clinch.
Orlow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justice has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orlow.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Orlow moves out of range easily.
Orlow throws a body kick that misses.
Justice takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orlow throws a sloppy head kick and Justice moves out of range easily.
Justice throws a big shot that misses.
Orlow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justice.
Orlow connects with a single shot there.
Justice slips a jab from Orlow.
Orlow throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a big head kick but Orlow shrugs it off.
Justice moves out of range of the body kick.
Justice swings for the body but Orlow moves out of range.
Justice takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orlow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orlow feints and then cracks Justice's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Justice down.
Orlow checks the leg kick nicely there.
Justice tries to land a front kick but Orlow steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice doesn't manage to clinch there - Orlow circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Orlow makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orlow avoids the head kick by Justice.
Orlow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justice momentarily.
Orlow misses with a wild body shot.
Orlow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justice throws an overhand right that lands on Orlow's shoulder, as Orlow tries to avoid the shot.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Orlow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justice counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Justice.
Justice tries to land knees in the clinch but Orlow avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice connects with a knee to the head.
Justice prevents a body shot from Orlow.
Orlow lands an uppercut.
Justice scores with a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolaj Orlow showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Orlow has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolaj Orlow!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolaj Orlow thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Duality - Slipknot. Velazquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Since the Flood- kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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207 lbs
24 - 7 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noel Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kain Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Kain Velazquez has been cut.
Velazquez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Velazquez doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Velazquez throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
A shot to the liver by Velazquez. Beautiful body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Velazquez misses with a body shot.
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Velazquez to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Velazquez manages to avoid it.
Velazquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Velazquez.
Smith swings for the body but Velazquez moves out of range.
Smith tries to move into range but Velazquez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Velazquez walks into a left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Velazquez.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith is rocked!
Velazquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Velazquez. Smith falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Velazquez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kain Velazquez!
Kain Velazquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Bolda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bolda's choice of entrance music: Fett's Vette. Josh Bolda told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Slade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Josh Bolda!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Wilson throws a good cross that connects.
Wilson scores with a leg kick.
Slade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bolda checks a leg kick.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson is looking to score with low kicks.
Bolda checks a low kick from Wilson.
Wilson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bolda.
Bolda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bolda or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson, which made it look bad.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Bolda counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bolda working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bolda is working for a submission of some sort.
Bolda is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bolda has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bolda is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wilson tries to get to full guard but Bolda has control of the leg.
Bolda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bolda is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Bolda is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson trying to control from the bottom.
Wilson gets full guard.
Bolda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Bolda postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Wilson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bolda is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Slade Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bolda works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Wilson.
Wilson slips a jab from Bolda.
Wilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Bolda misses.
Wilson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Bolda with that takedown attempt.
Wilson ducks right into an uppercut from Bolda.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bolda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilson momentarily.
Wilson scores with 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!
Bolda throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bolda off to one side.
Slade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Bolda.
Bolda has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Bolda didn't see that one coming.
Bolda slips under a jab from Wilson.
Wilson cracks Bolda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bolda moves out of range of the strikes.
Slade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bolda blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolda throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Wilson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bolda checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bolda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wilson swivels and escapes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Bolda defending well as Wilson loads up on a big left hand.
Bolda walks into a left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilson.
Wilson connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bolda counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wilson!
Wilson keeping his opponent close.
Bolda is trying to get an arm triangle but Wilson is defending well.
Wilson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Wilson keeping hold of Bolda's head, controlling as best he can.
Josh Bolda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolda trying to advance position but Wilson counters by regaining guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson pulls Bolda in close to prevent any damage.
Bolda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Bolda from controlling successfully.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Slade Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Wilson.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bolda moves away.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bolda's hands.
Bolda throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Bolda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bolda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilson throws a push kick but Bolda slaps the foot to one side.
Bolda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Wilson moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bolda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wilson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson throws a low kick but Bolda moves out of range easily.
Wilson throws out a leg kick but Bolda moves out of range and Wilson only half commits.
Bolda is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilson's half guard.
Bolda tries to pass to full mount but Wilson defends it.
Bolda is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
Wilson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bolda is working away from the top position though.
Bolda is looking to take a break and control but Wilson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolda wants to free his trapped foot but Wilson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bolda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson trying to get back to full guard but Bolda takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Wilson wants to control but Bolda is having none of it.
Wilson holds on to Bolda as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Bolda is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wilson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bolda looking to control but Wilson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Slade Wilson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bolda closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson has his hands on Bolda's head, controlling the position.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Slade Wilson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bolda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wilson throws a hook but Bolda blocks it.
Bolda tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bolda's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bolda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bolda.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolda is just out of range.
Bolda avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bolda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Bolda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bolda moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Wilson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wilson.
Bolda closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson did well to prevent Bolda getting side control.
Bolda is thwarting Wilson's attempts to control the position.
Bolda is looking for a kimura but Wilson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bolda to get the leverage.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Bolda wants to pass to mount but Wilson is defending the position.
Wilson wants to control but Bolda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolda is trying to work for a kimura but Wilson is defending well.
Bolda trying to mount his opponent but Wilson defends it.
Bolda is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson trying to hold on to Bolda's head to control him but Bolda postures up.
Wilson wants to get back to full guard.
Bolda is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Wilson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bolda with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wilson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bolda is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wilson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bolda.
Josh Bolda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bolda wants to take a breather but Wilson is having none of it.
Bolda throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bolda looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bolda winds up and cracks Wilson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control but Bolda is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bolda.
Bolda is looking for a kimura here.
Wilson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Bolda.
I think Wilson 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slade Wilson!
Post fight, Slade Wilson took to the microphone: '...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Llewelyn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ivanovits might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 2pac-Tupac Holla At Me. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Llewelyn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits scores with a hook to the body. Carter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ivanovits throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a head kick that drops Ivanovits to the mat! Ivanovits scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Ivanovits is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ivanovits misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Oh Ivanovits is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ivanovits connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carter momentarily.
It looks like Llewelyn Carter has been cut.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Carter engages and cracks Ivanovits with a massive lead left hook - Ivanovits tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Carter is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Llewelyn Carter!
Llewelyn Carter is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Llewelyn Carter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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