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NGF 164: Furfur v Jarni PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Roofer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roofer comes to the cage accompanied by Jonesmann Feat. Azad - Der Soldat James Rhyme. Kessler has chosen Yattering - Chase of Thoughts as his entrance music. Ben Roofer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Roofer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Kessler!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler punishes Roofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Roofer throws a looping overhand right but Kessler ducks down to avoid it.
Kessler thumps Roofer with a low kick.
Kessler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roofer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Roofer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Roofer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Roofer 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.
Kessler misses with the body kick
and Kessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kessler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kessler connects with a crisp jab.
Kessler clinches.
Kessler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roofer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kessler stalling the fight.
Kessler lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roofer backwards.
Roofer misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kessler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Roofer's guard.
Roofer wants to stand but Kessler is controlling the position.
Kessler postures up in Roofer's guard and throws a big left but Roofer blocks it.
Roofer wants to sweep but no luck.
Roofer is working hard here to advance position.
Kessler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Roofer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roofer is on top in guard.
Roofer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kessler wants to improve his position but instead Roofer has moved into half guard.
Kessler is holding on to half guard well.
Kessler is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler is trying to control but can't.
Roofer stalling away here and it's allowed Kessler to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Roofer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kessler's guard.
Kessler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Roofer is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kessler might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Roofer haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kessler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kessler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Roofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kessler avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roofer.
Kessler 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.
Roofer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kessler was well out of range. Poor timing from Roofer.
Kessler punishes Roofer's body with a nice straight punch.
Roofer lands a jab to the head.
Roofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Kessler 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.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Roofer tries to land a front kick but Kessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A leg kick checked by Kessler.
Roofer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kessler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Ben Roofer has been cut.
Roofer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kessler counters with a low kick, right behind Roofer 's knee.
Roofer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kessler if he has to take too many more of those.
Roofer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That kick from Kessler tenderised Roofer's leg. Roofer is trying to keep his angry face on.
Roofer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kessler moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Kessler 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kessler tries a low kick but Roofer avoids it.
Kessler loads up on a big right hand but Roofer slips the punch.
Kessler misses with a combination
and Kessler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kessler checks it well.
Kessler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kessler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roofer throws a body kick that misses.
Kessler throws a leg kick that misses.
Kessler stuns Roofer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kessler digs a good hook to Roofer's body.
Roofer fakes the leg kick and cracks Kessler in the body.
Kessler checks a low kick from Roofer.
Roofer lands with a nice body kick.
Kessler ducks under a wild hook from Roofer.
Roofer throws an off balance right hand
and Kessler counters with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler connects with a body shot.
Kessler avoids a kick to the body.
Ben Roofer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roofer throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Kessler.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Kessler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kessler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Roofer rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kessler lands a body shot.
Roofer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kessler's calf.
Roofer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Roofer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kessler.
Roofer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Roofer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kessler.
Roofer missing with a left hand there. Kessler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roofer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer misses the shot to the body.
Kessler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Roofer misses its intended target.
Kessler 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.
Ben Roofer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Roofer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kessler checks a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Roofer.
Kessler misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick from Roofer misses.
Kessler checks a low kick from Roofer.
Ben Roofer is winning the standup battle so far.
Roofer throws a head kick but Kessler moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kessler connects with an inside leg kick.
Roofer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Roofer gets caught napping as Kessler dives in and scores a takedown. Roofer manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roofer looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kessler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kessler throws a big right hand that misses.
Roofer keeping moving, preventing Kessler from controlling successfully.
Kessler content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Roofer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Roofer's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kessler gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roofer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kessler changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kessler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Roofer checks it well.
Kessler blocks the body kick.
Roofer tries to land a front kick but Kessler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Kessler. Those never looked like landing.
Roofer misses with a body kick.
Roofer moves out of range of the body kick.
Kessler tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roofer is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roofer throws a leg kick
and Kessler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Roofer's knee momentarily.
Roofer 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.
Roofer displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kessler.
Roofer throws a low kick, looking for Kessler's leg but Kessler calmly moves out of range.
Roofer stuffs the takedown.
A jab from Kessler misses.
Kessler misses with a head kick.
Nice body punch from Roofer.
Roofer checks a leg kick.
Roofer moves out of range of the body kick.
Roofer checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Roofer.
Roofer throws a head kick that misses
and Roofer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Kessler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kessler is looking to score with low kicks.
Roofer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roofer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A combination from Roofer does no damage.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Roofer tries to score with a low kick but Kessler moves his leg out of the way.
Kessler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roofer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kessler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Roofer controls Kessler momentarily but Kessler frees himself.
Kessler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kessler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kessler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Roofer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kessler being controlled here momentarily.
Kessler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Roofer is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roofer throws a leg kick but Kessler checks it.
Kessler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kessler moves out of range of the body kick from Roofer.
Roofer misses with a wild body shot.
Kessler throws a body kick that misses.
A low kick from Kessler misses
and Roofer counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Roofer.
Kessler lands a jab to Roofer's midsection.
Nice body punch from Roofer.
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!
Roofer misses with a right hand
and Kessler counters with an outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Kessler.
I think Kessler has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Kessler!
A very excited looking Jack Kessler made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nathan Drake!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drake ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Price swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Price connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drake's hands.
Price misses with a straight right.
Drake misses the jab.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Drake.
Price lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Nathan Drake has been cut.
Drake blocks a head kick by Price.
Drake throws a nice looking combination but Price bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've been hearing reports that Price has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Drake misses with a body punch
and Price counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Drake displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Price throws out the jab.
Price throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Price.
Drake fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Price sprawls well initially but Drake persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Price is staying active underneath Drake, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drake.
Drake missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Drake misses with a head shot. Price uses the momentum to regain guard.
Drake throwing strikes but missing.
Drake wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Price misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drake swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Price looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Drake has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Price works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Price slips under a jab from Drake.
Price smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Price misses with a body kick.
Drake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Price finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Drake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That kick from Price tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drake swings for the body but Price moves out of range.
Price fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Price.
Drake takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Price.
Drake moves away from the strike by Price.
A big right from Price misses.
Drake throws a good cross that connects.
Jab by Drake.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Price. Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price walks into a stiff left hand from Drake.
Price cracks Drake with an open hand slap.
Price scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Price is predictable there
and Drake counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Drake trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Drake postures up.
Price keeping moving, preventing Drake from controlling successfully.
Drake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Price swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Drake looking to sit in guard and control but Price gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Drake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Price dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Drake's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Price throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Drake.
Drake walks into a stiff left hand from Price.
Price dodges the punch combination from Drake.
Price misses with a low kick as Drake jumps back.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drake checks a low kick from Price.
Price avoids the body shot from Drake.
Price tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Drake throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Price throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Price connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Price.
Drake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Drake throws a series of punches but Price moves out of range.
Tommy Price is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake looks to land a combination but Price avoids it well.
Price throws a series of punches but Drake avoids them all with ease.
Price plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Drake is rocked!
Price moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters circle, before Price throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Drake's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Price lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Tommy Price!
An out of breath Tommy Price thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sami Hyypia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polish Engineer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hyypia's entrance music is Al Bowlly - Hang out the stars in Indiana. A fine choice. 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 Polish Engineer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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270 lbs
19 - 11 - 0 |
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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
19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Hyypia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Polish Engineer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Hyypia catches Engineer right on the button with a cross.
Engineer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Engineer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Engineer throws a shot from downtown. Hyypia moves away and avoids it.
Engineer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hyypia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hyypia feints and then cracks Engineer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Engineer down.
Hyypia swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Engineer.
Hyypia sends Engineer crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hyypia is motioning to the referee to let Engineer up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hyypia lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sami Hyypia!
Sami Hyypia gave a mention to Hellbent in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatts McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieron Radebe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by I'm a Thug. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fatts McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Kieron Radebe!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radebe thumps McGee with a low kick.
McGee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of McGee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Fatts McGee has been cut.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Radebe is just out of range.
McGee drives through and clinches with Radebe against the cage.
Radebe lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Radebe has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Radebe working aggressively here.
Radebe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Radebe blocks an uppercut.
McGee prevents Radebe from breaking the clinch.
Radebe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGee wants to slow Radebe down by chopping away at his legs.
Radebe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McGee to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Kieron Radebe has been cut.
McGee fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Radebe misses with a head kick.
McGee tries a low kick but Radebe avoids it.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee avoids the body shot from Radebe.
Radebe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGee 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.
McGee misses with a wild body shot.
Radebe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McGee.
Radebe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McGee. That did some damage!
A nice inside leg kick there by Radebe. That's going to slow McGee down.
McGee wants to clinch up but Radebe keeps it at a distance.
Radebe tries to move into range but McGee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Radebe throws a sloppy head kick and McGee moves out of range easily.
McGee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Radebe.
Radebe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McGee has him pressed against the cage.
McGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Radebe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Radebe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Radebe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Radebe connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Radebe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGee throws a body shot but no joy.
Radebe thows a body kick. McGee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
McGee is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Radebe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radebe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McGee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from McGee.
Radebe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A jab from McGee misses.
Radebe cracks McGee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Radebe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Radebe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radebe throws a front kick aimed at McGee's knee but McGee avoids it well.
Radebe feints and then cracks McGee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McGee down.
Radebe digs a good hook to McGee's body.
McGee walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGee. Radebe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Radebe lands with a nice body punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Radebe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McGee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Radebe.
McGee tries to clinch up but Radebe circles away and keeps his distance.
Radebe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Radebe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGee avoids a kick to the body.
McGee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Radebe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGee throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radebe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Radebe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Radebe thuds a left hand into McGee's body.
McGee throws a half hearted mid kick.
McGee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Radebe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Radebe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Radebe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Radebe keeps McGee at a distance using the push kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Radebe!
Radebe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body kick there by Radebe.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Radebe - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Radebe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kieron Radebe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A jab from Radebe finds it's way through McGee's defenses.
Radebe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGee blocks a head kick by Radebe.
Radebe throws a head kick that misses.
Radebe lands a nice leg kick that just misses McGee's sensitive parts.
Radebe thuds his right hand into McGee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGee cracks the inside of Radebe's front leg.
McGee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jab by Radebe.
Radebe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
McGee connects with a right hand. Radebe shakes it off.
McGee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Radebe.
McGee checks a leg kick.
McGee throws a leg kick but Radebe moved away.
McGee wants to clinch up but Radebe keeps it at a distance.
Radebe throws a leg kick but McGee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Radebe is looking to score with low kicks.
McGee wants to clinch up but Radebe keeps it at a distance.
McGee throws a body punch but Radebe moves out of range.
McGee tries to land a leg kick but Radebe saw it coming and moves away.
Radebe cracks McGee with an open hand slap.
McGee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Radebe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Radebe misses with a head kick.
Radebe scores with a push kick.
Radebe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee moves out of range of the body kick.
McGee scores with a nice right hand.
Radebe misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radebe checks a low kick from McGee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radebe. McGee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kieron Radebe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Radebe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGee misses with a few strikes there.
Radebe throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McGee checks the leg kick.
A lazy left from Radebe finds it's target.
A head kick by Radebe - that's a beauty! McGee is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Radebe can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kieron Radebe!
Kieron Radebe made sure to mention his sponsor, Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Boitsoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boitsoff comes to the cage accompanied by My Domination. Steel has chosen Kollegah - Bossaura as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
18 - 9 - 0 |
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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
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dmitry Boitsoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boitsoff scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Steel manages to work his way to half guard, despite Boitsoff's best efforts.
Boitsoff stops Steel from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel won't allow Boitsoff to pass to mount.
Boitsoff wants to take a breather but Steel is having none of it.
Steel controlling the position well.
Boitsoff wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steel keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel gets full guard.
Boitsoff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
The referee asks Boitsoff politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Boitsoff prefers to stall for the moment though.
Boitsoff wants to control for a moment but Steel uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Boitsoff performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Steel is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Boitsoff stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Steel is looking to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Boitsoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Steel is not content to let Boitsoff control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boitsoff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Steel sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boitsoff somewhat.
Steel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Dmitry Boitsoff has been cut.
Boitsoff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steel is fending him off so far but Boitsoff persists. Nope, Steel circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boitsoff with a lazy takedown attempt
and Steel counters with a straight right hand.
Dmitry Boitsoff's cut is getting worse.
Boitsoff getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel feints and then cracks Boitsoff's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boitsoff down.
Boitsoff moves into the clinch successfully.
Boitsoff manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Boitsoff swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boitsoff working for a triangle but Steel defends it easily.
Steel slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boitsoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Steel forces his way 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boitsoff wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Steel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boitsoff's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A shot to the liver by Steel. Beautiful body shot.
Boitsoff drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Steel 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.
Boitsoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boitsoff wants to pass the guard but Steel is keeping the position.
Boitsoff sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steel's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsoff is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boitsoff prevents Steel from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff tries to pass to full mount but Steel defends it.
Boitsoff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Steel is trying to get back to full guard.
Boitsoff is trying to control. Steel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boitsoff is looking for a kimura but Steel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Boitsoff to get the leverage.
Boitsoff is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Steel!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Boitsoff with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Steel is looking to improve his position but Boitsoff isn't that keen on the idea.
Dmitry Boitsoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steel 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.
Boitsoff wants to advance to full mount but Steel doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Boitsoff trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boitsoff engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steel trying to keep a closed guard but Boitsoff is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boitsoff stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Steel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boitsoff passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boitsoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boitsoff is trying to get an arm triangle but Steel is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Steel is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Steel is trying to control Boitsoff's posture but Boitsoff avoids it.
Boitsoff trying to control the position but Steel is working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Steel prevents Boitsoff from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dmitry Boitsoff dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dmitry Boitsoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Steel clinches up against the cage.
Steel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
Boitsoff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Boitsoff throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boitsoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Steel tries to sprawl out of it but Boitsoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Steel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boitsoff.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steel.
Steel takes a swing at Boitsoff's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boitsoff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Steel. No joy for Boitsoff on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitry Boitsoff. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Boitsoff will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boitsoff has his takedown stuffed
and Steel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boitsoff closes the distance and clinches up with Steel, looking for a takedown. Boitsoff pushes Steel against the cage but Steel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boitsoff throws a head kick that misses
and Steel counters with a stiff right hand.
Boitsoff shoots in but no luck this time.
Steel scores with a nice head shot.
Steel cracks the inside of Boitsoff's front leg.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel cracks a nice hook into Boitsoff's ribs.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Boitsoff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dmitry Boitsoff's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Steel gets through Boitsoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but Steel forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boitsoff is trying to pull guard but Steel turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Boitsoff has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Boitsoff blocking some punches.
A short right from Steel.
Boitsoff tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steel just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boitsoff goes for a takedown attempt but Steel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
David Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boitsoff needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
Boitsoff 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.
Steel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steel connects with a body shot that sends Boitsoff's belly button to the back.
Boitsoff is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steel connects with a looping right hand.
Jeez, Dmitry Boitsoff's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Boitsoff needs to keep his hands up - Steel had a free shot at his head there.
Crunch! Steel slams his shin into Boitsoff's torso.
Steel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steel gets through Boitsoff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Steel as the two fighters clinch.
Steel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dmitry Boitsoff's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Steel!
Our winner, David Steel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Bader could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vinnie Vincent's chin.
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34
147 lbs
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28
162 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Willie Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vinnie Vincent!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader scores with a head kick.
Vincent misses the jab.
Vincent closes the distance and clinches.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent cracks Bader with a nice body shot.
Vincent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Vincent scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bader misses with the head strike.
Bader misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vincent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Vincent stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Vincent.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Vincent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vincent gets through Bader's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vincent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bader pushes Vincent back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bader fails to land.
Bader throws a punch but it's blocked by Vincent.
Bader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vincent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bader.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vincent has a couple of punches blocked by Bader.
Vincent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bader or not.
Bader misses with some punches.
Bader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bader trying to stall but Vincent improves his position.
A body shot lands from Vincent.
A nice left hand lands by Bader.
Bader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vincent lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vincent has Bader pressed against the cage.
Vincent blocks an uppercut.
Bader working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bader scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vincent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vincent stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent blocks a body shot from Bader.
Vincent blocking some punches.
Vincent is trying to maintain a safe position but Bader gets an underhook and turns Vincent into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Bader can't find room to land a body shot as Vincent controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vincent.
Bader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vincent turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Vincent manages to end up in side control.
Vincent is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bader is trying to escape and Vincent transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bader is forced to tap! Nice work there by Vincent! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vinnie Vincent!
After winning the bout, Vinnie Vincent thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richmond Finch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rasva Jorma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jorma is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Captain Awesome's Theme Song . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
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147 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Richmond Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rasva Jorma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jorma's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Finch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jorma scrambles back to his feet.
Finch scores with a hook.
Jorma has managed to clinch.
Jorma lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Finch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Finch.
Jorma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Finch can't find room to land a body shot as Jorma controls the action.
Jorma lands a hook that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
I was talking to Finch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jorma misses with a body punch.
Jorma tries to pull guard but Finch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Jorma breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma closes the distance and clinches.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
Finch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Finch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Finch scores with a hook to the body.
Finch has a couple of punches blocked by Jorma.
Finch blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Finch.
Jorma lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch gets through Jorma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Finch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jorma's elbow.
Finch tries a body shot but Jorma blocks it.
Finch lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Finch.
Jorma working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jorma's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jorma attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jorma digs a good hook to Finch's body.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Jorma misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Jorma.
Jorma moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finch on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jorma lands a jab to the head.
Finch slips under a jab from Jorma.
Jorma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Finch was well out of range. Poor timing from Jorma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jorma tries to clinch but Finch is having none of it.
Finch misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finch.
Finch 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.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jorma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Finch scores with a nice head shot.
Jorma looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jorma lands a high kick!
Jorma scores with a hook.
Finch is rocked!
Finch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jorma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Jorma tries to land a front kick but Finch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jorma manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Jorma - just one landing.
Finch avoids a kick to the body.
Jorma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jorma misses with a shot to the body
letting Finch counter with a right hand.
Finch misses with a leg kick.
Finch throws a wild body kick that Jorma sees coming a mile off.
Finch pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jorma is out of range and Finch settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Finch blocks the low kick.
Finch is looking to slow Jorma down with leg kicks.
Jorma misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finch 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 Jorma has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jorma and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jorma. Finch shrugs it off though.
Jorma's coach down at GreatWall MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jorma's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Finch avoids the body shot from Jorma.
Jorma connects with a crisp jab.
Jorma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch cracks Jorma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Finch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jorma.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Finch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Finch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Finch blocks the body kick.
Finch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jorma throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Finch misses with a two punch combination.
Jorma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good work by Jorma as he checks the leg kick.
Jorma lands a jab-cross combination.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma throws a hook to the side of Finch's head but Finch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch connects with a single shot there.
Jorma takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Jorma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Finch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rasva Jorma will probably get the nod.
That's time! Finch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jorma moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Jorma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jorma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jorma throws a quick inside leg kick.
Finch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jorma takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Finch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Finch looks to land a left hand but Jorma moved out of range nicely.
Jorma checks a leg kick.
Jorma digs a good body shot into Finch's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jorma.
Jorma misses with a looping right.
Jorma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jorma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma connects with the punch.
Jorma takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Finch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jorma blocks the leg kick.
Finch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jorma stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jorma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jorma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Finch tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
Finch misses with the combination.
Finch throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jorma's head.
Jorma throws a solid leg kick but Finch takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jorma.
Finch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch scores with a hook to the body. Jorma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Finch slips under a jab from Jorma.
Finch throws a leg kick which misses Jorma's front leg but catches the back leg as Jorma tries to avoid it.
Jorma slips a jab from Finch.
Jorma wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
Finch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jorma lands a nice looking body kick.
Finch plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Finch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jorma lets loose with a powerful body kick. Finch will feel that in the morning.
Jorma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorma moves in looking to clinch but Finch pushes him off.
Jorma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jorma lands with a nice body punch.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rasva Jorma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jorma is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Finch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jorma counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jorma checks a leg kick.
Finch tries to land a body kick
and Jorma counters with a nice uppercut.
Jorma with a nice cross.
Jorma throws a leg kick but Finch checks it.
Finch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Finch - that will leave a mark!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Finch. Jorma shrugs it off though.
Finch slips under a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Finch.
Jorma clinches.
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!
Finch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch blocking some punches.
Jorma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Finch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Jorma.
Jorma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jorma scores with a jab to the jaw.
Finch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jorma doesn't manage to clinch there - Finch circles away.
Jorma takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jorma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jorma takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Finch throws a nice head kick!
Finch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jorma.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jorma on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jorma is rocked!
Finch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jorma is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Jorma lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jorma seems to have recovered his senses.
Finch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Richmond Finch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jorma misses with a leg kick.
Finch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jorma in his tracks.
Jorma tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Finch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch swats away the attempt to clinch by Jorma.
Finch swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
Finch throws a low kick but Jorma moves out of range easily.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Finch misses with an uppercut
letting Jorma counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jorma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Finch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jorma thinking.
Finch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Finch tries to land a body kick
letting Jorma counter with a right hand.
Finch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Finch is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jorma looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Jorma thows a leg kick but Finch checks it
and Finch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jorma has managed to clinch.
Finch prevents a body shot from Jorma.
Jorma goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Finch tries a body shot but Jorma blocks it.
Jorma tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finch just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jorma breaks from the clinch.
Finch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jorma.
Finch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jorma throws a looping overhand right but Finch ducks down to avoid it.
Finch jabs Jorma right on the nose. Jorma blinks but takes it well.
Jorma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Finch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big right from Jorma misses.
Jorma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jorma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Finch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Jorma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jorma throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jorma throws a lazy uppercut
and Finch counters with a series of strikes. Jorma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jorma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jorma throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jorma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed right hand from Jorma misses the target.
Finch misses with a kick to the body.
Jorma misses with a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jorma. Finch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Finch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jorma checks it well.
Jorma wants to clinch up but Finch keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jorma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jorma throws a push kick but Finch slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Finch.
Finch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jorma misses the body punch
and Finch counters with an inside leg kick.
Jorma throws a hook but Finch blocks it.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Finch misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Finch.
Finch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jorma connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Finch scrambles back to his feet.
Jorma defending well as Finch loads up on a big left hand.
Jorma scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jorma takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jorma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Finch throws a body kick that misses
letting Jorma counter with a right hand.
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!
Jorma scores with a nice head shot.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jorma wants to clinch.
Jorma lands an overhand right.
Jorma throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Finch swings for the body but Jorma moves out of range.
Jorma moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jorma finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jorma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jorma avoids a kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richmond Finch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Finch 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richmond Finch!
Richmond Finch tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luis Carlos Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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154 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Carlos Linhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Retale manages to avoid it.
Linhares feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Retale's calf.
We've been informed that Retale has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linhares paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linhares walks into a stiff left hand from Retale.
Retale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
Retale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Retale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Retale slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Reiska Pekka Retale has been cut.
Retale misses with a body kick.
Retale connects with a body shot.
Linhares swings for the body but Retale moves out of range.
Retale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale misses with the head strike.
Linhares tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Retale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Linhares digs a right hand underneath Retale's ribcage. Retale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Retale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Retale swings wildly with an uppercut but Linhares uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linhares tries to work over Retale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Retale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Retales head.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Linhares controls the action.
Retale prevents a body shot from Linhares.
Retale blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Linhares tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Linhares pushes Retale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linhares lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Retale or not.
Retale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Retale tries a body shot but Linhares blocks it.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale is struggling to control the position.
Retale lands a nice knee to the body.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linhares is looking to control Retale's arms but Retale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Linhares has his back to the cage.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Linhares blocks it.
Retale lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Retale tries to land knees in the clinch but Linhares avoids the damage to the body.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Linhares lands with a light punch inside.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Retale.
Linhares scores with a hook to the body.
Retale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Retale takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands with a short shot to the head.
Linhares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Linhares has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Retale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linhares.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale misses with a knee to the head.
Retale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares takes a knee to the side of the body.
Linhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares prevents a body shot from Retale.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
I was talking to Linhares's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Linhares's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Retale blocking some punches.
Linhares has had enough of the clinch but Retale keeps him there for the moment.
Linhares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linhares lands an uppercut.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Retale lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Retale misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linhares.
Retale presses Linhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linhares.
Retale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Retale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Retale misses with some punches.
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 Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
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.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Retale off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Linhares.
Linhares throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Linhares lands an impressive looking overhand right. Retale doesn't seem phased though.
Retale rushes Linhares and presses him up against the cage.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Retale prevents a body shot from Linhares.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linhares.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Retale.
Retale wants to stall.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linharess head.
Linhares lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale landing knees to the body.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Retale prevents a body shot from Linhares.
Linhares works on Retale's body with a couple of short punches.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linhares gets through Retale's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
Linhares lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares presses Retale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Linhares or not.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Retale lands a damaging elbow.
Linhares creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Retale misses with the head strike.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Linhares managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Linhares digs a right hand into Retale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Retale's gas tank.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.
Retale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linhares lands a hook that snaps the head of Retale backwards.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Retale.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
Linhares works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
Linhares tries to pull guard but Retale forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Linhares lands a nice shot to the body.
Linhares blocking some punches.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Nice elbow from Linhares.
Linhares avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Linhares - that landed with a thud.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Retale.
Linhares misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linhares.
Linhares blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Retale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale dodges an elbow strike from Linhares.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
Retale goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares avoiding damage as Retale throws knees to the body.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
Retale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linhares cracks Retale with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares lands an elbow inside that Retale shrugs off.
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Retales head.
Retale lands an elbow inside.
Retale blocks an elbow strike from Linhares.
Retale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Retale lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Luis Carlos Linhares will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Retale misses with a hook
and Linhares counters with a head kick. That will keep Retale thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Linhares thuds a left hand into Retale's body.
Retale lands a body shot.
Retale blocks the body kick.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.
Retale tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Linhares is able to avoid easily.
Linhares misses with a wild combination.
Retale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares scores with a jab. Retale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Retale.
Linhares scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Retale scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares jabs Retale right on the nose. Retale blinks but takes it well.
Retale looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Linhares avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linhares throws a leg kick which misses Retale's front leg but catches the back leg as Retale tries to avoid it.
Donk. Linhares catches Retale right on the button with a cross.
Luis Carlos Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Retale's hands.
Linhares takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Linhares throws a push kick but Retale slaps the foot to one side.
Linhares wants to slow Retale down by chopping away at his legs.
Linhares digs a good body shot into Retale's ribs.
Linhares throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Retale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linhares.
Retale checks a leg 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!
Retale cracks Linhares with a good jab.
Nice shot lands for Retale.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Good exchange - Linhares coming out on top.
Retale moves into the clinch.
Linhares tries to throw a body punch but Retale avoids it by throwing Linhares back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Retale.
Linhares blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Retale lands with a left to the head.
Retale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linhares.
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale is trying to maintain a safe position but Linhares gets an underhook and turns Retale into the cage.
Retale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Retale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares is trying to maintain a safe position but Retale gets an underhook and turns Linhares into the cage.
Linhares misses with a hook from the clinch.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale misses with a knee to the head.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Retale.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Linhares throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Retale tries to work over Linhares's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Retale fails to land.
Retale lands a knee to the body.
Linhares lands a body shot in the clinch.
Linhares tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Retale to work.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linhares's elbow.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Retale.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares tries a body shot but Retale blocks it.
Retale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Linhares blocks a body shot from Retale.
Linhares tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Retale.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Retales head.
Linhares misses with the head strike.
Linhares is trying to force a seperation but Retale has the dominant position.
Linhares tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Retale's elbow.
Linhares lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Linhares working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Retale lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Luis Carlos Linhares did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linhares misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linhares misses with a hook. Retale ducked under it nicely.
Retale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linhares swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Retale throws a series of punches but Linhares moves out of range.
Retale misses with a wild body shot.
Linhares throws an off balance right hand
and Retale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Linhares throws an elbow but misses.
Linhares blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linhares creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linhares misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale presses Linhares against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Linhares misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linhares.
Retale blocking some punches.
Retale working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linhares lands with a right to the head.
Linhares is working Retale over against the cage.
Linhares wants to break free but Retale has control.
A head punch on the inside from Linhares fails to land.
Linhares lands a right hand.
Retale trying to land knees to the body.
Retale tries to land a knee to the head but Linhares blocks with his arms.
Retale lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Retale.
Linhares misses with a body punch.
Retale taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Linhares pushes Retale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale blocks a body shot from Linhares.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Linhares avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
Retale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Retale holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Linhares scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Linhares throws a head punch that misses.
Linhares lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linhares.
Retale is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linhares lands a right hand.
Retale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares misses with an elbow over the top.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Retale trying to control the position but instead, Linhares has worked for underhooks and has pushed Retale into the cage.
Linhares lands a left hand.
Retale missing with knees to the body.
Retale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Retale scores with a shot to the side of Linhares's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Retale stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Good body shot from Retale.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linhares avoids a wild elbow strike from Retale.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linhares.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Retale tries a knee to the head but Linhares blocks it.
Linhares creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Retale's defenses.
Retale lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Linhares can't find room to land a body shot as Retale controls the action.
Nice elbow from Linhares.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Linhares.
That has opened up Reiska Pekka Retale's cut even more.
Retale has a couple of punches blocked by Linhares.
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares misses with some punches.
Linhares goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linhares has a couple of punches blocked by Retale.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares scores with a shoulder strike.
Linhares pushes Retale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Linhares.
Linhares makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Linhares managing to block the knees to the body from Retale.
Linhares lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Retale.
Retale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
A short right from Linhares on the inside.
Retale misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linhares struggles to land a body shot inside as Retale controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Linhares as the two fighters clinch.
Linhares misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linhares lands with a left to the head.
Retale misses with a punch on the inside.
Linhares lands a body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luis Carlos Linhares had his way with Reiska Pekka Retale in that round.
The cut man is working on Reiska Pekka Retale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares jabs Retale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Retale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linhares throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Retale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Retale.
Linhares lands a leg kick that knocks Retale off balance momentarily.
Retale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Retale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Retale.
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Retale.
Some wild striking there from Retale.
Linhares connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale fails to land with a series of punches.
Linhares throws out a loose jab but Retale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luis Carlos Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Retale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Retale moves out of range of the body kick.
Retale tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Retale stuns Linhares with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linhares lands a really nice looking cross but Retale seems unphased.
Retale clobbers Linhares with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Linhares scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linhares is looking to land body kicks.
Linhares scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Retale is looking to clinch.
Linhares slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linhares.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Retale.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale staying out of range there.
Retale digs a good hook to Linhares's body.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Retale throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Retale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Retale throws the left hand but Linhares avoids the punch easily.
Retale throws a hook to the side of Linhares's head but Linhares sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linhares waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Retale.
Linhares throws a body punch but Retale moves out of range.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Reiska Pekka Retale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping body kick lands there for Linhares.
Retale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Retale misses with a body kick.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a jab-cross combination.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linhares bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Retale wants to slow Linhares down by chopping away at his legs.
Linhares turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Retale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Retale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Retale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Retale.
Linhares lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Retale 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 Linhares has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linhares and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Retale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linhares.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Retale staying out of range there.
Retale wants to clinch up but Linhares keeps it at a distance.
Retale's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Retale.
Linhares keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice cross by Linhares.
Nice uppercut lands for Linhares. That snapped Retale's head back.
A punch lands to the side of Retale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A punch combination from Linhares misses.
A shot to the liver by Linhares. Beautiful body shot.
Linhares scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linhares avoids the head kick by Retale.
Linhares misses with a combination
and Retale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luis Carlos Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Retale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linhares will feel that in the morning.
Retale looks to score with a jab to the body but Linhares is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luis Carlos Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linhares, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 49:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luis Carlos Linhares!
Luis Carlos Linhares is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Luis Carlos Linhares made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zophiel Furfur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arni Ur Jarni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zophiel Furfur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arni Ur Jarni!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ur Jarni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ur Jarni throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ur Jarni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Furfur in his tracks.
Ur Jarni takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Furfur slips under a jab from Ur Jarni.
Nice uppercut lands for Ur Jarni. That snapped Furfur's head back.
Ur Jarni misses with an uppercut.
Ur Jarni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ur Jarni turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Furfur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ur Jarni checks it well.
Ur Jarni checks a low kick from Furfur.
Furfur misses with a kick to the body.
Ur Jarni throws a hook but Furfur blocks it.
Ur Jarni slips under a jab from Furfur.
Ur Jarni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ur Jarni scores with a body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Furfur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ur Jarni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furfur throws a wild body kick that Ur Jarni sees coming a mile off.
Furfur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ur Jarni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni misses with an uppercut. Furfur saw that one coming.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Furfur tried to score with a low kick but Ur Jarni checks it.
Ur Jarni misses with an uppercut
and Furfur counters with a low kick, right behind Ur Jarni 's knee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Furfur.
Ur Jarni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furfur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ur Jarni throws a lazy head kick
and Furfur counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ur Jarni's knee momentarily.
Arni Ur Jarni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furfur's corner calls for a 1-2. Furfur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ur Jarni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ur Jarni checks a leg kick.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Furfur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ur Jarni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Furfur misses its intended target.
Furfur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ur Jarni on the side of the head.
Ur Jarni throws the kick towards the body but Furfur avoids it.
Furfur blocks a leg kick.
Furfur blocks the body kick.
That kick from Ur Jarni tenderised Furfur's leg. Furfur is trying to keep his angry face on.
Furfur fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni misses with a shot to the body
and Furfur counters with a nice uppercut.
Ur Jarni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ur Jarni throws a leg kick
and Furfur counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Furfur has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Furfur scores with a jab. Ur Jarni acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ur Jarni connects with a crisp jab.
Ur Jarni misses with an uppercut. Furfur saw that one coming.
Ur Jarni misses with a low kick as Furfur jumps back.
Furfur lands a glancing blow to the side of Ur Jarni's head.
Ur Jarni 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.
Furfur digs a good hook to Ur Jarni's body.
Furfur scores with a nice right hand.
Ur Jarni throws a push kick but Furfur slaps the foot to one side.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ur Jarni moves out of range as Furfur strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni takes a swing at Furfur's ribcage but misses.
Ur Jarni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furfur.
Ur Jarni misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furfur looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ur Jarni looks to land a right hand but Furfur moved out of range.
A low kick from Furfur misses
so Ur Jarni counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Furfur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ur Jarni throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ur Jarni controlling from the top position.
Ur Jarni throwing strikes from guard but Furfur blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arni Ur Jarni will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick but Furfur moves out of range.
Ur Jarni moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ur Jarni lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Furfur as he checks the leg kick.
Furfur throws the kick towards the body but Ur Jarni avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni throws a body shot but no joy.
Furfur stuns Ur Jarni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ur Jarni is looking to chop away at Furfur's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni scores with a leg kick.
Ur Jarni throws a wild body kick that Furfur sees coming a mile off.
Furfur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furfur scores with a punch to the head.
Furfur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.
Furfur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ur Jarni.
Furfur checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Furfur.
Furfur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ur Jarni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ur Jarni moves out of range as Furfur throws a body kick.
Furfur stuns Ur Jarni with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ur Jarni thumps Furfur with a low kick.
Ur Jarni misses with a head kick.
Ur Jarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furfur on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furfur is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Furfur swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Furfur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ur Jarni to score with a decent uppercut.
Ur Jarni smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ur Jarni walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furfur checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ur Jarni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ur Jarni tries a head kick but it misses.
Furfur wants to clinch.
Ur Jarni throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furfur moves out of range of the body kick.
A low kick from Ur Jarni is predictable there
and Furfur counters with a low kick, right behind Ur Jarni 's knee.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni tries to move into range but Furfur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Furfur misses.
Furfur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ur Jarni.
Furfur is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Furfur slips under a jab.
Ur Jarni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Furfur tries to clinch up.
Ur Jarni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ur Jarni scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ur Jarni throws out a loose jab but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furfur lands with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furfur blocks a head kick by Ur Jarni.
Decent striking displayed by Furfur there.
Ur Jarni swings for the body but Furfur moves out of range.
Furfur closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni can't find room to land a body shot as Furfur controls the action.
Furfur lands a right hand.
Furfur scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Furfur.
A short uppercut from Furfur.
Furfur lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arni Ur Jarni will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Furfur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Furfur blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ur Jarni. Furfur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furfur ducks under a wild hook from Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni tries to clinch there but Furfur circles away.
Furfur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ur Jarni.
Some bone on bone action there as Ur Jarni checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Furfur throws a leg kick that misses.
Ur Jarni misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Furfur there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ur Jarni tries to work over Furfur's front leg with a kick but Furfur checks it.
Ur Jarni takes one to the side of the head.
Furfur throws a poor cross that misses
and Ur Jarni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Furfur's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ur Jarni trying to control the position from guard on top but Furfur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Furfur is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ur Jarni is controlling him.
Furfur keeping moving, preventing Ur Jarni from controlling successfully.
Furfur can't keep his opponent in guard - Ur Jarni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ur Jarni trying to control from half guard but Furfur is working away.
Furfur is looking to escape.
Zophiel Furfur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ur Jarni throwing shots but Furfur is blocking nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Furfur avoids the head kick by Ur Jarni.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ur Jarni. That's going to slow Furfur down.
A bone on bone clash there as Ur Jarni blocks the leg kick.
Furfur connects with a leg kick. Ur Jarni looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Furfur tries to clinch up.
Ur Jarni lands a leg kick that knocks Furfur off balance momentarily.
Arni Ur Jarni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ur Jarni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furfur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice body kick there by Furfur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ur Jarni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Furfur throws a chopping leg kick but Ur Jarni manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arni Ur Jarni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ur Jarni misses the body punch
and Furfur counters with an inside leg kick.
Ur Jarni gets tackled into the cage by Furfur. Furfur maintains the clinch.
Furfur misses with some punches.
Furfur swings wildly with an uppercut but Ur Jarni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ur Jarni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furfur tries to work over Ur Jarni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ur Jarni struggles to land a body shot inside as Furfur controls his hands.
Furfur tries to throw a body punch but Ur Jarni avoids it by throwing Furfur back against the cage.
Furfur misses with the head strike.
Furfur misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Ur Jarni.
Furfur misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ur Jarni content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Furfur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ur Jarni or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ur Jarni swings wildly with an uppercut but Furfur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ur Jarni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Furfur lands with a right to the head.
Furfur tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furfur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ur Jarni backwards.
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!
Furfur pushes Ur Jarni back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ur Jarni is looking to break free of the clinch but Furfur has double underhooks.
Furfur doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Furfur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ur Jarni backwards.
Ur Jarni pushes Furfur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Furfur misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ur Jarni throws a punch but it's blocked by Furfur.
Furfur is leaning against Ur Jarni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ur Jarni lands a right hand.
Furfur has a couple of punches blocked by Ur Jarni.
Ur Jarni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zophiel Furfur.
I think Ur Jarni has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arni Ur Jarni!
A victorious Arni Ur Jarni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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