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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonto MacTavish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Hartola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacTavish comes to the cage accompanied by LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. Tonto MacTavish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
23 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Tonto MacTavish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
45 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Hartola!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacTavish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartola is out of range.
Hartola clobbers MacTavish with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Tonto MacTavish has been cut.
Hartola ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacTavish moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacTavish. Hartola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hartola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacTavish throws a low kick, looking for Hartola's leg but Hartola calmly moves out of range.
As MacTavish backs off Hartola throws a huge counter combo but MacTavish manages to avoid it all.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacTavish throws a low kick but Hartola moves out of range easily.
Hartola steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
MacTavish has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacTavish throws a solid leg kick but Hartola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacTavish.
Hartola is looking for the big counter here.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacTavish 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 Hartola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Hartola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacTavish 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.
Hartola throws out a counter right but MacTavish avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
MacTavish throws the left hand but Hartola avoids the punch easily.
MacTavish throws a low kick but Hartola avoids it.
Hartola misses with a low kick as MacTavish jumps back.
MacTavish lands with an uppercut that bounces Hartola off the cage and back into range.
Hartola moves out of range as MacTavish strikes.
Hartola feints a counter leg kick.
MacTavish misses with a low kick.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacTavish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and MacTavish counters with a stiff right hand.
Hartola looks to throw the jab but MacTavish is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Hartola as he checks the leg kick.
Hartola throws a low kick but MacTavish moves out of range easily.
Hartola misses with an uppercut.
MacTavish 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.
An inside leg kick from MacTavish misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacTavish. That's going to slow Hartola down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola looks to score with a jab to the body but MacTavish is just out of range.
MacTavish throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hartola.
MacTavish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hartola slips a jab from MacTavish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
MacTavish throws a low kick, looking for Hartola's leg but Hartola calmly moves out of range.
Hartola misses with a double jab.
MacTavish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacTavish throws a solid leg kick but Hartola takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacTavish.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from MacTavish 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 Hartola has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hartola and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hartola scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MacTavish doesn't seem bothered though.
Hartola thumps MacTavish with a low kick.
Hartola misses with a wild body shot.
MacTavish lands with a nice body punch.
MacTavish buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish tries to work over Hartola's front leg with a kick but Hartola checks it.
MacTavish turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
MacTavish throws a hook but Hartola blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
MacTavish is looking to score with low kicks.
MacTavish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hartola manages to avoid it.
Hartola now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hartola connects with a right hand. MacTavish shakes it off.
MacTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
Hartola doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from MacTavish misses its intended target.
Hartola gets off balance looking for a body kick
and MacTavish counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tonto MacTavish dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish'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.
MacTavish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartola.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting MacTavish here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
MacTavish misses with a right hand
and Hartola counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hartola fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and MacTavish has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hartola keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hartola throws a right and a left that MacTavish avoids nicely.
Hartola throws a leg kick but MacTavish checks it.
MacTavish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hartola.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hartola checks a leg kick nicely.
Hartola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacTavish looks to land a right hand but Hartola moved out of range.
Hartola steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - MacTavish coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacTavish throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacTavish misses with a body shot
and Hartola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Hartola crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from MacTavish - the referee stops the clock and Hartola gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says MacTavish. Hartola manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Hartola 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.
Hartola avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by MacTavish.
MacTavish tries a head kick but it misses.
MacTavish throws a leg kick
and Hartola counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. MacTavish is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hartola avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hartola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hartola chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hartola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling MacTavish to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacTavish misses with the combination.
Hartola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
MacTavish pulls out of a head kick attempt.
MacTavish slips under a jab.
Hartola throws a half hearted mid kick.
MacTavish wants to slow Hartola down by chopping away at his legs.
Hartola thinks about the counter body kick.
MacTavish is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
MacTavish fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hartola checks it well.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hartola, right into the meat.
That kick from Hartola tenderised MacTavish's leg. MacTavish is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacTavish slips a jab and a cross from Hartola.
An inside leg kick from Hartola misses.
MacTavish looks for the body kick but Hartola saw that one coming.
Hartola is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacTavish misses with a head kick.
MacTavish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body kick from Hartola.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hartola connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
MacTavish lands a nice looking body shot.
MacTavish connects with a leg kick. Hartola looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
MacTavish throws a leg kick but Hartola sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacTavish lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hartola takes a step back to recover.
Hartola throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
MacTavish looks to score with a jab to the body but Hartola is just out of range.
Hartola connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommi Hartola will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tonto MacTavish's cut.
That's time! MacTavish's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hartola on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hartola has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacTavish.
Hartola slips a straight right by MacTavish.
Good leg kick by Hartola there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
MacTavish's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Hartola is looking to score with low kicks.
MacTavish tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from MacTavish misses
enabling Hartola to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacTavish lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hartola will feel that in the morning.
MacTavish falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hartola counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacTavish throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hartola counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartola fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. MacTavish looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
MacTavish moves out of range of the body kick.
Hartola checks the leg kick.
MacTavish throws out a leg kick but Hartola moves out of range and MacTavish only half commits.
MacTavish scoring well with a low kick there.
MacTavish looks for the body kick but Hartola saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Hartola on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacTavish tries to land a body kick
and Hartola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hartola turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hartola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by MacTavish.
MacTavish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tonto MacTavish is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartola misses with a wild body shot.
Hartola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacTavish throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartola let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
MacTavish misses with a body kick.
MacTavish moves out of range as Hartola throws a body kick.
MacTavish on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MacTavish doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tommi Hartola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hartola blocks a low kick nicely.
MacTavish throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hartola makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartola fakes the leg kick and cracks MacTavish in the body.
Hartola throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
MacTavish throwing a counter right hand but Hartola manages to avoid it.
Hartola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
MacTavish takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartola scores with a decent looking hook.
Tonto MacTavish's cut is getting worse.
Hartola throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on MacTavish's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Hartola dives in looking to finish as MacTavish flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Hartola's strikes! Hartola is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! MacTavish's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but MacTavish was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommi Hartola!
Tommi Hartola managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Nutrition 160, into his post fight interview.
Tonto MacTavish spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm having serious problems with motivating myself for fights, maybe that means something? I dunno man.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edwards comes to the cage accompanied by Like a surgeon. Richards is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rolling Stones - Paint It Black. 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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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Blake Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keijo Richards!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards misses with a body shot.
Edwards misses with a low kick.
Richards swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Edwards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Richards throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Blake Edwards has been cut.
Edwards takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've been informed that Richards 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.
Edwards stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Edwards finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richards misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edwards.
Richards digs a good body shot into Edwards's ribs.
Richards checks a leg kick nicely.
Richards looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Edwards blocks a head kick by Richards.
Richards is looking to clinch but Edwards is avoiding it.
Richards cracks Edwards with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Edwards checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
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!
Edwards swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richards fails with a takedown attempt.
Edwards appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards dives in and grabs Edwards's left leg, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes down on Richards's head and hops out.
Richards swings widly with a right hand
and Edwards counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richards. Edwards does a little dance to reset his feet.
Edwards slips a jab from Richards.
Richards staying out of range there.
Richards steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Edwards throws a body punch but Richards moves out of range.
Richards is trying to counter with his kicks.
Richards dips to his left and cracks Edwards with an uppercut!
Richards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Richards connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Richards swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keijo Richards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards misses with a double jab.
Edwards pushes Richards away with a front kick.
Richards tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Edwards throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Richards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richards throws a front kick aimed at Edwards's knee but Edwards avoids it well.
Edwards fires out a quick counter leg kick but Richards just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Edwards. Those never looked like landing.
Richards swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Edwards counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Richards ducks straight into an uppercut from Edwards and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Richards manages to regain guard straight away.
Richards is rocked!
Edwards pushing down on Richards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards is still in real trouble! Can Edwards finish him?
Edwards works his way into side control.
Edwards tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Edwards lands a strong strike to the head of Richards. That's dazed him! Edwards looking to finish here. Richards is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Edwards lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Edwards!
After the big win, Blake Edwards made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Perkele! and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Hoover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoover has chosen Ecstasy of Gold as his entrance music. Hendrik Daross had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgar Hoover!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daross lands a glancing blow to the side of Hoover's head.
Hoover throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Daross's waist but Daross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hoover off to one side.
Daross darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoover's hands.
We've been hearing reports that Daross has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Daross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoover is out of range and Daross settles back down.
Daross scores with a nice head shot.
Daross scores with the left hand. Hoover knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoover fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Daross throws a body kick that misses
and Hoover counters by moving into the clinch.
Hoover blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daross misses with a punch to the body.
Hoover blocking some punches.
Daross tries to circle away but Hoover has him pinned against the cage.
Daross misses with a body punch.
Daross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daross taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Daross can't find room to land a body shot as Hoover controls the action.
Daross breaks from the clinch.
Hoover shoots in but no luck this time.
Hendrik Daross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edgar Hoover.
Good work by Hoover as he checks the leg kick.
Hoover tries to score a power double leg takedown but Daross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoover somewhat.
Hendrik Daross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daross connects with a nice looking jab.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hoover's sensitive parts.
Hoover darts in looking for a takedown but Daross gets double underhooks and turns Hoover into the cage.
Daross slaps away a takedown attempt from Hoover, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daross. Hoover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daross tries a head kick but it misses.
Hoover takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Daross tests Hoover's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hoover darts in looking for a takedown but Daross gets double underhooks and turns Hoover into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Daross.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown but Daross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoover looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoover looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Daross is fending him off so far but Hoover persists. Nope, Daross circles away and we're back to standing.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hoover fails with a takedown attempt.
Daross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoover avoids the head kick by Daross.
Hoover shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Daross but Daross pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Daross goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Daross misses the shot to the body.
Hoover throws out a counter right but Daross avoids it with no problem.
Daross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Daross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daross.
Nice sprawl there from Daross as Hoover shoots in.
Daross misses with a head kick.
Daross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daross wants it to stay on the feet.
Hoover is trying hard to land a takedown here. Daross sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoover misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daross drops Hoover with a beautiful combination! Hoover stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Daross is looking for the KO!
Hoover is rocked!
That's four 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!
Hoover shoots in for a takedown but Daross shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hoover is still on wobbly legs! Can Daross finish him?
Hoover looks winded!
Daross ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Hoover's jaw. Hoover's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Daross does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hendrik Daross!
Our winner, Hendrik Daross, 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 Kamil Burczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Butterfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kamil Burczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brett Butterfly!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burczynski blocks a low kick nicely.
Butterfly throws a low kick but Burczynski moves out of range easily.
Burczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butterfly finds it's way round the side to connect with Burczynski's head.
Butterfly has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burczynski is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Burczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Butterfly misses with a head kick.
Butterfly throws a low kick but Burczynski avoids it.
Burczynski lands a jab.
Butterfly throws a lazy uppercut
letting Burczynski counter with a right hand.
Butterfly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butterfly throws the kick towards the body but Burczynski avoids it.
Burczynski throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Butterfly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burczynski throws out the jab.
A jab from Butterfly misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski lands a nice shot that snaps Butterfly's head back.
Butterfly shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burczynski napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Burczynski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Butterfly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Burczynski gets back to half guard.
Burczynski wants to get back to full guard but Butterfly has passed into side control.
Burczynski's coaches at Commonwealth have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Butterfly working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Butterfly is chipping away with strikes.
Butterfly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Burczynski works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Butterfly has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Burczynski wants to control but Butterfly is having none of it.
Burczynski tries to reverse the position but Butterfly maintains control.
Burczynski tries to hold on but Butterfly postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is trying to escape the mount.
Burczynski regains half guard.
Butterfly thows a huge punch but Burczynski dodges it nicely.
Butterfly trying to pass the guard but Burczynski defending well.
Butterfly throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burczynski trying to control here.
Burczynski slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four 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.
Burczynski looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butterfly is one step ahead there.
Butterfly trying to control but Burczynski is working from the bottom.
Burczynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butterfly slips under a jab from Burczynski.
Burczynski fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Butterfly avoids it really well and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brett Butterfly will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butterfly takes a swing at Burczynski's ribcage but misses.
Burczynski fails with a takedown attempt.
Burczynski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Butterfly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Burczynski looks to land a right hand but Butterfly moved out of range.
Burczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butterfly scores with a hook to the body. Burczynski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Butterfly changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Butterfly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Burczynski misses with a straight left.
Butterfly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski catches Butterfly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butterfly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Butterfly shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Butterfly works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butterfly tries to work over Burczynski's front leg with a kick but Burczynski checks it.
Burczynski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burczynski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butterfly throws a low kick, looking for Burczynski's leg but Burczynski calmly moves out of range.
Butterfly takes a swing at Burczynski's ribcage but misses.
Burczynski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burczynski wants it to stay on the feet.
Burczynski feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Burczynski misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Butterfly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly thows a leg kick but Burczynski checks it
and Burczynski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burczynski.
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!
Burczynski wants to control from the top but Butterfly keeps moving.
Burczynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butterfly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butterfly looking for a sweep. Not yet Butterfly, not yet.
Burczynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Butterfly has wrist control.
Butterfly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Butterfly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burczynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butterfly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Butterfly is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Burczynski is looking to improve his position.
Butterfly takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burczynski wants to control but Butterfly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Burczynski tries to get to full guard but Butterfly has control of the leg.
Burczynski wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Butterfly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burczynski's head.
Burczynski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Butterfly.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Butterfly connects with a high kick.
Butterfly avoids a kick to the body.
Burczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Butterfly loads up on a big right hand but Burczynski slips the punch.
Butterfly takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burczynski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butterfly counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Butterfly prevents Burczynski from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Butterfly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good work by Butterfly as he checks the leg kick.
A good leg kick by Burczynski.
Butterfly fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burczynski.
Burczynski will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A slow jab from Burczynski misses its intended target.
Butterfly stalks Burczynski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Burczynski's face. Burczynski staggers backwards, shaken.
Butterfly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Burczynski connects with a single shot there.
Butterfly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burczynski has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burczynski checks a leg kick.
Burczynski half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Butterfly throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butterfly shoots in and drives through. Burczynski sprawls well.
Brett Butterfly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butterfly avoids the body shot from Burczynski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burczynski shoots in but no luck this time.
Burczynski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butterfly scores with a jab.
Burczynski looks to land a body kick but Butterfly moved away.
Butterfly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burczynski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burczynski throws a hook but Butterfly avoids it easily.
It seemed like Butterfly was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Butterfly lands a leg kick that knocks Burczynski off balance momentarily.
Burczynski throws a leg kick but Butterfly moved away.
Butterfly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butterfly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burczynski manages to avoid it.
Burczynski avoids a kick to the body.
Kamil Burczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly is looking to chop away at Burczynski's legs.
Burczynski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamil Burczynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burczynski misses with a left hand
and Butterfly counters with a stiff right hand.
Butterfly throws a lazy head kick
and Burczynski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Butterfly's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burczynski makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brett Butterfly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butterfly keeping moving, preventing Burczynski from controlling successfully.
Burczynski with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burczynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butterfly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butterfly looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butterfly looking to control.
Butterfly has his foot on Burczynski's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burczynski works his way back into a safe position though.
Burczynski chips away with some ground and pound.
Burczynski trying to control the position from guard on top but Butterfly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brett Butterfly is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Butterfly trying to keep a closed guard but Burczynski is proving a slippery customer.
Butterfly controlling the position.
Burczynski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burczynski is looking to pass into half guard but Butterfly pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Butterfly is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burczynski is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Butterfly frees his head nicely. Oh but Burczynski has switched to an armbar! Butterfly is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kamil Burczynski!
A determined Kamil Burczynski didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flavio Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durden has chosen Pride as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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178 lbs
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177 lbs
17 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flavio Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval feints and then cracks Durden's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Durden down.
Sandoval scores with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Durden.
A nice leg kick lands there from Durden.
Sandoval throws the left hand but Durden avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Durden! But no joy.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Durden lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Durden changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Durden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sandoval.
Some bone on bone action there as Sandoval checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Durden throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sandoval moves into range and clinches up with Durden.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Sandoval keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval tries to stall but Durden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Sandoval is controlling the position.
Sandoval lands an uppercut.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Sandoval misses with the head strike.
Durden breaks from the clinch.
Durden throws a leg kick
and Sandoval counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sandoval is trying to control. Durden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Sandoval there.
Sandoval is just content to waste time from the top position. Durden takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Durden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sandoval throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden controlling Sandoval's posture.
We've been hearing good reports from Sandoval's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sandoval content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sandoval advances position into side control!
Sandoval working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sandoval working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Durden taking a bit of punishment here - Sandoval scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Durden dodges the ground and pound from Sandoval.
Sandoval wants to control but Durden is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Durden wants to control but Sandoval postures up.
Sandoval scoring with punches and elbows.
Durden is being controlled here.
That's four 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.
Sandoval working the head and body with strikes.
Durden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Sandoval.
Durden dodges the ground and pound from Sandoval.
Durden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Durden wants to control but Sandoval postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sandoval throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sandoval landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sandoval cracks Durden with a big right hand but Durden just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Flavio Sandoval dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durden moves out of range of the body kick from Sandoval.
Durden digs a good hook to Sandoval's body.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a straight right hand.
Durden moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sandoval digs a good hook to Durden's body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Durden - that will leave a mark!
Sandoval drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Durden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Durden being controlled here, momentarily.
Sandoval trying to control the position from guard on top but Durden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval throws a strike but Durden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durden stands and steps away. Sandoval gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Sandoval ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Durden throws a leg kick but Sandoval sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sandoval smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Durden throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tyler Durden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sandoval swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Durden counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Durden throws a right hand that misses
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Durden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sandoval feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sandoval is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
Durden looking to control.
Sandoval trying to control but Durden is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval is really struggling to control Durden but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sandoval connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is looking for a triangle but Sandoval pushes his legs off easily.
Sandoval has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sandoval throws a big right hand that misses.
Durden is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Durden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sandoval feinted with a counter takedown.
Sandoval misses with a leg kick
and Durden connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sandoval misses with a takedown
and Durden counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sandoval on the side of the head.
Durden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sandoval looks to clinch
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Sandoval's leg but Sandoval calmly moves out of range.
Durden throws a push kick but Sandoval slaps the foot to one side.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Durden misses with a body shot.
Sandoval throws a leg kick
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Durden tried to score with a low kick but Sandoval checks it.
Sandoval thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyler Durden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sandoval misses with a hook to the body
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sandoval lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sandoval.
Durden throws a low kick, looking for Sandoval's leg but Sandoval calmly moves out of range.
No luck for Sandoval with that takedown attempt.
Sandoval lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval misses with a body punch
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Durden misses
and Sandoval makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Durden misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sandoval.
Durden lands with a cross.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sandoval blocks a low kick nicely.
Sandoval pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Durden gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sandoval.
Sandoval lands a nice shot that snaps Durden's head back.
Durden fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sandoval.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sandoval shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Durden.
Good leg kick by Durden there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sandoval keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sandoval scores with a shot to the body.
Sandoval is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Durden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durden throws a shot to the body.
Sandoval is looking to slow Durden down with leg kicks.
Sandoval thows a leg kick but Durden checks it
and Durden counters with a straight right hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sandoval, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Durden looks to throw the jab but Sandoval is out of range.
Sandoval throws a hook but Durden avoids it easily.
Sandoval throws a head kick that misses.
Durden replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sandoval blocks it well.
Sandoval throws a head kick that Durden semi-blocks.
Sandoval throws a series of punches but Durden avoids them all with ease.
Durden tries to bum rush Sandoval with a series of wild strikes but Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sandoval changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sandoval shoots in but Durden avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flavio Sandoval. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sandoval throws a leg kick that is checked
and Durden counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval takes one on the button.
Durden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Durden lands a body shot.
Sandoval takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sandoval misses with a low kick.
Durden throws a looping overhand right but Sandoval ducks down to avoid it.
Sandoval checks a leg kick nicely.
Sandoval half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A low kick from Sandoval is predictable there
and Durden counters with an outside leg kick.
Sandoval walks into a left hand.
Durden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Durden 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 Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
Tyler Durden made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Turshatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turshatov has chosen War And Peace as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kurko Tyrma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexey Turshatov!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turshatov fails with the takedown
letting Tyrma counter with a right hand.
Alexey Turshatov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyrma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turshatov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tyrma displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turshatov.
Tyrma was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tyrma stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
It looks like Alexey Turshatov has been cut.
Turshatov looks to clinch
letting Tyrma counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Tyrma. No joy for Turshatov on that attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Tyrma misses its target.
Kurko Tyrma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexey Turshatov.
Tyrma lands a slapping body shot.
Turshatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tyrma counters with a nice uppercut.
Turshatov has his takedown stuffed
and Tyrma counters with a right hand to the body.
Tyrma lands a nice hook to Turshatov's body. Turshatov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tyrma connects with a body shot.
Turshatov looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turshatov wants to clinch but Tyrma slips to the side
and Tyrma counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyrma scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Turshatov is rocked!
Turshatov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tyrma counters with a right hand to the body.
Turshatov drops his hands momentarily. Tyrma doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Turshatov staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Turshatov doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kurko Tyrma!
A victorious Kurko Tyrma thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Alexey Turshatov was interviewed post fight and said 'Bye!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Chavo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Laputa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laputa has chosen Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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275 lbs
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264 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, El Chavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirk Laputa!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavo scores with a jab to the body.
Chavo scores with a sloppy right hand. Laputa should have avoided that one.
Chavo keeps the fight on the outside.
Laputa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chavo.
Chavo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laputa circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chavo. Laputa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chavo jabs at Laputa's body.
We've been hearing reports that Chavo has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Chavo lands a jab.
Laputa just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chavo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chavo sets himself, and Laputa steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavo avoids it this time.
Chavo misses with a looping right.
Chavo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laputa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laputa misses with a looping left.
Laputa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chavo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laputa throws a looping overhand right but Chavo ducks down to avoid it.
Chavo misses with a few strikes there.
Chavo lands a jab to Laputa's midsection.
Chavo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laputa was well out of range. Poor timing from Chavo.
Chavo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chavo shoots in for a takedown but Laputa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chavo cracks Laputa with a good jab.
Laputa misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Laputa defending well as Chavo loads up on a big left hand.
Laputa just misses with a punch to the body.
Chavo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chavo sets himself, and Laputa steps forward looking for the clinch! Chavo avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laputa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
El Chavo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laputa gets a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Laputa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Chavo's brow.
Laputa trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Laputa.
It looks like El Chavo has been cut.
Laputa missing with knees to the body.
Laputa misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Chavo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laputa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laputa tries to land knees in the clinch but Chavo avoids the damage to the body.
Laputa tries a body shot but Chavo blocks it.
Laputa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chavo.
Chavo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chavo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chavo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Laputa clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Laputa holding on to Chavo's left wrist, preventing the choke.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavo has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Laputa.
Chavo slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Chavo lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Laputa rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Chavo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavo not doing much here.
Chavo wants to take a breather but Laputa is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Chavo seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Chavo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on El Chavo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Laputa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chavo.
Laputa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Kirk Laputa has been cut.
Laputa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chavo throws a hook to the side of Laputa's head but Laputa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laputa misses with a two punch combination.
Chavo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chavo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Laputa throws a push kick but Chavo slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laputa attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Laputa misses with a low kick.
Chavo misses with a wild body shot.
Laputa takes a swing at Chavo's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavo throws a body punch but Laputa moves out of range.
Kirk Laputa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Chavo misses.
Laputa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chavo was well out of range. Poor timing from Laputa.
Chavo half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Chavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laputa.
Chavo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Laputa defending against the ground and pound.
Chavo throws a strike aimed at the side of Laputa's head but Laputa avoids it well.
Laputa is looking to regain half guard here but Chavo keeps moving and retains side control.
Laputa regains half guard.
Laputa tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Chavo has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laputa tries to hold on but Chavo postures up.
Chavo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Laputa wants to control but Chavo is having none of it.
Chavo with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Laputa's face.
Laputa tries to hold on but Chavo postures up.
Chavo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Laputa looks a forlorn figure.
The referee warns Laputa that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavo breaks from Laputa's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Laputa tries to lock up and control but Chavo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chavo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
A big strike lands for Chavo! That's really hurt Laputa and he's turned his back - Chavo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Chavo jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El Chavo!
During a confident post fight interview, El Chavo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Taisto Murkula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Freedom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murkula comes into the arena with Forever Angel blaring out of the sound system. Freedom has chosen Johnny Freedom as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taisto Murkula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Johnny Freedom!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freedom connects with a leg kick. Murkula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Freedom thuds his right hand into Murkula's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Freedom misses with an uppercut.
Freedom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Freedom swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Freedom enables Murkula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Freedom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murkula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Freedom swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Freedom keeping moving, preventing Murkula from controlling successfully.
Freedom escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murkula gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Freedom keeping moving, preventing Murkula from controlling successfully.
Freedom looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murkula passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freedom keeps working.
Murkula working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Murkula.
Murkula has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Murkula with the ground and pound but Freedom uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Murkula advances to half guard.
Murkula tries to pass the half guard into mount. Freedom knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Murkula thows a huge punch but Freedom dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freedom is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murkula pulls his head out easily.
Murkula trying to control from half guard but Freedom is working away.
Murkula lands strikes from half guard.
Freedom wants to improve his position but Murkula is controlling well.
Murkula lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Murkula is taking a breather. Freedom says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Murkula throwing shots but Freedom is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freedom gets back to full guard.
Freedom trying to keep a closed guard but Murkula is proving a slippery customer.
Freedom working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murkula doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murkula manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murkula wants to control from the top but Freedom keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Murkula jabs Freedom to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Freedom moves out of range as Murkula strikes.
Freedom throws the kick towards the body but Murkula avoids it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Freedom enables Murkula to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Freedom manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Murkula throws a strike but Freedom rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Freedom wants to control from the top but Murkula keeps moving.
Murkula tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Freedom got a little sloppy there for a moment and Murkula has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freedom has managed to get both his arms back between Murkula's legs - danger averted.
Freedom looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Freedom trying to control the position from guard on top but Murkula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Freedom wanted to stand there but Murkula had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taisto Murkula dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A good leg kick by Murkula.
Murkula shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freedom eats them both and turns towards Murkula to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Murkula swings for the body but Freedom moves out of range.
Murkula bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Freedom is looking for a sweep.
Murkula working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Murkula's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Murkula wants to control but Freedom is keeping him busy.
Freedom gets back to half guard.
Murkula working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murkula is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murkula lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murkula putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murkula lands with some strikes.
Freedom is looking to improve his position but Murkula isn't that keen on the idea.
Freedom bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Murkula has his feet on Freedom's thighs here. He's pushed Freedom off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Freedom screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taisto Murkula!
Taisto Murkula retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Taisto Murkula thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jakke Ruutu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanner Pond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruutu kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 50 Cent - I'm Supposed to Die Tonight. Pond comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stick To Your Guns - Agianst Them All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jakke Ruutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Pond!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruutu walks into a straight right hand from Pond.
Nice defenses there by Pond.
Jab from Ruutu.
Ruutu has managed to clinch.
Ruutu lands a body punch.
Ruutu jumps guard and drags Pond to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pond throwing strikes but missing.
Ruutu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pond can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ruutu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pond scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ruutu is on top in guard.
Ruutu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pond is keeping the position for now.
Ruutu postures up.
Ruutu wants to pass the guard but Pond is keeping the position.
Ruutu working some strikes from top position.
Pond has Ruutu pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pond seems keen to control Ruutu's posture.
Ruutu working some strikes from top position.
Ruutu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ruutu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ruutu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ruutu working away.
Pond takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pond manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Pond misses with a head shot. Ruutu uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ruutu is adopting a defensive guard.
Ruutu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pond accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ruutu is looking for a triangle but Pond pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pond throws a strike but Ruutu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruutu tries to free his leg and advance position but Pond is retaining full guard.
Pond is trying to control the position but Ruutu postures up.
Pond keeping full guard, as Ruutu tries to pass.
Ruutu is working Pond over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ruutu cracks Pond with a solid left hand.
Ruutu passes Pond's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pond slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruutu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jakke Ruutu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Pond on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ruutu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ruutu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pond can do to turn this around?
Pond throws a looping overhand right but Ruutu ducks down to avoid it.
Ruutu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruutu misses with a few strikes there.
Ruutu cracks Pond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ruutu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Ruutu - just one landing.
Ruutu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pond keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab lands there for Pond.
Ruutu connects with a leg kick. Pond looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Pond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutu misses with a body shot.
Pond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond throws a jab when Ruutu was well out of range.
Ruutu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pond misses the jab.
Ruutu moves away from the strike by Pond.
Ruutu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ruutu wants to land a leg kick but Pond is out of range.
Pond blocks a head kick by Ruutu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pond.
Ruutu is looking to slow Pond down with leg kicks.
Pond missing with a left hand there. Ruutu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pond takes a swing at Ruutu's ribcage but misses.
Ruutu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jakke Ruutu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ruutu, right into the meat.
Ruutu lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Pond. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pond.
Ruutu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pond staying out of range there.
Pond lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pond misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Ruutu there.
Pond tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pond follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Ruutu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ruutu.
Pond's corner calls for a 1-2. Pond obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ruutu misses with a kick to the body.
Pond walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruutu.
Pond throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ruutu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ruutu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pond. That did some damage!
Ruutu throws a body shot but no joy.
Pond dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruutu blocks a low kick nicely.
Pond misses with an uppercut.
Ruutu attempts a counter takedown but Pond avoids it well and moves away.
Pond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ruutu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu 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.
Ruutu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruutu throws a sloppy head kick and Pond moves out of range easily.
Ruutu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ruutu misses with a hook. Pond ducked under it nicely.
Ruutu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pond misses with a wild body shot.
Ruutu misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruutu. Pond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruutu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ruutu throws a front kick aimed at Pond's knee but Pond avoids it well.
Pond throws a hook to the side of Ruutu's head but Ruutu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jakke Ruutu is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruutu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruutu avoids the body shot from Pond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pond throws a hook but Ruutu blocks it.
Ruutu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ruutu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruutu throws a front kick aimed at Pond's knee but Pond avoids it well.
Ruutu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good work by Pond as he checks the leg kick.
Pond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pond throws a leg kick but Ruutu checks it.
Pond tests Ruutu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ruutu looks to land a combination but Pond avoids it well.
Pond moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruutu, as that shot connected.
Ruutu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pond.
Pond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruutu circles away quickly and effectively.
Ruutu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pond lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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 Jakke Ruutu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
Pond just misses with a punch to the body.
Pond scores with a decent looking hook.
Pond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruutu. Ruutu obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ruutu misses with a low kick.
Pond doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Pond checks it.
Ruutu connects with a jab.
Pond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab by Ruutu.
Pond scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Pond moved away.
It seemed like Pond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruutu manages to avoid it.
Pond avoids the head kick by Ruutu.
Ruutu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruutu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pond swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ruutu scores with a nice strike.
Ruutu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruutu slips a straight right by Pond.
Ruutu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruutu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ruutu slips a straight right by Pond.
Pond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Pond sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ruutu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruutu throws a head kick that misses.
Ruutu scores with a leg kick.
Ruutu tries a head kick but it misses.
Pond throws out a counter right but Ruutu avoids it with no problem.
Pond scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruutu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pond looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruutu is just out of range.
Pond fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruutu checks it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ruutu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pond throws a hook but Ruutu blocks it.
Ruutu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pond was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruutu.
Ruutu slips a straight right by Pond.
Pond will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pond scores with a one two! Ruutu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruutu.
Ruutu throws a leg kick but Pond moved away.
Ruutu throws a shot to the body.
Pond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ruutu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ruutu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ruutu lands a really nice looking cross but Pond seems unphased.
Ruutu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu ducks under a wild hook from Pond.
Ruutu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ruutu blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pond.
Ruutu pulls Pond into guard.
Pond stopping the sweep attempt from Ruutu.
Pond lands a couple of elbows.
Pond tries to stand but Ruutu is controlling from the bottom.
Pond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruutu is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pond defends well.
Pond with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanner Pond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutu is trying to control the position but Pond postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Pond landing some decent shots from guard.
Jakke Ruutu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pond avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ruutu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pond lands a couple of elbows.
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 Jakke Ruutu.
Well Ruutu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jakke Ruutu!
Jakke Ruutu was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvydas Sabonis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sabonis has chosen James Brown - Superbad as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rocky Tyson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Arvydas Sabonis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson looks to score with a jab to the body but Sabonis is just out of range.
Sabonis wants to counter with a clinch but Tyson pushes him away.
Tyson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sabonis.
Sabonis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Sabonis.
Sabonis throws a low kick but Tyson moves out of range easily.
Sabonis 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.
Tyson throws a front kick that sends Sabonis stumbling back into the cage.
Tyson throws a leg kick that misses.
Tyson sets himself, and Sabonis steps forward looking for the clinch! Tyson avoids it this time.
Sabonis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tyson lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sabonis misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sabonis misses with an uppercut. Tyson saw that one coming.
Tyson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabonis misses with a wild body shot.
Sabonis misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a body kick.
Sabonis looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sabonis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyson.
Sabonis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arvydas Sabonis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Tyson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Sabonis right on the button. Sabonis goes down! Tyson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Tyson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocky Tyson!
Rocky Tyson retains his heavyweight title!
Rocky Tyson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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