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FEN 036 Ishi vs Kopejtka PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between John Rambo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Ricky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Solid Muay Thai
KO power
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Prefers standup
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Rambo Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jay Ricky!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricky throws a body punch but Rambo Jr moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Rambo Jr.
Ricky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rambo Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricky has closed the distance and engaged Rambo Jr in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ricky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rambo Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
Ricky throws a head kick that misses.
Rambo Jr is looking to clinch but Ricky is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricky closes the distance and pushes Rambo Jr back into the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rambo Jr wants to break free but Ricky has control.
Ricky pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ricky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rambo Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ricky. Ricky obviously looking to wear him down.
Rambo Jr has Ricky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rambo Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ricky wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rambo Jr has him pressed against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricky looking to throw knees to the head but Rambo Jr is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rambo Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ricky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rambo Jr's efforts to push away.
Ricky lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rambo Jr taking a breather.
Rambo Jr leaning against his opponent.
Rambo Jr breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricky tries to keep at a distance but Rambo Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ricky breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricky wants to clinch.
Ricky moves out of range of the body kick from Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rambo Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rambo Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ricky's elbow.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricky throws a right and a left that Rambo Jr avoids nicely.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but Ricky moves out of range.
Rambo Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricky throws a lazy body kick
and Rambo Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ricky manages to break the clinch.
Ricky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rambo Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky closes the distance and clinches.
Ricky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ricky is looking to land body kicks.
Rambo Jr moves into the clinch.
Rambo Jr breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rambo Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like John Rambo Jr has been cut.
Ricky chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rambo Jr can pounce on him.
Ricky throws a series of strikes that have Rambo Jr backpedaling.
Ricky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rambo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ricky pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Ricky dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Rambo Jr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ricky looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricky wants to clinch.
Ricky is looking to land body kicks.
Jay Ricky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ricky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rambo Jr is looking to clinch but Ricky is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ricky throws a hook but Rambo Jr avoids it easily.
Rambo Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Rambo Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ricky rushes Rambo Jr and presses him up against the ropes.
Ricky trying to stall but Rambo Jr improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo Jr is trying to push Ricky away but Ricky has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Ricky is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rambo Jr is keeping busy.
Rambo Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ricky has him pressed against the ropes.
Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rambo Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Ricky.
Rambo Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ricky circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ricky gets a clinch.
Ricky has had enough of the clinch but Rambo Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rambo Jr rushes Ricky and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rambo Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch up but Ricky circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Rambo Jr is rocked!
Ricky takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oh Rambo Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ricky closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Rambo Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rambo Jr is trying to break free.
Ricky connects with a knee to the head.
Rambo Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rambo Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ricky throws a nice looking combination but Rambo Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rambo Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Ricky moves out of range easily.
Rambo Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rambo Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rambo Jr moves out of range as Ricky strikes.
Ricky tries to clinch but Rambo Jr is having none of it.
Ricky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ricky breaks from the clinch.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch there but Ricky circles away.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rambo Jr lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rambo Jr avoids the head kick by Ricky.
Ricky has closed the distance and engaged Rambo Jr in a clinch.
Rambo Jr breaks from the clinch.
Ricky scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Rambo Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Ricky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricky closes the distance and clinches.
Rambo Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ricky is trying to stall.
Rambo Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ricky is rocked!
Rambo Jr has Ricky pressed against the ropes.
Ricky is still on wobbly legs! Can Rambo Jr finish him?
Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rambo Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Ricky seems to have recovered his senses.
Ricky is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rambo Jr wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Rambo Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Rambo Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ricky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rambo Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Rambo Jr is looking to clinch.
Rambo Jr tries to keep at a distance but Ricky has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rambo Jr is looking to control Ricky's arms but Ricky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rambo Jr has his back to the ropes.
Rambo Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky tries to clinch up.
Rambo Jr moves to clinch but Ricky breaks away
and Ricky counters with a one-two to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo Jr fakes the leg kick and cracks Ricky in the body.
Ricky gets a clinch.
Ricky wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rambo Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Ricky circles away.
Rambo Jr swinging wildly here.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch there but Ricky circles away.
As Rambo Jr backs off Ricky throws a huge counter combo but Rambo Jr manages to avoid it all.
Rambo Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rickys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ricky misses with a hook.
Rambo Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ricky moves into the clinch.
Ricky misses with a body punch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rambo Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Rambo Jr stalling in the clinch but Ricky improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricky breaks from the clinch.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch but Rambo Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricky blocks a head kick by Rambo Jr.
Ricky throws a counter combo.
Rambo Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Ricky. Ricky maintains the clinch.
Ricky escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ricky tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rambo Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rambo Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick misses from Rambo Jr.
Rambo Jr has Ricky up against the ropes in a clinch.
Rambo Jr stalling in the clinch but Ricky improves position.
Ricky breaks from the clinch.
Rambo Jr moves in looking to clinch but Ricky pushes him off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricky swinging wildly here.
Rambo Jr is looking to counter the offense by Ricky and move into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo Jr tries to clinch up
and Ricky counters with a nice body shot.
Ricky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Ricky's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rambo Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricky.
Ricky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ricky is looking to clinch but Rambo Jr is avoiding it.
Ricky darts in and clinches Rambo Jr up against the ropes.
Jay Ricky seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rambo Jr working hard to break the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rambo Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rambo Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Rambo Jr manages to break the clinch.
Ricky tries to clinch up
and Rambo Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ricky tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rambo Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ricky looks to land a combination but Rambo Jr avoids it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Ricky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ricky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Ricky!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Koya Urabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercedes Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercedes Benz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Koya Urabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mercedes Benz!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz clinches with his opponent.
Urabe misses with an elbow strike.
Urabe throws a punch but it's blocked by Benz.
Benz trying to control the position but instead, Urabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benz into the ropes.
Urabe lands a body punch.
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Urabe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benz tries to break free but Urabe pushes him back against the ropes.
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Benz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe drives through and clinches with Benz against the ropes.
Urabe slows down the pace here.
Urabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benz wants to counter the offense by Urabe and move into the clinch position.
Urabe avoids the head kick by Benz.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benz! But no joy.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Benz circles away.
Benz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Urabe with a body shot.
Urabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe takes the fight into the clinch.
Benz breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Benz circles away.
Urabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Benz circles away.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe gets tackled into the ropes by Benz. Benz maintains the clinch.
Benz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Urabe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urabe tries to stall but Benz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Urabe trying to control the position but instead, Benz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe lands a hook that snaps the head of Benz backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urabe's sensitive parts.
Benz misses with a kick to the body.
Benz has closed the distance and engaged Urabe in a clinch.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benz is keeping busy.
Urabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Benz avoids the damage to the body.
Benz lands a left hand.
Benz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benz tries to counter with a clinch but Urabe shakes him off and moves away.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benz gets a clinch.
Benz is trying to break free.
Benz working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benz misses with a head kick.
Benz tries a low kick but Urabe avoids it.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Urabe.
Benz throws a right and a left that Urabe avoids nicely.
Benz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benz as Urabe tries to tie him up.
Urabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Benz gets an underhook and turns Urabe into the ropes.
Urabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mercedes Benz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benz is struggling to control the position.
Nice elbow from Urabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz avoids the elbow strike from Urabe, against the ropes.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Urabe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urabe tries a body shot but Benz blocks it.
Benz prevents a body shot from Urabe.
Urabe misses with an elbow strike.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Urabe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benz trying to control the position but instead, Urabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benz into the ropes.
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urabe wants to clinch.
Benz is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Benz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koya Urabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Koya Urabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benz keeps the fight on the outside.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz throws out a counter right but Urabe avoids it with no problem.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe is looking to clinch.
Urabe avoids the body shot from Benz.
Benz throws a head kick but Urabe moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Benz has eaten all the pies!
Benz takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.
Benz is pushing Urabe up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Urabe looking to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benz is breathing heavily.
Benz breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benz moves into the clinch successfully.
Urabe stalling in the clinch but Benz improves position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Koya Urabe.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Urabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benz lands with a good body shot.
Koya Urabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benz moves into range and clinches up with Urabe.
Urabe misses with a body punch.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koya Urabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urabe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Urabe lands an elbow inside that Benz shrugs off.
Urabe tries to work over Benz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benz wants to break free but Urabe has control.
Benz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Urabe.
Urabe trying to land knees to the body.
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mercedes Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benz throws a right and a left that Urabe avoids nicely.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves away
and Benz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benz throws a solid leg kick but Urabe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benz.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Benz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benz pushes Urabe up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Benz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Benz throws a sloppy head kick and Urabe moves out of range easily.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Benz takes the fight into the clinch.
Benz lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urabe is looking to control Benz's arms but Benz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Urabe has his back to the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benz.
Urabe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benz manages to break the clinch.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
It seemed like Benz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Benz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe wants to clinch up but Benz keeps it at a distance.
Benz swats away the attempt to clinch by Urabe.
Benz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
Benz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Urabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Benz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Benz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz is having none of it.
Benz keeps the fight on the outside.
Urabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urabe moves in looking to clinch but Benz pushes him off.
Benz rushes Urabe and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Urabe looking to stall.
Benz is trying to break the clinch but Urabe is controlling him.
Benz has had enough of the clinch but Urabe keeps him there for the moment.
Benz avoids a wild elbow strike from Urabe.
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!
Urabe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benz looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urabe looking to stall.
Urabe trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
Urabe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Benz is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Urabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Urabe gets through Benz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Benz. Those never looked like landing.
Urabe tries to clinch up but Benz circles away and keeps his distance.
Urabe tries to clinch there but Benz circles away.
Urabe tries to clinch up.
Urabe is looking to clinch but Benz is avoiding it.
Urabe tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benz steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Urabe.
Urabe tries to clinch but Benz moves out of range.
Benz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benz clinches up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benz as Urabe tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz misses with a punch on the inside.
Benz can't break the clinch.
Benz blocks an uppercut.
Urabe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benz lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Urabe.
Urabe trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Urabe wants to stall.
Urabe is trying to stall.
Urabe can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Urabe can't find room to land a body shot as Benz controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Urabe as Benz tries to tie him up.
Koya Urabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mercedes Benz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Urabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mercedes Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mercedes Benz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tymoteusz Filipowicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Hofman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Adam Hofman was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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25
205 lbs
8 - 6 - 1 |
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28
187 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tymoteusz Filipowicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Hofman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Hofman misses.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman misses with a straight right.
A left and a right from Hofman both land. Nice combination.
Filipowicz avoids the body shot from Hofman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hofman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofman throws a body punch but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hofman lands the left hand.
Filipowicz walks into a left hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hofman!
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adam Hofman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Hofman.
Hofman wants to clinch.
Hofman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hofman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Filipowicz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hofman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hofman is looking to clinch but Filipowicz is avoiding it.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Filipowicz counters with a left and a right that stings Hofman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filipowicz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hofman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Filipowicz circles away quickly and effectively.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Hofman.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman misses with the combination.
It looked like Filipowicz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hofman closes the distance and pushes Filipowicz back into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hofman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hofman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filipowicz counters with a two punch combo.
Hofman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Filipowiczs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hofman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman throws a right and a left that Filipowicz avoids nicely.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman swinging wildly here.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofman doesn't manage to clinch there - Filipowicz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hofman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipowicz.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Tymoteusz Filipowicz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hofman stuns Filipowicz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hofman throws a right hand that Filipowicz ducks under and follows up with a left that Filipowicz also avoids with ease.
Hofman misses with a body shot.
Hofman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hofman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Filipowicz rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofman throws a sloppy head kick and Filipowicz moves out of range easily.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Filipowicz avoids the head kick by Hofman.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Hofman.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hofman swinging wildly here.
Hofman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filipowicz.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofman is looking to clinch.
Hofman gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Filipowicz trying to land knees to the body.
Filipowicz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hofman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hofman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hofman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hofman blocks the elbow strike.
Hofman can't break the clinch.
Filipowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hofman avoids the damage to the body.
Filipowicz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filipowicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filipowicz lands an elbow just above Hofman 's eye.
It looks like Adam Hofman has been cut.
Filipowicz blocking some punches.
Filipowicz keeps control of Hofman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Filipowicz misses with some punches.
Hofman is trying to maintain a safe position but Filipowicz gets an underhook and turns Hofman into the ropes.
Filipowicz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hofman is trying to force a seperation but Filipowicz has the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filipowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hofman avoids the damage to the body.
Filipowicz has a couple of punches blocked by Hofman.
Filipowicz tries to land knees in the clinch but Hofman avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hofman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Hofman's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Hofman throws an overhand right that lands on Filipowicz's shoulder, as Filipowicz tries to avoid the shot.
Hofman cracks Filipowicz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hofman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hofman throws a series of punches but Filipowicz moves out of range.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hofman fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipowicz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hofman.
Adam Hofman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hofman fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipowicz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipowicz slips a jab and a cross from Hofman.
Filipowicz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hofman.
Filipowicz throws a big counter combination but Hofman scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hofman throws a series of punches but Filipowicz avoids them all with ease.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Filipowicz blocks a jab.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
Hofman misses with a wild combination.
Filipowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hofman misses with the combination.
Hofman misses with the combination.
Filipowicz dodges the punch combination from Hofman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Hofman throws a nice looking combination but Filipowicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hofman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filipowicz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hofman loads up on a big right hand but Filipowicz slips the punch.
Hofman misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofman fails to land with a series of punches.
Hofman fails to land with a series of punches.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hofman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filipowicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hofman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hofman misses with a straight left.
Hofman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hofman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tymoteusz Filipowicz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Hofman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hofman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Hofman looks to move away, Filipowicz throws a big counter combo but Hofman just gets out of the way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Hofman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hofman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Hofman!
After the big win, Adam Hofman made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Arcticus University: London and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Blade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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35
190 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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22
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Blade!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Blade.
Blade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
Blade swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Blade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blade works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Blade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Blade scores with a leg kick.
Silva drives through and clinches with Blade against the ropes.
Blade breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Blade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blade was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Blade cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva is rocked!
Blade closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blade knocks out Silva with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Blade before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Blade picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jake Blade!
A very excited looking Jake Blade made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Adrien Silva had this to say: 'I have failed...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Growler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaayi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Greg Growler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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36
193 lbs
19 - 12 - 0 |
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24
219 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Growler!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Growler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kaayi has Growler up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kaayi tries to circle away but Growler has him pinned against the ropes.
Growler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.
Kaayi is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Growler.
A body shot lands from Growler.
Growler softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Growler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kaayi is rocked!
Growler breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Kaayi with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Kaayi looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Kaayi get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? No, he's flopped back to the mat - he's out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Greg Growler!
Greg Growler decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Hideya Kaayi had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Sanitarium - Warzone'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Muhamed Keita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hery Rabemananjara has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Muhamed Keita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Hery Rabemananjara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabemananjara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keita's head backwards.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keita sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Keita avoids it this time.
Keita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabemananjara wants to counter with a clinch but Keita pushes him away.
Keita fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rabemananjara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Muhamed Keita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keita wants to clinch up but Rabemananjara keeps it at a distance.
Rabemananjara wants to counter the offense by Keita and move into the clinch position.
Keita wants to clinch
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rabemananjara looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keita misses with a shot to the body
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Keita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Keita tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara is having none of it.
Rabemananjara appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keita moves in looking to clinch but Rabemananjara pushes him off.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keita thows a leg kick but Rabemananjara checks it
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Rabemananjara throws a jab but it's blocked by Keita.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rabemananjara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rabemananjara wants to counter the offense by Keita and move into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Keita.
Keita misses with a leg kick
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight right hand.
Keita tries to close the distance and clinch but Rabemananjara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Keita is predictable there
and Keita takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A low kick from Keita is predictable there
and Rabemananjara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
letting Rabemananjara counter with a right hand.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Keita tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabemananjara blocks a low kick nicely.
Rabemananjara let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Keita looks to clinch
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
Keita tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice body shot.
Keita throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara moves away
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keita throws a lazy body kick
and Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
Rabemananjara blocks an uppercut.
Rabemananjara is working Keita over against the ropes.
Rabemananjara's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rabemananjara is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Rabemananjara.
Keita is breathing heavily.
Rabemananjara has Keita pushed against the ropes.
Keita is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hery Rabemananjara dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Keita tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keita sets himself, and Rabemananjara steps forward looking for the clinch! Keita avoids it this time.
Keita looks to clinch
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
Keita falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch.
Rabemananjara slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Keita's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rabemananjara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabemananjara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keita's efforts to push away.
Keita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
Rabemananjara effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara presses Keita against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
Rabemananjara avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands a nice looking body shot.
Rabemananjara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keita's head.
Rabemananjara lands an overhand right.
Keita looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rabemananjara connects with a crisp jab.
Keita tries to clinch but Rabemananjara is having none of it.
Keita throws a combination that misses
and Rabemananjara holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rabemananjara.
Keita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rabemananjara stalling against the ropes.
Rabemananjara is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rabemananjara leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Keita misses with the head strike.
Rabemananjara controlling the action here for a moment.
Rabemananjara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Keita up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Keita throws a lazy body kick
and Rabemananjara counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keita lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rabemananjara's sensitive parts.
Keita throws a body shot but no joy.
Rabemananjara is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keita with a body shot.
Keita wants to clinch but Rabemananjara slips to the side
and Rabemananjara counters with a nice body shot.
Keita throws a lazy head kick
and Rabemananjara moves into the clinch.
Rabemananjara blocking some punches.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
Keita working hard to break the clinch.
Rabemananjara has Keita pressed against the ropes.
Rabemananjara slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Rabemananjara's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Keita can't break the clinch.
Keita tries to circle away but Rabemananjara has him pinned against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rabemananjara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rabemananjara scores with a hook to the body.
Rabemananjara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Rabemananjara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rabemananjara slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara jabs Keita right on the nose. Keita blinks but takes it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rabemananjara lands a slapping body shot.
Keita misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabemananjara misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hery Rabemananjara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Keita needs to keep his hands up - Rabemananjara had a free shot at his head there.
Rabemananjara bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Keita's head.
Keita tries to clinch up
and Rabemananjara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keita tries to clinch up
and Rabemananjara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Keita misses
and Rabemananjara counters by moving into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Rabemananjara.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara dodges an elbow strike from Keita.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for Rabemananjara.
Hery Rabemananjara seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Keita wants to stall.
Rabemananjara digs a right hand into Keita's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Keita's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rabemananjara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara scores with a hook to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Rabemananjara.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabemananjara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara lands with a light punch inside.
Rabemananjara taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Hery Rabemananjara.
Keita looks to clinch
and Rabemananjara connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keita is rocked!
Keita throws an off balance right hand
and Rabemananjara counters by clinching up.
Oh Keita is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rabemananjara lands a hook that snaps the head of Keita backwards.
Rabemananjara stalls.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabemananjara has Keita pressed against the ropes.
Rabemananjara cracks Keita with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Keita goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Keita wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Hery Rabemananjara!
Hery Rabemananjara tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Antonio Jose De Sucre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Onra - I Wanna Go Back. Antonio Jose De Sucre is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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26
214 lbs
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41
187 lbs
30 - 16 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Jose De Sucre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Sucre cracks Mcracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mcracken throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
Mcracken bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Mcracken.
De Sucre jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
De Sucre scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mcracken doesn't seem bothered though.
De Sucre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcracken moves away.
De Sucre with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcracken throws a lazy head kick
and De Sucre counters with a straight right hand.
De Sucre throws a body kick that misses.
Mcracken misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from De Sucre misses its target.
De Sucre looks to land a left hand but Mcracken moved out of range nicely.
Mcracken looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Mcracken takes a kick to the side of the head.
De Sucre tries to clinch up but Mcracken circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcracken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Mcracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Mcracken.
Mcracken gets cracked with a nice right hand there by De Sucre.
Mcracken gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mcracken circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Sucre lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcracken misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Mcracken.
De Sucre throws a wild body kick that Mcracken sees coming a mile off.
Phil Mcracken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcracken throws a head kick but De Sucre moves out of range.
De Sucre thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Sucre.
Mcracken throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mcracken throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Sucre throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Mcracken.
De Sucre lands a nice shot to the body.
De Sucre blocks a head kick by Mcracken.
Mcracken throws a sloppy head kick and De Sucre moves out of range easily.
Mcracken tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcracken throws a head kick that misses.
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Mcracken.
That kick from De Sucre tenderised Mcracken's leg. Mcracken is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Sucre just misses with a punch to the body.
Mcracken throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
De Sucre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcracken tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
De Sucre dips to his left and cracks Mcracken with an uppercut!
De Sucre avoids the head kick by Mcracken.
Mcracken throws a sloppy head kick
and De Sucre counters with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for De Sucre.
De Sucre darts in and clinches Mcracken up against the ropes.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
De Sucre can't find room to land a body shot as Mcracken controls the action.
De Sucre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcracken.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Sucre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mcracken's elbow.
I was talking to De Sucre's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mcracken swings wildly with an uppercut but De Sucre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mcracken misses with the head strike.
Mcracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mcracken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Sucre lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre presses Mcracken against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Sucre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mcrackens head.
De Sucre throws a punch but it's blocked by Mcracken.
De Sucre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Sucre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Sucre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Sucre lands with a nice body punch.
A solid body kick from De Sucre.
Nice jab there from De Sucre.
Mcracken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mcracken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Sucre paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Antonio Jose De Sucre is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mcracken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
De Sucre lands a front kick.
Mcracken moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcracken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Sucre - the referee stops the clock and Mcracken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Sucre. Mcracken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Mcracken throws a head kick but De Sucre moves out of range.
Mcracken is breathing heavily.
Mcracken throws a head kick that misses
and De Sucre counters with a nice leg kick.
De Sucre moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
De Sucre punishes Mcracken's body with a nice straight punch.
De Sucre keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mcracken crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from De Sucre - the referee stops the clock and Mcracken gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says De Sucre. Mcracken manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
De Sucre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
De Sucre misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Sucre scores with a push kick.
De Sucre cracks Mcracken with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donk. De Sucre catches Mcracken right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Jose De Sucre dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
De Sucre's corner calls for a 1-2. De Sucre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mcracken misses with a head kick.
De Sucre was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mcracken defending well as De Sucre loads up on a big left hand.
De Sucre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcracken can do to turn this around?
Mcracken throws a head kick that misses
and De Sucre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Mcracken misses
and De Sucre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Sucre feints and then cracks Mcracken's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mcracken down.
De Sucre rushes Mcracken and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
De Sucre struggles to land a body shot inside as Mcracken controls his hands.
De Sucre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Sucre tries to work over Mcracken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcracken working aggressively here.
Good body shot from De Sucre.
A short uppercut from Mcracken.
De Sucre lands with a left to the head.
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Sucre.
Mcracken has a couple of punches blocked by De Sucre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Sucre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Sucre blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for De Sucre.
Mcracken takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Sucre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Sucre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mcracken backwards.
De Sucre lands a right hand.
Mcracken has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Sucre.
De Sucre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
De Sucre lands a body punch.
De Sucre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from De Sucre - that landed with a thud.
De Sucre pushes Mcracken back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De Sucre pushes Mcracken back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Sucre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Sucre works on Mcracken's body with a couple of short punches.
De Sucre scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from De Sucre.
A short uppercut from De Sucre.
De Sucre lands a left hand.
Mcracken is rocked!
De Sucre cracks Mcracken with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Mcracken goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Mcracken wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Antonio Jose De Sucre!
Antonio Jose De Sucre decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Phil Mcracken stepped up to the mic, saying 'You were good in there... my butt hurts... and that's hard to do to a greek!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Mister Average (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Colins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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29
145 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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150 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mister Average!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Colins!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colins tries to clinch there but Average circles away.
Average looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Colins throws out a loose jab but Average uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colins misses with a kick to the body
letting Average counter with a right hand.
Average cracks the inside of Colins's front leg.
Colins throws the left hand but Average avoids the punch easily.
Average misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Colins rushes Average and presses him up against the ropes.
Colins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Colins works over Average's head and body with a nice combination.
Colins moves into range and clinches up with Average.
Average lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Colins is trying to stall.
Average lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Average lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average working aggressively here.
Average lands a nice shot to the body.
Colins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ben Colins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colins takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Average connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Colins throws a leg kick that is checked
and Average counters with an outside leg kick.
Average scores with a kick to the body.
Average throws a front kick that sends Colins stumbling back into the ropes.
Colins looks winded!
Colins throws a sloppy head kick and Average moves out of range easily.
Average quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Colins wants to clinch.
Colins moves in looking to clinch but Average pushes him off.
Colins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Average counters with a good low kick that Colins was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Average throws a nice inside leg kick.
Average blocks a head kick by Colins.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colins looks to clinch
and Colins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Average is looking to slow Colins down with leg kicks.
Average lands a nice leg kick that just misses Colins's sensitive parts.
Colins darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Colins throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Average counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Average lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Average dominated that round.
That's time! Average's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Average, as that shot connected.
Colins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Average.
Colins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Colins doesn't manage to clinch there - Average circles away.
Average feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Average scores with a jab. Colins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Average. Beautiful body shot.
Colins tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Average manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Average.
Average circles away from the clinch attempt.
Average feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ben Colins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mister Average is winning the standup battle so far.
Average stuns Colins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Average coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Average circles away from the clinch attempt
and Average counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Colins is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Colins is rocked!
BAM! Average delivers a spinning backfist that drops Colins like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Mister Average!
A very excited looking Mister Average made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kazuyoshi Ishii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Douglas Kopejtka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
300 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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36
230 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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Granite chin
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kazuyoshi Ishii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Douglas Kopejtka!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishii slips a straight right by Kopejtka.
Ishii misses with a low kick as Kopejtka jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kopejtka! But no joy.
Kopejtka misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kopejtka slips a straight right by Ishii.
Some wild striking there from Ishii.
Ishii throws a jab when Kopejtka was well out of range.
Kopejtka unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ishii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ishii misses with a right hand
letting Kopejtka counter with a right hand.
It looks like Kazuyoshi Ishii has been cut.
The fighters circling - Ishii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ishii feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kopejtka's calf.
Ishii throws the left hand but Kopejtka avoids the punch easily.
Kopejtka unleashes a big counter combination but Ishii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kopejtka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kopejtka ducks under a wild hook from Ishii.
Kopejtka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ishii misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kopejtka connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Ishii onto his butt! Ishii bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.
Ishii throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ishii throws a right hand that misses
and Kopejtka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ishii fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishii has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kopejtka finds it's way round the side to connect with Ishii's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopejtka closes the distance and lands a lead uppercut that stumbles Ishii back against the ropes! Kopejtka follows up with a jab and a huge straight right that knocks Ishii out cold! What a finish! Kopejtka looks absolutely delighted, as he should do! Congratulations that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Douglas Kopejtka!
A victorious Douglas Kopejtka thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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