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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zod Wettin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Project Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zod Wettin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Project Joshua's 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
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Zod Wettin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Project Joshua!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshua scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joshua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wettin moves away.
Wettin dives in for a single leg takedown but Joshua sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wettin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Joshua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wettin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wettin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FIERCE in the buildup to the fight.
Wettin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Joshua trying to control from the bottom.
Wettin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Joshua being controlled here, momentarily.
Wettin throwing strikes from guard but Joshua blocks nicely.
Wettin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wettin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Joshua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wettin trying to control but Joshua is working from the bottom.
Wettin is looking to pass into half guard but Joshua pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Joshua is in guard.
Wettin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wettin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Joshua is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wettin.
Joshua is trying to ground and pound but Wettin uses the momentary lack of control by Joshua to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wettin actively working from the bottom here.
Wettin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Joshua scores with a couple of nice shots.
Joshua thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wettin's head.
Wettin trying to control from the bottom.
Joshua throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wettin gets back to full guard.
Joshua looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wettin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Joshua gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Joshua lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshua scoring with some ground and pound.
Joshua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Joshua tries to free his leg and advance position but Wettin is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joshua content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joshua chips away with some ground and pound.
Joshua scoring with punches to the head and body.
Wettin pushes a forearm under Joshua's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Joshua is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zod Wettin!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Higgs Boson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotr Smietana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smietana has chosen I Can't Stop - By: Flux Pavilion as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
12 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Higgs Boson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Piotr Smietana!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smietana throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boson was covering up waiting for the punch and Smietana finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boson wants to stand up but Smietana is controlling him.
Smietana throwing strikes from guard but Boson blocks nicely.
Smietana landing some decent shots from guard.
Smietana working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boson wants to get back to his feet but Smietana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smietana throwing strikes from guard but Boson blocks nicely.
Smietana throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smietana stands and throws Boson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smietana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Boson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Smietana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Smietana working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smietana working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Smietana is putting a hurting on Boson here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smietana fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Boson can't do much from the bottom here.
Boson parries the strikes from Smietana easily there. Smietana is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Boson to escape.
Smietana is looking to take a break and control but Boson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smietana connects with a decent elbow.
Smietana working the ground and pound.
Smietana working the ground and pound from side control.
Smietana has an Americana. Boson didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Smietana is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Smietana hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Piotr Smietana!
A relieved looking Piotr Smietana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Higgs Boson had this to say: 'Thank you to all the fans here tonight, I love you all!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guido Gloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexy Innokenti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Innokenti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Russian National Anthem. Guido Gloom 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
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Guido Gloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Alexy Innokenti!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Innokenti moves out of range of the body kick.
Innokenti throws out a counter right but Gloom avoids it with no problem.
Gloom looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Innokenti misses with a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Gloom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Innokenti cracks the inside of Gloom's front leg.
Innokenti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gloom fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Innokenti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Innokenti throws a lazy uppercut
and Gloom counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Alexy Innokenti has been cut.
Innokenti misses with a looping left.
Gloom looks to score with a jab to the body but Innokenti is just out of range.
Innokenti walks into a left hand.
Innokenti misses with a kick to the body.
Gloom swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gloom throws the kick towards the body but Innokenti avoids it.
Innokenti tries to bum rush Gloom with a series of wild strikes but Gloom uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gloom ducks under a wild hook from Innokenti.
Gloom paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloom connects with a good right hand that stumbles Innokenti. Innokenti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Innokenti catches Gloom right on the button with a cross.
Innokenti misses with a few strikes there.
Innokenti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gloom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Innokenti.
Innokenti misses with a wild combination.
Innokenti lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Gloom.
Innokenti lands a nice hook to Gloom's body. Gloom takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch combination from Innokenti misses.
Gloom connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Innokenti scores with a one two! Gloom had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom dodges the punch combination from Innokenti.
Gloom drives through and clinches with Innokenti against the cage.
Gloom misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Innokenti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gloom uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Innokenti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Innokenti misses with a few strikes there.
Gloom lands a jab to Innokenti's midsection.
Gloom uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Innokenti.
Innokenti gets caught flat footed, as Gloom shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Innokenti is wriggling around but Gloom manages to pass to half guard.
Gloom wants to control but Innokenti is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom moves nicely into side control.
Innokenti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gloom is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ground and pound from Gloom.
Gloom trying to pass the guard but Innokenti defending well.
Innokenti pushes Gloom off looking to stand but Gloom dives back in and keeps control.
Gloom working over Innokenti with some ground and pound. Innokenti looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Innokenti wants to improve his position but Gloom is controlling well.
Gloom 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloom working the head and body with strikes.
Gloom looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Innokenti wants to control but Gloom is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom prevents Innokenti from improving his position.
Gloom frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gloom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Innokenti can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gloom takes Innokenti's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Guido Gloom will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexy Innokenti's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Innokenti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gloom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Innokenti.
Gloom lands a head shot.
A clash of legs there as Gloom blocks the low kick.
Gloom blocks a head kick by Innokenti.
Innokenti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Innokenti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gloom.
Gloom attempts a counter takedown but Innokenti avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innokenti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Gloom throws out a leg kick but Innokenti moves out of range and Gloom only half commits.
Gloom lands a jab to Innokenti's midsection.
Innokenti throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Innokenti pushes Gloom off and scrambles back to his feet.
Gloom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Innokenti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gloom cracks a nice hook into Innokenti's ribs.
Innokenti throws a jab when Gloom was well out of range.
Gloom fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Innokenti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Innokenti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innokenti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Innokenti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloom lands a nice shot that snaps Innokenti's head back.
Innokenti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gloom.
Innokenti scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Innokenti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gloom finds it's way round the side to connect with Innokenti's head.
Innokenti lands a nice looking body shot.
Innokenti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Innokenti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexy Innokenti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Innokenti misses with a hook. Gloom ducked under it nicely.
Gloom shoots in looking for a takedown but Innokenti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gloom's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A head kick misses from Innokenti.
Gloom shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Innokenti has one foot on Gloom's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloom defending well as Innokenti loads up on a big left hand.
Alexy Innokenti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Innokenti throws a right hand that Gloom ducks under and follows up with a left that Gloom also avoids with ease.
Gloom shoots in and drives through. Innokenti sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guido Gloom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gloom moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A nice combination there by Innokenti.
Innokenti lands a front kick.
A combination from Innokenti does no damage.
Gloom was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gloom looks to clinch
and Innokenti counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexy Innokenti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Innokenti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Innokenti.
Innokenti throws out a leg kick but Gloom moves out of range and Innokenti only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gloom fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Innokenti.
Innokenti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gloom moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Innokenti throws a right and a left that Gloom avoids nicely.
Gloom dives in for a single leg takedown but Innokenti sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Innokenti tries to land a body kick
and Gloom counters with a stiff right hand.
Gloom ducks under a wild hook from Innokenti.
Gloom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A little jabbing left from Innokenti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gloom fails with the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Innokenti scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexy Innokenti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexy Innokenti's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Innokenti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gloom.
Innokenti throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gloom is rocked!
Gloom closes the distance and clinches.
Innokenti creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gloom's defenses.
Oh Gloom is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gloom seems to have got his legs back now.
Innokenti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Innokenti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Innokenti throws a head kick that misses.
Innokenti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Innokenti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Gloom.
Innokenti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gloom with a body shot.
Innokenti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gloom scores with a head kick.
Innokenti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Innokenti misses with a two punch combination.
Innokenti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Innokenti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Innokenti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gloom counters by moving into the clinch.
Gloom stalling.
Innokenti prevents a body shot from Gloom.
Gloom drops down looking for an ankle pick but Innokenti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gloom scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gloom sizes up Innokenti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gloom takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Innokenti throws a shot from downtown. Gloom moves away and avoids it.
Gloom scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti throws a series of strikes that have Gloom backpedaling.
Innokenti throws a jab but it's blocked by Gloom.
Gloom drops down looking for a counter takedown but Innokenti sprawls and moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Innokenti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Innokenti drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gloom defends it well.
Innokenti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gloom circles away quickly and effectively.
Innokenti throws a head kick that misses.
Innokenti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Innokenti gets tackled into the cage by Gloom. Gloom maintains the clinch.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Innokenti controls his hands.
Gloom has a couple of punches blocked by Innokenti.
Innokenti is trying to force a seperation but Gloom has the dominant position.
Gloom digs a right hand underneath Innokenti's ribcage. Innokenti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Innokenti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Gloom pulls Innokenti into guard.
Innokenti must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gloom trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Innokenti looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gloom is looking for a triangle but Innokenti pushes his legs off easily.
Gloom can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Innokenti controls the pace.
Innokenti slips nicely into half guard.
Innokenti is keen to just control but Gloom is a slippery customer.
Gloom is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Innokenti wants to take a breather but Gloom is having none of it.
Gloom wants to get back to full guard but Innokenti has passed into side control.
Innokenti tries to score with some ground and pound. Gloom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gloom is not content to let Innokenti control the position.
Innokenti decides to stand back up. Innokenti steps back and let's Gloom get back to his feet.
Innokenti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gloom appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gloom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Innokenti!
Gloom tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexy Innokenti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Innokenti 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexy Innokenti!
An intense looking Alexy Innokenti took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Shit, finally! '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Ruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Blaster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Ruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ruth.
Blaster misses with a hook.
Ruth takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
Blaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruth.
It looked like Ruth wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Ruth.
Blaster jabs at Ruth's body.
Ruth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blaster can pounce on him.
Blaster lands with a cross.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Blaster 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.
Blaster takes a swing at Ruth's ribcage but misses.
Blaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blaster scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaster. That snapped Ruth's head back.
Ruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blaster.
Ruth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blaster lands an overhand right.
Ruth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaster.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blaster connects with a right hand. Ruth shakes it off.
Ruth looks for a takedown but Blaster sprawls well.
Ruth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruth connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaster. Blaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
Blaster throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaster scores with a jab to the body.
Ruth cracks Blaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Blaster as he connects with a hook.
Blaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruth swings widly with a right hand
and Blaster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blaster swings widly with a right hand
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ruth had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ruth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaster defends it nicely.
Blaster steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master Blaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ruth walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Blaster slips under a jab from Ruth.
Blaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Blaster cracks Ruth with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ruth has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blaster finds it's way round the side to connect with Ruth's head.
Blaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaster scores with a push kick.
Ruth has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ruth there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaster slips a straight right by Ruth.
Blaster is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ruth with a body shot.
Ruth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ruth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaster digs a good body shot into Ruth's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Ruth was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ruth at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruth as he connects with a hook.
Blaster stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Blaster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruth doesn't seem bothered though.
Blaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Blaster finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaster.
Ruth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ruth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaster counters with a low kick, right behind Ruth 's knee.
It looks like Ruth has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Ruth is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blaster misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster throws a front kick that sends Ruth stumbling back into the cage.
Blaster throws an off balance right hand
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blaster swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruth.
Blaster scores with a jab.
Blaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Blaster throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ruth scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaster lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Ruth misses.
Blaster gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That has opened up Master Blaster's cut even more.
Blaster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blaster has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster throws a right hand that misses
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blaster misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster lands a jab to the head.
Blaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruth. Ruth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ruth might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A jab from Blaster misses.
A big right from Ruth misses.
Blaster connects with a high kick.
Blaster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blaster lands with a cross.
Ruth slips under a jab from Blaster.
Ruth throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Blaster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ruth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ruth lands a jab to Blaster's midsection.
Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ruth on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blaster, as that shot connected.
Ruth takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Blaster manages to avoid it.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ruth steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blaster. That one must have hurt.
Blaster misses with a left hand
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaster.
A counter left hand to the body from Ruth misses its target.
A slow jab from Ruth misses its intended target.
Blaster throws a counter combo.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruth was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Blaster connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blaster misses with a body kick.
Ruth attempts a counter takedown but Blaster avoids it well and moves away.
Blaster sizes up Ruth with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ruth looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blaster throws out a powerful jab.
Ruth takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruth slips under a jab.
Ruth will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Blaster looks to throw a body kick
and Ruth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The cut above Master Blaster's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A big right from Blaster misses.
Blaster slips a jab from Ruth.
Blaster tries to counter with a clinch but Ruth shakes him off and moves away.
Blaster throws a push kick but Ruth slaps the foot to one side.
Master Blaster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaster clobbers Ruth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ruth gets the takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaster throws Ruth to one side and escapes!
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Blaster slips under a jab from Ruth.
Ruth gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ruth displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaster throws out the jab.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses.
Ruth misses the shot to the body.
Ruth swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blaster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster misses with a kick to the body
and Ruth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaster connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Master Blaster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
That's time! Ruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Blaster misses with an uppercut
and Ruth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaster throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Ed Ruth has been cut.
Master Blaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Blaster jabs Ruth right on the nose. Ruth blinks but takes it well.
Blaster throws a body kick that misses
and Ruth counters with a two punch combo.
Ruth misses with a body shot.
Ruth throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruth manages to avoid it.
Ruth throwing a counter right hand but Blaster manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaster misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A solid body kick from Blaster.
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!
Blaster with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaster scores with a spinning back kick!
Blaster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blaster cracks Ruth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruth throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
Blaster misses with a leg kick
enabling Ruth to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaster scores with a head kick. Ruth tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Blaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. Ruth looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blaster throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Blaster. Beautiful body shot.
Ruth checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster throws a body kick that misses
and Ruth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruth misses with a looping right.
Ruth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaster connects with a crisp jab.
Blaster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruth. Ruth circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaster lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ruth misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from Blaster.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Ruth on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruth misses with a hook.
Blaster misses with a jab to the body
and Blaster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaster moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Blaster misses.
A shot to the body from Blaster misses
and Ruth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Master Blaster's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruth. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blaster lands a nice looking body shot.
Ruth missing with a left hand there. Blaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaster scores with a sloppy right hand. Ruth should have avoided that one.
Blaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blaster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ruth.
Blaster misses with a shot to the body
and Ruth counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaster manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaster lands a nice hook to Ruth's body. Ruth takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Blaster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ruth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ruth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blaster is looking to land body kicks.
A slow jab from Blaster misses its intended target.
Master Blaster is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blaster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ruth misses with a straight right.
Blaster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruth avoids the head kick by Blaster.
Ed Ruth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruth takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that's the end of the fight!
Master Blaster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blaster 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Blaster!
Master Blaster made sure to mention his sponsor, Spartan Nutrition in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gombos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neal Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Gombos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Neal Bob!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gombos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bob looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gombos misses the shot to the body.
Bob lands with a slapping head kick.
Bob throws the left hand but Gombos avoids the punch easily.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gombos throws out the jab.
Gombos thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Gombos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Gombos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gombos avoids the body shot from Bob.
Gombos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Gombos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bob sprawls and moves away.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Bob slips a jab from Gombos.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Bob slips a jab from Gombos.
Bob throws a series of punches but Gombos moves out of range.
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 shot to the liver by Gombos. Beautiful body shot.
Gombos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gombos cracks a nice hook into Bob's ribs.
Bob checks a low kick from Gombos.
Gombos misses the jab.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gombos. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Bob misses.
Bob is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gombos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bob is trying to control but can't.
Gombos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gombos tries to pass to full mount but Bob defends it.
Gombos is keen to just control but Bob is a slippery customer.
Bob is looking to improve his position.
Gombos seems to be working for a kimura but Bob defends the submission attempt.
Bob wants to control the action here but instead Gombos manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob taking shots to the head.
Gombos fails to take his opponent's back.
Gombos has hold of Bob's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bob manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bob wants to hold on but Gombos pushes him away.
Bob sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gombos wants to pass to mount but Bob is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to get back to his feet.
Gombos trying to mount his opponent but Bob defends it.
Bob felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bob manages to get to full guard.
Bob keeping full guard, as Gombos tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gombos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Gombos moves away and avoids it.
Gombos throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob throws a body punch but Gombos moves out of range.
Bob misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Gombos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Gombos lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bob checks a leg kick.
Gombos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gombos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bob's head backwards.
Bob scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gombos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bob in his tracks.
Gombos throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Bob doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gombos throws a hook to the side of Bob's head but Bob sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gombos cracks Bob with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gombos motions for Bob to come forward. Gombos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gombos blocks a head kick by Bob.
Dan Gombos is winning the standup battle so far.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Gombos ducks down to avoid it.
Gombos misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Gombos scores with a decent looking hook.
Bob checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Gombos ducks down to avoid it.
Dan Gombos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gombos throws a hook but Bob blocks it.
Gombos blocks a head kick by Bob.
Gombos misses the jab.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A shot to the liver by Gombos. Beautiful body shot.
Gombos throws an off balance right hand
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gombos 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.
Gombos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Gombos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gombos misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Bob looks to throw the jab but Gombos is out of range.
Gombos lands with a good body shot.
Bob ducks right into an uppercut from Gombos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gombos throws a body shot but no joy.
Gombos throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gombos scoring well with a low kick there.
Neal Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Gombos lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob takes a swing at Gombos's ribcage but misses.
Gombos sizes up Bob with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A head kick misses from Bob.
Gombos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Donk. Gombos catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Bob scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gombos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bob scores with a head kick.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob throws a nice looking combination but Gombos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gombos slips a jab and a cross from Bob.
Gombos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Bob blocks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Gombos.
Gombos fails with a takedown attempt.
Gombos throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gombos is defended easily by Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Gombos loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob walks into a jab.
Bob throws a front kick aimed at Gombos's knee but Gombos avoids it well.
As Bob looks to move away, Gombos throws a big counter combo but Bob just gets out of the way.
Gombos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gombos misses with a looping right.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gombos. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gombos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gombos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gombos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gombos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gombos misses with a leg kick.
Bob throws out a loose jab but Gombos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob works Gombos's body with a nice hook.
Gombos throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
Neal Bob is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob blocks a jab.
Gombos swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Gombos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gombos blocks a head kick by Bob.
Gombos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gombos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
Gombos scores with a jab. Bob acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Gombos dips to his left and cracks Bob with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Gombos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws a head kick that misses.
Bob tries a head kick but it misses.
Gombos misses the shot to the body.
Gombos lands a lovely overhand right.
Gombos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gombos.
Bob misses with a straight left.
Gombos throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Bob was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Gombos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gombos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good standup being displayed there by Gombos as he connects with a hook.
Bob on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Neal Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bob misses with a straight left.
Gombos feinted with a counter takedown.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gombos throws a push kick but Bob slaps the foot to one side.
Gombos misses with a low kick.
Bob misses with a head kick.
Bob lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gombos circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Gombos.
Gombos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Gombos throws a good cross that connects.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Gombos blocks a head kick by Bob.
A clash of legs there as Bob blocks the low kick.
Bob will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gombos lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob tries to move into range but Gombos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bob looks to land a right hand but Gombos moved out of range.
Bob cracks Gombos with a good jab.
Bob throws a right and a left that Gombos avoids nicely.
Bob has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bob takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gombos wants to land a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Bob looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gombos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gombos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gombos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gombos misses with a wild body shot.
Gombos looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gombos swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gombos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gombos lands with a straight right. Bob didn't see that one coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gombos.
Bob misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Gombos lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from Gombos.
Bob misses with a few strikes there.
A left and a right from Gombos both land. Nice combination.
Bob staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Gombos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gombos 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gombos!
Dan Gombos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doc Dykstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snow Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Snow Man told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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29
260 lbs
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253 lbs
10 - 5 - 1 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doc Dykstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice side step and Man releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dykstra.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Dykstra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Dykstra throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
Dykstra fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Dykstra moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man gets a clinch.
Man fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Dykstra.
Dykstra misses with a body punch.
Man misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dykstra tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dykstra has had enough of the clinch but Man keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Man fails to land.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Dykstra.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dykstra backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dykstra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Dykstra.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dykstra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Dykstra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man lands with an uppercut that bounces Dykstra off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Doc Dykstra has been cut.
Dykstra tries to land a front kick but Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man cracks Dykstra with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dykstra looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Man finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dykstra scores with a jab.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man avoids the body shot from Dykstra.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Dykstra looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a big head kick that sends Dykstra tumbling to the mat! Man takes a step backwards and waves Dykstra back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dykstra is rocked!
Man throws a right hand that Dykstra ducks under and follows up with a left that Dykstra also avoids with ease.
Oh Dykstra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Dykstra crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Snow Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Twborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twborg's entrance music is Heavy Hitter. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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272 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Twborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twborg has Ferreira up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Twborg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Twborg lands with a left to the head.
Twborg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferreira pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Ferreira.
Twborg drives through and clinches with Ferreira against the cage.
Twborg blocks an uppercut.
Twborg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Ferreira.
Twborg prevents Ferreira from breaking the clinch.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Twborg.
Ferreira lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Twborg digs a right hand into Ferreira's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ferreira's gas tank.
Ferreira blocking some punches.
Twborg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ferreira lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira breaks the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Twborg clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira blocks a body shot from Twborg.
Ferreira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Twborg's elbow.
Ferreira prevents a body shot from Twborg.
Ferreira is looking to break free of the clinch but Twborg has double underhooks.
Ferreira breaks from the clinch.
Twborg tries to clinch but Ferreira moves out of range.
It seemed like Ferreira was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ferreira tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Ferreira blocks the low kick.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.
Twborg tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Twborg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ferreira.
Twborg is looking to counter the offense by Ferreira and move into the clinch.
Ferreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Twborg misses with a low kick as Ferreira jumps back.
Twborg takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Twborg looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Twborg moves in looking to clinch but Ferreira pushes him off.
Ferreira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twborg was well out of range. Poor timing from Ferreira.
Twborg wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a body shot.
Twborg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Twborg moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Twborg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twborg moves out of range as Ferreira strikes.
Ferreira misses with a hook.
Twborg tries to bum rush Ferreira with a series of wild strikes but Ferreira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ferreira gets tackled into the cage by Twborg. Twborg maintains the clinch.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twborg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Twborg tries to throw a body punch but Ferreira avoids it by throwing Twborg back against the cage.
Twborg lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferreira.
Twborg struggles to land a body shot inside as Ferreira controls his hands.
A short right from Ferreira on the inside.
Ferreira wants to break free but Twborg has control.
Ferreira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twborg gets through Ferreira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira pushes Twborg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Ferreira - that landed with a thud.
Ferreira working aggressively here.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Twborg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twborg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ferreira's elbow.
Twborg throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira.
Ferreira goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Twborg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ferreira backwards.
Ferreira wants to break the clinch but can't.
Twborg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Ferreira.
Twborg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twborg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twborg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Twborg can't find room to land a body shot as Ferreira controls the action.
Twborg lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira working hard to break the clinch.
Ferreira lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira misses with the head strike.
Twborg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Twborg tries to work over Ferreira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ferreira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Twborg.
Twborg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Twborg pushes Ferreira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Twborg pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ferreira is trying to force a seperation but Twborg has the dominant position.
Twborg pushes Ferreira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Twborg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira throws a punch but it's blocked by Twborg.
Ferreira is still on wobbly legs! Can Twborg finish him?
Twborg pushes Ferreira against the cage. Twborg is working some dirty boxing. Twborg pushes off with a quick right hook! Ferreira goes down! Ferreira tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Twborg moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Twborg!
Johnny Twborg decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Marco Ferreira was interviewed post fight and said 'Fucks sake.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiroshimo Sakamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Vindictives - Stupid Song. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hiroshimo Sakamoto!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher 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.
Sakamoto throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sakamoto feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallagher's calf.
Sakamoto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sakamoto throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher throws out a leg kick but Sakamoto moves out of range and Gallagher only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sakamoto! But no joy.
Sakamoto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gallagher half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gallagher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sakamoto.
Gallagher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakamoto throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Sakamoto keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakamoto lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher blocks a leg kick.
Gallagher works the jab nicely.
It looks like Hiroshimo Sakamoto has been cut.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Sakamoto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gallagher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gallagher moves out of range as Sakamoto throws a body kick.
Gallagher appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gallagher lands with a nice body punch.
Sakamoto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gallagher's head.
It looks like Philip Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakamoto throws a wild body kick that Gallagher sees coming a mile off.
Sakamoto misses with a kick to the body
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sakamoto takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Sakamoto.
Sakamoto slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
Gallagher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sakamoto.
Gallagher lands a head shot.
Gallagher lands a slapping body shot.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
As Sakamoto backs away, Gallagher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sakamoto moves out of range as Gallagher throws a body kick.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Sakamoto's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamoto takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher closes the distance and clinches.
Sakamoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a knee to the head.
Sakamoto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gallagher.
Sakamoto takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto cracks Gallagher with a nice body shot.
Gallagher misses with a body punch.
Gallagher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallagher tries to work over Sakamoto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sakamoto lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sakamoto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sakamoto presses Gallagher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakamoto.
Sakamoto working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakamoto avoids it.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Sakamoto to work.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakamoto's elbow.
Gallagher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sakamoto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sakamoto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from Gallagher.
Sakamoto can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Sakamoto working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Sakamoto misses with a body shot.
Sakamoto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Sakamoto misses.
Sakamoto getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gallagher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sakamoto's sensitive parts.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sakamoto moves away.
Crunch! Gallagher slams his shin into Sakamoto's torso.
Gallagher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher moves out of range as Sakamoto strikes.
Sakamoto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A combination from Sakamoto does no damage.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Sakamoto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sakamoto throws the kick towards the body but Gallagher avoids it.
Sakamoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Sakamoto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Sakamoto moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses.
Sakamoto lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sakamoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gallagher lands a jab to Sakamoto's midsection.
Gallagher blocks the body kick.
A shot to the body from Gallagher misses
and Sakamoto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gallagher really felt that one!
Gallagher is looking to wear down Sakamoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a shot to the body.
Sakamoto connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sakamoto is predictable there
and Sakamoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallagher lands a lovely overhand right.
Gallagher pushes Sakamoto away with a front kick.
Gallagher throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Sakamoto decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gallagher's guard.
Gallagher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gallagher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gallagher avoids the head kick by Sakamoto.
Gallagher swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sakamoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Donk. Gallagher catches Sakamoto right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Sakamoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamoto circles away.
Sakamoto is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gallagher with a body shot.
Gallagher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakamoto under the eye.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher cracks Sakamoto with a good jab.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sakamoto is looking to land body kicks.
Gallagher half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gallagher 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 Sakamoto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sakamoto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallagher lands a really nice looking cross but Sakamoto seems unphased.
Sakamoto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sakamoto throws a body kick that misses.
Sakamoto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Sakamoto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sakamoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sakamoto circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Sakamoto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gallagher lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sakamoto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sakamoto throws out a counter right but Gallagher avoids it with no problem.
Sakamoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallagher.
Sakamoto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gallagher in his tracks.
Gallagher lands a leg kick that knocks Sakamoto off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Sakamoto scores with a body shot.
Sakamoto connects with a solid leg kick.
Gallagher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sakamoto, pushing him back against the cage.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Sakamoto blocks it.
Sakamoto lands a hook that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sakamoto scores with a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher swings for the body but Sakamoto moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Gallagher.
Gallagher doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakamoto circles away.
Sakamoto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sakamoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sakamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Sakamoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Philip Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakamoto throws a low kick but Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher moves in looking to clinch but Sakamoto pushes him off.
Gallagher forces Sakamoto back against the cage and clinches.
Gallagher misses with an elbow over the top.
Sakamoto is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling him.
Gallagher blocks an uppercut.
Sakamoto lands a nice uppercut.
Sakamoto misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hiroshimo Sakamoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sakamoto blocks it with crossed arms.
Sakamoto dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sakamoto jumps guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gallagher prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right handed body shot lands from Gallagher.
Sakamoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice uppercut lands for Sakamoto. That snapped Gallagher's head back.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gallagher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallagher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sakamoto throws a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a thumping low kick.
Sakamoto misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Sakamoto keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher slips a straight right by Sakamoto.
Sakamoto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gallagher throws out a powerful jab.
Gallagher turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Sakamoto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sakamoto momentarily.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Sakamoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallagher scores with the left hand. Sakamoto knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looks for the body kick but Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gallagher looks for the body kick but Sakamoto saw that one coming.
Sakamoto replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Gallagher blocks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Sakamoto does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Sakamoto responds with a good body kick, but Gallagher manages to step out the way in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamoto avoids a kick to the body.
Sakamoto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gallagher. Gallagher obviously looking to wear him down.
Sakamoto misses with a right hand
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
Gallagher jabs Sakamoto right on the nose. Sakamoto blinks but takes it well.
Sakamoto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sakamoto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Philip Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sakamoto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sakamoto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Philip Gallagher.
Well Gallagher 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Gallagher!
Philip Gallagher very nearly forgot to thank Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
In defeat, Hiroshimo Sakamoto stepped up to the mic, saying 'It had to be my goofy eyes!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Sturm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Ahokas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ahokas's choice of entrance music: ELUVEITIE - Inis Mona. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Sturm!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ville Ahokas!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahokas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sturm.
Sturm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Ville Ahokas has been cut.
We've been informed that Ahokas 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.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the body.
Ahokas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ahokas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturm.
Sturm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahokas.
Nice body punch from Ahokas.
Sturm throws a head kick that misses.
Sturm misses with a hook
and Ahokas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sturm misses with a body shot.
Ahokas slips under a jab.
Ahokas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahokas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sturm is out of range and Ahokas settles back down.
Ahokas lands with a straight right. Sturm didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Ahokas misses the target.
Ahokas tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturm steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahokas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm tries to clinch but Ahokas is having none of it.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sturm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ahokas.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturm. Ahokas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sturm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturm throws out a powerful jab.
Sturm slips a jab from Ahokas.
Sturm swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ville Ahokas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturm takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sturm.
Sturm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahokas was well out of range. Poor timing from Sturm.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
Ahokas throws a hook to the side of Sturm's head but Sturm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the liver by Ahokas. Beautiful body shot.
Ahokas slips under a jab from Sturm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Ahokas.
Ahokas throws a jab when Sturm was well out of range.
Ahokas misses with a hook
and Sturm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas wants to slow Sturm down by chopping away at his legs.
Sturm connects with a crisp jab.
Sturm misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Ahokas misses.
Sturm works the jab nicely.
Ahokas looks to land a right hand but Sturm moved out of range.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Sturm feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ahokass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ahokas lands a slapping body shot.
A clash of legs there as Sturm blocks the low kick.
Ahokas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sturm in his tracks.
Sturm misses with a body shot.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas 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.
Sturm changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Sturm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahokas loads up on a big right hand but Sturm slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ahokas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ahokas swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Sturm counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sturm stands up over Ahokas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sturm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ahokas keeping moving, preventing Sturm from controlling successfully.
Sturm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ahokas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sturm wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturm chips away with some ground and pound.
Sturm postures up and lands a big shot to Ahokas's brow.
Sturm throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahokas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sturm postures up.
Sturm scoring with some ground and pound.
Sturm is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahokas has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturm looking to pass the guard.
Sturm is looking to work some ground and pound but Ahokas has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Sturm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ville Ahokas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ahokas jabs Sturm to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sturm ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Sturm seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good leg kick by Ahokas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturm avoids the body shot from Ahokas.
Ahokas scores with the left hand. Sturm knows he should have avoided that one.
Sturm scores with a nice head shot.
Sturm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That has opened up Ville Ahokas's cut even more.
Ahokas throws a lazy right hand but Sturm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturm is looking to counter punch.
Ville Ahokas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ahokas will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ahokas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturm on the side of the head.
Ahokas throws an off balance right hand
and Sturm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ahokas throws a big shot that misses.
Sturm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sturm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ahokas.
Sturm throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturm scores with a nice head shot.
Sturm throws a leg kick but Ahokas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ahokas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sturm 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.
Nice defenses there by Sturm.
Ahokas lands with an uppercut that bounces Sturm off the cage and back into range.
Sturm clinches with his opponent.
Ahokas throws a punch but it's blocked by Sturm.
Ahokas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sturm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sturm has a couple of punches blocked by Ahokas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturm.
Ahokas tries a body shot but Sturm blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Sturm.
Sturm breaks from the clinch.
Ahokas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sturm tests Ahokas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ahokas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sturm moves into range and clinches up with Ahokas.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The cut above Ville Ahokas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturm.
Ahokas is trying to push Sturm away but Sturm has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ahokas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sturm misses with a kick to the body
and Ahokas counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sturm thinking.
Ahokas lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sturm walks into a straight right hand from Ahokas.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ahokas. That's going to slow Sturm down.
Good work by Ahokas as he checks the leg kick.
Sturm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahokas moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahokas is looking to chop away at Sturm's legs.
Ahokas just misses with a punch to the body.
A big left from Ahokas misses.
Sturm throws a body punch but Ahokas moves out of range.
Ahokas throws the left hand but Sturm avoids the punch easily.
Sturm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahokas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ahokas avoids the head kick by Sturm.
Nice defenses there by Sturm.
Ahokas cracks Sturm with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ahokas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sturm misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Sturm appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sturm misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas lands a nice shot to the body.
Sturm walks into a stiff left hand from Ahokas.
Sturm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Sturm on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ahokas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturm throws a leg kick but Ahokas checks it.
Sturm takes a swing at Ahokas's ribcage but misses.
Ahokas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Sturm misses.
Sturm is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ahokas misses with a hook.
Ahokas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ville Ahokas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturm doesn't seem bothered though.
Ahokas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ahokas slips under a jab from Sturm.
Ahokas throws a counter combo.
Ahokas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sturm throws a good cross that connects.
Ahokas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sturm counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 Felix Sturm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ville Ahokas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sturm misses with a hook. Ahokas ducked under it nicely.
Sturm uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahokas.
The fighters circling - Sturm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut.
Ahokas lands with an overhand left.
Sturm throws a right hand that Ahokas ducks under and follows up with a left that Ahokas also avoids with ease.
Sturm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ahokas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sturm uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ahokas.
As Ahokas looks to move away, Sturm throws a big counter combo but Ahokas just gets out of the way.
Sturm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturm doesn't seem bothered though.
Sturm is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Decent striking displayed by Sturm there.
A slow jab from Ahokas misses its intended target.
Ahokas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sturm is able to avoid easily.
Ahokas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sturm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahokas looks to score with a jab to the body but Sturm is just out of range.
Ahokas scores with a sloppy right hand. Sturm should have avoided that one.
Ahokas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ahokas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sturm.
Sturm misses with a body kick.
Ahokas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturm.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut. Sturm saw that one coming.
Ahokas throws an off balance right hand
and Sturm counters with a left to the body.
Ahokas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sturm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ahokas lands a jab to the head.
Ahokas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahokas stuns Sturm with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slow jab from Sturm misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturm doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahokas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sturm doesn't seem bothered though.
Sturm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sturm moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
Sturm is looking for a counter combo.
Sturm just misses with a punch to the body.
Ahokas misses with a low kick.
Sturm feinted with a counter takedown.
Sturm thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sturm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ahokas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ahokas moves out of range as Sturm strikes.
Ahokas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Ahokas misses.
Sturm takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ahokas missing with a left hand there. Sturm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahokas misses with an uppercut
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sturm lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahokas off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahokas throws a sloppy body shot
and Sturm counters with a stiff right hand.
Sturm slips a jab and a cross from Ahokas.
Sturm shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sturm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sturm ducks under a wild hook from Ahokas.
Sturm was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ahokas throws a right hand that misses
and Sturm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ahokas is rocked!
Sturm fails to land with a series of punches.
Sturm lands a really nice looking cross but Ahokas seems unphased.
Ahokas is still on wobbly legs! Can Sturm finish him?
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ville Ahokas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Felix Sturm!
Felix Sturm retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Felix Sturm made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Bailey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pena Pulkkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Devon Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pena Pulkkinen!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bailey throws a jab but it's blocked by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick but Bailey moves out of range.
Pulkkinen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bailey lands a really nice looking cross but Pulkkinen seems unphased.
Pulkkinen misses with a looping right.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pulkkinen lands a jab.
It looks like Devon Bailey has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pulkkinen - that will leave a mark!
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Bailey checks it.
It appears Bailey was looking to counter with a kick there.
Pulkkinen throws a chopping leg kick but Bailey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Bailey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bailey staying out of range there.
Bailey blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pulkkinen scores with a punch to the head.
Pulkkinen scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bailey. Pulkkinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight left.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bailey's head.
Pulkkinen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Bailey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pulkkinen's head backwards.
Pulkkinen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bailey misses the jab.
Pulkkinen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bailey at a distance.
Bailey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pulkkinen, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Bailey.
Pulkkinen misses with a body punch.
Pulkkinen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bailey misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pulkkinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bailey blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Bailey.
Bailey swings wildly with an uppercut but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Bailey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pulkkinen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
Pulkkinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bailey uses from the top position.
Pulkkinen working a defensive guard but Bailey manages to pass into side control anyway.
Pulkkinen is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen is trying to control Bailey's posture but Bailey avoids it.
Pulkkinen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bailey is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Pulkkinen working to try and regain half guard.
Bailey sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
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.
Pulkkinen tries to hold on but Bailey postures up.
Pulkkinen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bailey has a good base and remains in mount.
Bailey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey'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.
Bailey misses the jab.
Pulkkinen is looking to slow Bailey down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Pulkkinen finds it's target.
Pulkkinen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pulkkinen blocks a jab.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bailey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bailey.
Bailey loads up on a big right hand but Pulkkinen slips the punch.
Pulkkinen tries to land a leg kick but Bailey saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Bailey on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jab from Pulkkinen.
A slow jab from Bailey misses its intended target.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick but Bailey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Bailey avoids it easily.
Bailey is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bailey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pulkkinen counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd cheers as Pulkkinen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bailey doesn't seem phased though.
Bailey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pulkkinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pulkkinen works the jab nicely.
Bailey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen cracks Bailey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bailey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bailey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bailey throws a hook but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pulkkinen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bailey throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Bailey misses with a straight right.
Bailey throws a shot from downtown. Pulkkinen moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey moves out of range of the strikes.
Pulkkinen throws a body kick that misses
and Pulkkinen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen misses with a hook.
It looked like Bailey wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bailey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Devon Bailey's cut is getting worse.
Pulkkinen throws out a loose jab but Bailey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bailey throws out a loose jab but Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pulkkinen lands with a right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Pulkkinen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bailey looks to throw the jab but Pulkkinen is out of range.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Pulkkinen lunges at Bailey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bailey's hand.
Bailey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pulkkinen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pulkkinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Pulkkinen backs away, Bailey returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pulkkinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Bailey is just out of range.
Pulkkinen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bailey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pulkkinen can pounce on him.
Bailey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bailey cracks Pulkkinen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bailey takes a swing at Pulkkinen's ribcage but misses.
Pulkkinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bailey.
Bailey cracks the inside of Pulkkinen's front leg.
A jab from Bailey misses.
Pulkkinen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Good shot there by Bailey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bailey misses with a wild body shot.
Bailey's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pulkkinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bailey scrambles back to his feet.
Pulkkinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bailey throws a leg kick that misses.
Bailey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pulkkinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bailey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen slips under a jab from Bailey.
Pulkkinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bailey in his tracks.
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Devon Bailey's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pulkkinen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pulkkinen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pulkkinen misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pulkkinen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pulkkinen misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey misses with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bailey!
Bailey lands a leg kick that knocks Pulkkinen off balance momentarily.
Bailey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Bailey down.
Bailey looks to land a left hand but Pulkkinen moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Pulkkinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bailey lands the left hand.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Pulkkinen throws out a counter right but Bailey avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Bailey is predictable there
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the side of Bailey's head but Bailey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body shot.
Pena Pulkkinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Pulkkinen misses.
Pulkkinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Bailey should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Pulkkinen slams his shin into Bailey's torso.
Bailey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bailey misses with a looping left.
It seemed like Pulkkinen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bailey moves in looking to clinch but Pulkkinen pushes him off.
Bailey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bailey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pulkkinen lands an overhand right.
Bailey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
Bailey swings widly with a right hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
Bailey misses with a left hand
and Pulkkinen counters with a low kick, right behind Bailey 's knee.
Pulkkinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bailey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pulkkinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pulkkinen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pulkkinen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pulkkinen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pulkkinen throws out a powerful jab.
Jeez, Devon Bailey's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
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!
Pulkkinen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bailey doesn't seem bothered though.
Pulkkinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pulkkinen throws the left hand but Bailey avoids the punch easily.
Pulkkinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Bailey's head.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick
and Bailey holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pulkkinen blocks the elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pulkkinen misses with the head strike.
Pulkkinen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pulkkinen prevents a body shot from Bailey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bailey misses with a body punch.
Bailey tries to throw a body punch but Pulkkinen avoids it by throwing Bailey back against the cage.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bailey backwards.
A hook to the body from Bailey.
A shot in the inside from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen lands a shoulder strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pulkkinen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pulkkinen.
Bailey misses with some punches.
Pulkkinen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen misses with a straight right.
Bailey avoids the head kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bailey.
A nice side step and Pulkkinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pulkkinen throws a leg kick which misses Bailey's front leg but catches the back leg as Bailey tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bailey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bailey throws a hook to the side of Pulkkinen's head but Pulkkinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pulkkinen throws a hook but Bailey blocks it.
Bailey tries to counter by clinching up but Pulkkinen breaks away and moves out of range.
Bailey is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bailey fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pulkkinen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bailey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pulkkinen looks for the body kick but Bailey saw that one coming.
Bailey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bailey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pulkkinen misses the jab.
Bailey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pulkkinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bailey 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pena Pulkkinen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devon Bailey's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Pulkkinen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pulkkinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bailey looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pulkkinen! But no joy.
Bailey misses with a body punch
and Pulkkinen counters with a stiff right hand.
Bailey lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pulkkinen throws a body punch but Bailey moves out of range.
Bailey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pulkkinen manages to avoid it.
Pulkkinen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pulkkinen connects with a body shot that sends Bailey's belly button to the back.
Bailey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bailey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bailey tries to clinch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen wants to land a leg kick but Bailey is out of range.
Pulkkinen lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulkkinen lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pulkkinen.
Bailey misses with a hook
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Pulkkinen tries a low kick but Bailey avoids it.
Pulkkinen misses with an uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pulkkinen, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pulkkinen. Bailey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bailey seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bailey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pulkkinen moves away from the strike by Bailey.
Nice uppercut there from Pulkkinen.
Pulkkinen slips a jab from Bailey.
Pulkkinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pulkkinen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bailey throws the left hand but Pulkkinen avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pulkkinen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pulkkinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bailey avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bailey misses the target.
Bailey wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pulkkinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bailey.
Nice uppercut lands for Pulkkinen. That snapped Bailey's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Devon Bailey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pena Pulkkinen!
Pena Pulkkinen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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