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FSF 7: Valhalla PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ireneusz Doniecki (ranked 23467 p4p, 693 weight class) and Fred Van Damme (ranked 25322 p4p, 678 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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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ireneusz Doniecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Fred Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Doniecki. Those never looked like landing.
Van Damme unleashes a big counter combination but Doniecki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Doniecki circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme darts in and clinches Doniecki up against the cage.
Van Damme breaks the clinch.
Van Damme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Van Damme moves away from the strike by Doniecki.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doniecki. Van Damme does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Damme takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Damme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doniecki.
Doniecki lunges at Van Damme with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Van Damme's hand.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Damme tries to clinch up but Doniecki circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Damme takes the fight into the clinch.
Van Damme is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Doniecki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Van Damme gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Van Damme is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doniecki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Doniecki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doniecki swings for the body but Van Damme moves out of range.
Doniecki swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Van Damme wants to clinch.
Van Damme moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Doniecki moves out of range easily.
Van Damme moves away from the strike by Doniecki.
Van Damme has managed to clinch.
Van Damme breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch but Doniecki swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Doniecki is looking to counter punch.
Van Damme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doniecki.
Van Damme is looking for the big counter here.
Doniecki throws out a powerful jab.
Doniecki pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Van Damme back to the cage. Doniecki follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
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!
Van Damme darts in and clinches Doniecki up against the cage.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Doniecki misses its intended target.
Doniecki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Damme counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Damme moves away from the strike by Doniecki.
Van Damme clinches with his opponent.
Doniecki wants to get back to striking at distance but Van Damme won't allow it.
Van Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme slips a jab from Doniecki.
Van Damme has closed the distance and engaged Doniecki in a clinch.
Van Damme is trying to push Doniecki away but Doniecki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Doniecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doniecki connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Damme throws a sloppy head kick and Doniecki moves out of range easily.
Doniecki throws a poor cross that misses
and Van Damme counters with a three punch combo that has Doniecki backing up. Doniecki nods at Van Damme to acknowledge the strikes.
Doniecki misses with the combination.
Doniecki avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Van Damme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Damme lands with a slapping head kick.
Van Damme wants to clinch but Doniecki slips to the side
and Doniecki counters with a left and a right that stings Van Damme.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Doniecki misses.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doniecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme dodges the punch combination from Doniecki.
Van Damme unleashes a big counter combination but Doniecki bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doniecki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Damme moves into the clinch.
Van Damme tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doniecki wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ireneusz Doniecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Damme landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Van Damme keeps control of Doniecki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Van Damme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doniecki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Damme moves away.
Van Damme closes the distance and pushes Doniecki back into the cage.
Doniecki tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Damme just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fred Van Damme will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doniecki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Damme.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Doniecki keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Doniecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
Doniecki keeps control of Van Damme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doniecki fails to pull guard.
Doniecki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doniecki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doniecki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doniecki throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme closes the distance and clinches.
Doniecki tries for a takedown. No joy.
Doniecki jumps guard and drags Van Damme to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Van Damme stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doniecki throws a series of punches but Van Damme avoids them all with ease.
Van Damme's coach down at Tycoon Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Damme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Damme lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Van Damme has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Damme throws a nice head kick!
Doniecki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Van Damme counters with a left and a right that stings Doniecki.
Van Damme plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ireneusz Doniecki is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Doniecki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme tries to clinch up
and Doniecki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Damme tries to clinch but Doniecki moves out of range.
Doniecki tries to keep at a distance but Van Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doniecki is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Van Damme to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ireneusz Doniecki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme manages to break the clinch.
Doniecki gets tackled into the cage by Van Damme. Van Damme maintains the clinch.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Van Damme is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Doniecki jumps guard but Van Damme turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doniecki tries to pull guard but Van Damme forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Van Damme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doniecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Van Damme circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Doniecki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki misses with a series of wild punches.
Van Damme is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Damme pushes Doniecki up against the cage in a clinch.
Van Damme pulls guard effortlessly.
Van Damme manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Van Damme landing knees to the body.
Van Damme wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doniecki has him pressed against the cage.
Van Damme misses with a knee to the head.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doniecki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doniecki swings widly with a right hand
and Van Damme counters with a left and a right that stings Doniecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme misses with a head kick.
Van Damme closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Van Damme has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Damme landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Van Damme gets underhooks to prevent Doniecki's takedown attempt.
Doniecki breaks the clinch.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doniecki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Van Damme backs up against the cage.
Ireneusz Doniecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Van Damme wants to clinch up but Doniecki keeps it at a distance.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Doniecki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Van Damme lands a head kick. Doniecki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Doniecki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doniecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Van Damme showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheers as Doniecki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Damme doesn't seem phased though.
Doniecki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Damme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doniecki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doniecki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Damme tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Van Damme moves into range and clinches up with Doniecki.
Van Damme prevents Doniecki from breaking the clinch.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Damme slips a straight right by Doniecki.
Doniecki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Damme throws a fast counter high kick but Doniecki manages to duck under it in time.
Van Damme moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Damme wants to break free but Doniecki has control.
Doniecki is trying to break free.
Doniecki prevents Van Damme from breaking the clinch.
Van Damme misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Doniecki.
Doniecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme moves to clinch but Doniecki breaks away
and Doniecki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Van Damme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Van Damme slips under a jab from Doniecki.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doniecki misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
Van Damme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doniecki throws a looping overhand right but Van Damme ducks down to avoid it.
Van Damme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Doniecki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doniecki throws a series of punches but Van Damme moves out of range.
Doniecki throws a right and a left that Van Damme avoids nicely.
Van Damme is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Van Damme scores with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doniecki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Van Damme counters by moving into the clinch.
Van Damme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Damme fails to land with a series of punches.
Van Damme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Doniecki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Doniecki throws a right hand that Van Damme ducks under and follows up with a left that Van Damme also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doniecki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Van Damme is looking to clinch but Doniecki is avoiding it.
Doniecki avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Doniecki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Doniecki swinging wildly here.
Van Damme fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Doniecki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Damme tries to clinch but Doniecki moves out of range.
Doniecki swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Doniecki avoids the head kick by Van Damme.
Doniecki scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Van Damme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Damme ducks under a wild hook from Doniecki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Damme is looking to clinch.
Doniecki is looking for a counter combo.
Doniecki swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Damme.
Doniecki tries to bum rush Van Damme with a series of wild strikes but Van Damme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doniecki tries to keep at a distance but Van Damme has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doniecki working hard to break the clinch.
Van Damme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doniecki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Van Damme has managed to clinch.
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!
Doniecki is trying to force a seperation but Van Damme has the dominant position.
Ireneusz Doniecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fred Van Damme is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doniecki tries to break free but Van Damme pushes him back against the cage.
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 Ireneusz Doniecki.
I think Van Damme 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Fred Van Damme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randall Levert (ranked 3583 p4p, 124 weight class) and Samuel Jackleton (ranked 9053 p4p, 277 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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292 lbs
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290 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randall Levert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Samuel Jackleton!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levert shoots in looking for a takedown. Jackleton tries to sprawl out of it but Levert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jackleton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jackleton. Levert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Levert closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Jackleton quickly recovers to half guard.
Jackleton is trying to maintain the position but Levert is very close to passing his half guard.
Levert will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Levert throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jackleton controlling the position well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levert is looking for submissions but instead, Jackleton has regained full guard.
Jackleton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackleton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Levert stacks Jackleton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Levert!
Jackleton gets back to half guard.
Jackleton trying to control here.
Levert is working for a kimura but Jackleton is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackleton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Levert seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jackleton gets back to full guard.
Levert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Levert looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jackleton trying to keep a closed guard but Levert is proving a slippery customer.
Jackleton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Levert manages to get himself to full guard.
Jackleton cracks Levert with a solid left hand.
Levert isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Jackleton stacks Levert on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Jackleton!
Jackleton wants to control but Levert is keeping him busy.
Levert tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jackleton presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Levert is working hard here to advance position.
Levert is squirming around, avoiding Jackleton's attempts to control the action.
Levert tries to reverse the position but Jackleton maintains control.
Levert is bucking up trying to escape but Jackleton cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Levert knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jackleton on the ground.
Jackleton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Levert?
Levert in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Levert really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackleton trying to control but Levert is having none of it.
Levert tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jackleton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Levert tries to reverse the position but Jackleton maintains control.
Jackleton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Levert is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Levert on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Levert tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jackleton dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackleton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jackleton missing with knees to the body.
Jackleton prevents the takedown attempt.
Levert is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jackleton is defending well.
Jackleton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randall Levert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levert tries for a takedown but Jackleton manages to get underhooks.
Levert has Jackleton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jackleton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackleton tries to land knees in the clinch but Levert avoids the damage to the body.
Jackleton gets control of Levert's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jackleton will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Levert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jackleton controls Levert momentarily but Levert frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Levert with a nice head shot there.
Jackleton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Levert trying to control but Jackleton is working from the bottom.
Jackleton wants to get back to his feet but Levert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackleton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Levert has gone for a leg lock! Jackleton slips out almost immediately though and dives into Levert's guard.
Levert has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jackleton 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 Levert.
Jackleton is chipping away with strikes.
Levert is trying to work for a sweep but Jackleton has mounted him!
Jackleton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Jackleton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levert is looking to improve his position but Jackleton isn't that keen on the idea.
Jackleton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Levert is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jackleton looking to control but Levert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Levert is trying to escape the mount.
The referee warns Levert that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackleton thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackleton should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Levert is squirming around, avoiding Jackleton's attempts to control the action.
Jackleton with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levert wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackleton.
Jackleton is landing with some decent strikes but Levert is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jackleton looking for a guillotine from mount but Levert is having none of it.
Jackleton looking to control but Levert is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Levert holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jackleton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jackleton prevents Levert from getting the reversal.
Jackleton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton prevents Levert from getting the reversal.
Jackleton unloading with bombs!
Jackleton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Levert can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackleton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Levert can't escape the position.
Jackleton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jackleton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jackleton lands a nice shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jackleton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Jackleton lands a big elbow.
Jackleton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Levert is looking to get to half guard.
Jackleton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Levert can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Jackleton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Levert bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Jackleton wants to get back to his feet but Levert drags him back down.
Jackleton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Levert actively working from the bottom here.
Jackleton trying to control the action but Levert is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackleton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Levert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackleton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Jackleton is trying to control the action in half guard but Levert is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levert won't allow Jackleton to pass to mount.
Levert is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackleton lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Jackleton there.
Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackleton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Samuel Jackleton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Levert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jackleton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Levert does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two 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.
Levert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackleton pulls his head out easily.
Jackleton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Levert doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jackleton.
Levert looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackleton is looking to take a break and control but Levert is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackleton is working for a kimura but Levert is defending it quite comfortably.
Jackleton trying to control the action but Levert is working from the bottom.
Randall Levert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Levert looking for submissions off his back.
Levert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jackleton pulls his head out easily.
Levert actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jackleton throwing shots but Levert is blocking nicely.
Levert is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackleton.
Levert looking for submissions off his back.
Jackleton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Levert landing strikes from the bottom.
Samuel Jackleton is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jackleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Jackleton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jackleton has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Jackleton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 3104 p4p, 376 weight class) and Walter Black (ranked 7543 p4p, 693 weight class). Black has chosen Men in Black as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Walter Black!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shaker trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Black is keen to just control but Shaker is a slippery customer.
Black might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shaker haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black tries to stand and escape but Shaker actually recovers to full guard.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Shaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Shaker is looking for a triangle but Black pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
Shaker keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Black engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shaker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
Black checks a leg kick.
Black throws a hook but Shaker avoids it easily.
Shaker looks to land a body kick but Black moved away.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Shaker with that takedown attempt.
Shaker cracks Black with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Black uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shaker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black throws a hook but Shaker blocks it.
Shaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Shaker should have avoided that one.
Black cracks Shaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Black lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Shaker goes down and covers up as Black starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Black!
Walter Black is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Walter Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marquan Weatherspoon (ranked 5261 p4p, 567 weight class) and Deshaun Williams (ranked 2405 p4p, 310 weight class). Weatherspoon comes to the cage accompanied by Triumph by: Wu Tang Clan. Williams has chosen Dr. Octagon - Earth People as his entrance music. Deshaun Williams acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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202 lbs
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198 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marquan Weatherspoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Deshaun Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weatherspoon closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Williams is looking to slow Weatherspoon down with leg kicks.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Weatherspoon is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Weatherspoon dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Weatherspoon shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Weatherspoon is looking to clinch.
Weatherspoon has his takedown stuffed
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marquan Weatherspoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weatherspoon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Weatherspoon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams blocks a head kick by Weatherspoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weatherspoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weatherspoon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Williams! Weatherspoon is backing up but he can't get away as Williams lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Weatherspoon and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Deshaun Williams!
Deshaun Williams took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'https://soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
The defeated Marquan Weatherspoon had this to say: 'A little setback is the setup for a major comeback!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 5032 p4p, 457 weight class) and Conor Tiernan (ranked 2927 p4p, 286 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Brown might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Living in America. Tiernan has chosen Tartanic - Unavoidable - 09 BAllZ/Ringworm as his entrance music. Conor Tiernan has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Tiernan!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiernan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Tiernan coming out on top.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tiernan throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Brown tries to counter with a takedown but Tiernan is quick to defend against it.
Tiernan just misses with a punch to the body.
Tiernan fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Brown is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Tiernan.
Brown blocks a head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Brown's head backwards.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiernan misses with a body shot.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Tiernan.
Conor Tiernan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tiernan, right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tiernan.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiernan digs a good body shot into Brown's ribs.
Tiernan throws a leg kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tiernan has his feet on Brown's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Tiernan has a takedown stuffed.
Tiernan looks to throw a body kick
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiernan tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tiernan!
Brown sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan can't escape the position.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Tiernan tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Brown lands a nice shot to the head.
Tiernan wants to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Tiernan is working to get back to half guard.
Brown landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown working the ground and pound effectively.
Brown looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tiernan tries to hold on but Brown postures up.
Tiernan can't escape the position.
Brown takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brown dominating with strikes here.
Brown is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tiernan tries to reverse the position but Brown maintains control.
The referee warns Tiernan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown landing punches.
Tiernan regains half guard.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working over Tiernan with some ground and pound. Tiernan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tiernan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiernan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Tiernan's legs - danger averted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiernan wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tiernan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brown with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Brown postures up and lands a big shot to Tiernan's brow.
Brown stops Tiernan from standing up.
Brown distracts Tiernan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tiernan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiernan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiernan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a head kick but Brown moves out of range.
Tiernan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Conor Tiernan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Tiernan misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Tiernan jabs Brown right on the nose. Brown blinks but takes it well.
Tiernan throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tiernan.
Brown moves out of range as Tiernan strikes.
Brown attempts a counter takedown but Tiernan avoids it well and moves away.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Tiernan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brown stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Brown drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brown avoids the head kick by Tiernan.
Tiernan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brown counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tiernan wants to control but Brown is keeping busy.
Brown is keen to just control but Tiernan is a slippery customer.
Tiernan is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tiernan looking for submissions off his back.
Tiernan trying to control from the bottom.
Brown is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tiernan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiernan trying to control but Brown postures up.
Tiernan moves into full guard.
Tiernan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tiernan looking for a guillotine here but Brown defends easily.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Tiernan being controlled here, momentarily.
John Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Tiernan has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tiernan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Tiernan's legs - danger averted.
Brown wants to control from the top but Tiernan keeps moving.
Brown is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tiernan pulls Brown in to control the position.
Brown trying to control but Tiernan is working from the bottom.
Tiernan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brown defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brown's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tiernan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Brown sitting in guard here, content to control.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tiernan is looking to cinch up a triangle. Brown throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Tiernan's body to avoid the submission. Tiernan has instead reached around Brown's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Tiernan arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Conor Tiernan!
A very excited looking Conor Tiernan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Orban (ranked 2928 p4p, 100 weight class) and Kemo Nozume (ranked 5799 p4p, 212 weight class). Viktor Orban could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kemo Nozume's chin.
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26
300 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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27
285 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Orban!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kemo Nozume!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nozume avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orban sets himself, and Nozume steps forward looking for the clinch! Orban avoids it this time.
Nozume gets a double leg takedown into Orban's guard.
Nozume loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nozume looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Orban has his hands on Nozume's head, controlling the position.
Orban is looking to stand up but Nozume isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nozume sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozume lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Orban bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nozume's guard.
Orban has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Orban wants to stand but Nozume is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nozume has Orban pulled in close to control his posture.
Nozume keeping moving, preventing Orban from controlling successfully.
Orban is looking to stand up but Nozume won't let him.
Orban gets to his feet - Nozume follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Orban is looking to clinch.
Orban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nozume waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orban.
Orban throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Orban lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nozume shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nozume not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Orban is trying to maintain the position but Nozume is very close to passing his half guard.
Orban is looking to improve his position.
Nozume is looking to take a break and control but Orban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Orban blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nozume.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nozume not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orban tries to kick Nozume off but Nozume keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Nozume is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nozume working Orban over with strikes.
It looks like Viktor Orban has been cut.
Nozume looks to land a strike but Orban avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nozume wants to control from the top but Orban keeps moving.
Orban managing to control the position.
Orban tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Orban is looking to stand up but Nozume isn't so interested in that idea.
Nozume trying to control the position from guard on top but Orban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orban wants to stand up but Nozume is controlling him.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nozume's coach down at Lock and Roll Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Nozume's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Orban gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nozume blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Orban throws an elbow but misses.
I was talking to Orban's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orban stops a takedown attempt from Nozume.
Orban lands a damaging elbow.
Nozume is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orban landing knees to the head.
Orban throws an elbow but it misses.
Nozume avoids a wild elbow strike from Orban.
Nozume avoids a wild elbow strike from Orban.
Orban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orban lands an elbow just above Nozume 's eye.
It looks like Kemo Nozume has been cut.
Orban lands a damaging elbow.
Orban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Orban dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orban instigates a clinch.
Nozume drops down looking for an ankle pick but Orban pulls his leg out and moves away.
A big right from Nozume misses.
Nozume shoots in for a takedown but Orban shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Orban buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Orban with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nozume shoots in looking for a takedown. Orban tries to sprawl out of it but Nozume keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Orban manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Viktor Orban has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kemo Nozume.
Nozume dives in and scores a takedown into Orban's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nozume accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Orban is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nozume can do to turn this around?
Orban is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nozume is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nozume postures up.
Kemo Nozume has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nozume throwing strikes from guard but Orban blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orban wants to get back to his feet but Nozume is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Orban will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nozume trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kemo Nozume seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orban, right into the meat.
Orban throws a front kick that sends Nozume stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Orban.
Orban moves into the clinch.
Nozume tries to score a body lock takedown but Orban shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nozume takes an elbow to the temple.
Orban pushes off an throws an elbow but Nozume leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nozume dodges an elbow strike from Orban.
Orban prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orban.
Nozume is breathing heavily.
Orban lands an elbow just above Nozume 's eye.
Viktor Orban has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nozume's brow.
Orban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orban's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nozume's brow.
Nice elbow from Orban.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orban lands an elbow inside.
Orban lands an elbow just above Nozume 's eye.
Nozume is rocked!
Orban doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nozume is still on wobbly legs! Can Orban finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nozume's defenses.
Orban creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Nozume! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Orban.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Orban!
Viktor Orban is the new super heavyweight champion!
Kemo Nozume was interviewed post fight and said 'Auvers blue?'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Harvey (ranked 4548 p4p, 154 weight class) and Akuma Kamealoha (ranked 3036 p4p, 105 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kamealoha's choice of entrance music: Wipeout. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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289 lbs
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300 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akuma Kamealoha!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Kamealoha has knocked Harvey down with a huge combo! Kamealoha steps away and waves a wobbly Harvey back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Bubba Harvey has been cut.
Kamealoha batters Harvey with a massive right followed by a huge left! Harvey is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kamealoha lands a final crushing right hand to drop Harvey to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kamealoha is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akuma Kamealoha!
An intense looking Akuma Kamealoha took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I want to give it up to the Fans for their support and thank you Red Light Coffeeshop and 080 Nutrition for sponsoring me.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Conner (ranked 3656 p4p, 493 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 2958 p4p, 419 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Conner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Man Who Sold The World. De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bismarck De Jager enters the cage!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Conner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Jager fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
De Jager is looking to score with low kicks.
De Jager scores with a jab to the head.
Conner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Jager cracks the inside of Conner's front leg.
De Jager throws a hook but Conner avoids it easily.
Conner takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Jager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Conner.
De Jager changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Conner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Jager throws a jab when Conner was well out of range.
De Jager blocks a low kick nicely.
De Jager swings away with a leg kick that misses.
De Jager tried to score with a low kick but Conner checks it.
Conner misses with a hook.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Conner lands with an uppercut that bounces De Jager off the cage and back into range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Jager throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
De Jager feints and then cracks Conner's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Conner down.
De Jager slips under a jab from Conner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Jager moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Conner.
Conner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Jager lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Conner at a distance.
A slow jab from Conner misses its intended target.
De Jager takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice jab there from De Jager.
De Jager thumps Conner with a low kick.
Conner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Jager.
Conner is looking to counter punch.
That kick from De Jager tenderised Conner's leg. Conner is trying to keep his angry face on.
De Jager lands a jab-cross combination.
De Jager misses with a straight right.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Jager fails to land with a series of punches.
Wayne Conner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - De Jager throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Conner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Conner dodges the punch combination from De Jager.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Conner has time to react.
De Jager throws a big shot that misses.
De Jager drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Conner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Jager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Jager throws a sloppy head kick and Conner moves out of range easily.
De Jager lands a jab to the head.
Conner throws a lazy right hand but De Jager sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
De Jager tries a quick counter leg kick but Conner is wise to it.
De Jager lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
De Jager connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Conner's hands.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Conner misses the target.
De Jager misses with a series of wild punches.
Conner throws a solid leg kick but De Jager takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Conner.
Conner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
De Jager misses with a head kick.
Conner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
De Jager throws a low kick but Conner avoids it.
De Jager misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Conner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Conner scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
De Jager drives through with a takedown into Conner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
De Jager passes Conner's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
De Jager trying to control from half guard but Conner is working away.
De Jager is looking to stall here but Conner recovers full guard.
De Jager with a nice head shot there.
Conner looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Jager is one step ahead there.
De Jager trying to control but Conner is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Jager looking to sit in guard and control but Conner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
De Jager pulls Conner in close to prevent any damage.
Conner stopping the sweep attempt from De Jager.
We've been hearing that Conner has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
De Jager is still trying to improve position.
De Jager is trying to keep Conner in close.
Conner being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bismarck De Jager dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Jager moves out of range as Conner strikes.
De Jager looks to land a combination but Conner avoids it well.
Conner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Jager misses with a hook.
Good work by Conner as he checks the leg kick.
Conner walks forward, straight into a front kick from De Jager.
De Jager slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Conner misses with an uppercut. De Jager saw that one coming.
Conner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by De Jager.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut.
Conner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
De Jager slips a jab from Conner.
De Jager with the counter takedown but Conner avoids it easily.
A punch combination from De Jager misses.
It looked like Conner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
De Jager has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
De Jager lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Jager.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping body kick lands there for De Jager.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
De Jager throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Conner. Those never looked like landing.
Conner misses with a hook.
Conner checks a leg kick.
De Jager throws a nice looking combination but Conner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Jager scores with a nice strike.
Conner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A jab from De Jager misses.
Conner throws a shot from downtown. De Jager moves away and avoids it.
De Jager takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Conner scores with a jab to the head.
Bismarck De Jager seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Jager dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
De Jager tries a head kick but it misses.
Conner checks a leg kick.
Conner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Conner throws a sloppy head kick and De Jager moves out of range easily.
De Jager is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Conner throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Jager stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Conner looks to land a right hand but De Jager moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
De Jager moves out of range as Conner throws a body kick.
Conner misses with a looping right.
Good standup being displayed there by De Jager as he connects with a hook.
Conner throws a hook but De Jager blocks it.
Conner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
De Jager with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
De Jager throws a series of strikes that have Conner backpedaling.
A jab from Conner misses.
De Jager let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conner slips under a jab.
Conner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Conner blocks the low kick.
De Jager looks to throw the jab but Conner is out of range.
Conner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Jager lands a leg kick that knocks Conner off balance momentarily.
Conner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Conner tries to sprawl but De Jager drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Conner has one foot on De Jager's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager connects with a right hand. Conner shakes it off.
De Jager misses with a leg kick.
Conner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Jager throws a looping overhand right but Conner ducks down to avoid it.
De Jager defending well as Conner loads up on a big left hand.
De Jager thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Conner misses.
De Jager throws a body shot but no joy.
De Jager looks to land a combination but Conner avoids it well.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Conner.
De Jager misses with a hook.
De Jager misses with a body shot.
Conner works De Jager's body with a nice hook.
De Jager scoring well with a low kick there.
Conner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Conner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Jager fails to land with a series of punches.
A slow jab from De Jager misses its intended target.
Conner misses with a straight left.
De Jager looks to land a body kick but Conner moved away.
De Jager throws the left hand but Conner avoids the punch easily.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
De Jager throws a lazy right hand but Conner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conner throwing a counter right hand but De Jager manages to avoid it.
De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
De Jager moves out of range of the body kick from Conner.
Conner lands with a straight right. De Jager didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by De Jager there.
Nice shot by Conner.
Conner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conner throws a big shot that misses.
De Jager checks the leg kick nicely there.
The crowd cheers as Conner lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Jager doesn't seem phased though.
De Jager works Conner's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bismarck De Jager will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Conner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and De Jager is able to avoid easily.
De Jager uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Conner.
Conner checks a low kick from De Jager.
Conner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conner throws a front kick that sends De Jager stumbling back into the cage.
Conner checks the leg kick nicely there.
De Jager misses with an uppercut. Conner saw that one coming.
De Jager throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conner slips a straight right by De Jager.
Conner misses with a series of wild punches.
De Jager throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
De Jager swings widly with a right hand
and Conner counters with a nice uppercut.
Conner connects with a single shot there.
Conner looks for the body kick but De Jager saw that one coming.
De Jager scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De Jager looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
De Jager blocks a jab.
De Jager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
De Jager misses with a hook
and Conner makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Jager really felt that one!
De Jager moves forwards but Conner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Conner feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends De Jager sprawling to the canvas! De Jager rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Conner finish him?!
De Jager is rocked!
Conner fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked De Jager out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Wayne Conner!
A very excited looking Wayne Conner rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Dren (ranked 2248 p4p, 272 weight class) and Apollo Gutz (ranked 2801 p4p, 333 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dren might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GETO BOYS - mind of a lunatic. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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39
260 lbs
23 - 21 - 0 |
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39
239 lbs
31 - 16 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Zdravko Dren!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Apollo Gutz!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutz tries to close the distance and clinch but Dren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dren.
Gutz looks for a takedown but Dren sprawls well.
Dren feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gutzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gutz slips a jab from Dren.
Gutz defending well as Dren loads up on a big left hand.
Gutz slips a straight right by Dren.
Dren misses with a body kick.
Dren scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Dren. Beautiful body shot.
Dren throws a head kick but Gutz moves out of range.
Dren jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gutz was well out of range. Poor timing from Dren.
Gutz has closed the distance and engaged Dren in a clinch.
Gutz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gutz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dren's brow.
Dren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dren throws a nice looking combination but Gutz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dren bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gutz's head.
Dren misses with a looping left.
Gutz shoots in and drives through. Dren sprawls well.
No luck for Gutz with that takedown attempt.
Zdravko Dren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apollo Gutz.
Dren throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Dren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gutz manages to avoid it.
Gutz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dren swivels and escapes.
Gutz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dren trying to keep a closed guard but Gutz is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gutz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dren, up you get!
Dren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Dren misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dren lands a jab to Gutz's midsection.
Dren lands a high kick!
Dren cracks Gutz with an open hand slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dren escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Gutz with that takedown attempt.
Dren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gutz has a takedown stuffed.
Gutz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dren.
Dren throws a chopping leg kick but Gutz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dren lands a big head kick that sends Gutz tumbling to the mat! Dren takes a step backwards and waves Gutz back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Apollo Gutz has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dren sends Gutz crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dren is motioning to the referee to let Gutz up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gutz is rocked!
Gutz leaves his chin hanging out and Dren seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Gutz crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zdravko Dren!
Zdravko Dren retains his heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Zdravko Dren thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Saint-Perrilloux (ranked 1563 p4p, 229 weight class) and Kassius Halo (ranked 1607 p4p, 235 weight class). The key to victory for Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kassius Halo!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a body punch.
Halo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint-Perrilloux backwards.
Halo misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Saint-Perrilloux - that landed with a thud.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saint-Perrilloux stalling against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Saint-Perrilloux lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Saint-Perrilloux.
Halo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint-Perrilloux controls his hands.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint-Perrilloux lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Halo tries to pull guard but Saint-Perrilloux holds him up against the cage and eventually Halo drops back down to his feet.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint-Perrilloux creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Halo tries to break the clinch but Saint-Perrilloux is controlling the position.
Halo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saint-Perrilloux is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo looks winded!
Halo tries to pull guard but Saint-Perrilloux holds him up against the cage and eventually Halo drops back down to his feet.
Saint-Perrilloux works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halo.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint-Perrilloux is leaning against Halo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Halo tries to pull guard but Saint-Perrilloux won't allow it.
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kassius Halo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint-Perrilloux.
A short uppercut from Saint-Perrilloux.
I was talking to Saint-Perrilloux's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint-Perrilloux softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux digs a right hand underneath Halo's ribcage. Halo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux works on Halo's body with a couple of short punches.
Saint-Perrilloux pushes Halo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux digs a right hand into Halo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halo's gas tank.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Saint-Perrilloux.
Saint-Perrilloux scores with a nice hook to the head.
Halo is rocked!
Saint-Perrilloux lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint-Perrilloux finish him?
Saint-Perrilloux is working Halo over against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux presses Halo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Halo seems to have recovered his senses.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Halo with a nice body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a body shot.
Saint-Perrilloux's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Saint-Perrilloux lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint-Perrilloux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saint-Perrilloux moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint-Perrilloux cracks Halo with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Halo looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Saint-Perrilloux finish him?
Halo wants to clinch but Saint-Perrilloux slips to the side
and Saint-Perrilloux counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jacques Saint-Perrilloux!
Jacques Saint-Perrilloux retains his light heavyweight title!
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