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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 1476 p4p, 209 weight class) and Frank Murdock (ranked 4140 p4p, 466 weight class). Murdock is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Flashbacks to 'Nam. Frank Murdock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Murdock!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murdock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murdock swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salvador counters with a stiff right hand.
Murdock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been informed that Murdock 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.
Salvador moves into the clinch successfully.
Salvador makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salvador tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Salvador.
Salvador tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Salvador misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murdock has a couple of punches blocked by Salvador.
A short body shot lands from Salvador as the two fighters clinch.
Salvador lands a body shot.
Salvador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador blocking some punches.
Salvador goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador misses with some punches.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Murdock looking to stall.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock prevents a body shot from Salvador.
Salvador definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Murdock can't find room to land a body shot as Salvador controls the action.
Salvador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Salvador.
Salvador tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murdock's elbow.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salvador lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salvador lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murdock.
Murdock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock swings wildly with an uppercut but Salvador uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Salvador catches Murdock right on the button with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murdock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Murdock misses.
Salvador punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murdock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice shot by Salvador.
Salvador misses with a body shot
and Murdock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Salvador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murdock! But no joy.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murdock 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.
Salvador just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador misses with a body shot.
Murdock throws out a counter right but Salvador avoids it with no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Salvador misses the target.
Salvador scores with a body shot.
Salvador misses with a few strikes there.
Salvador swings for the body but Murdock moves out of range.
Salvador connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Salvador swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murdock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Salvador is looking to wear down Murdock with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Salvador displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murdock throws out the jab.
Murdock walks into a straight right hand from Salvador.
Murdock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Salvador to score with a decent uppercut.
Murdock just misses with a punch to the body.
Salvador closes the distance and pushes Murdock back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador tries to throw a body punch but Murdock avoids it by throwing Salvador back against the cage.
Salvador lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salvador pushes Murdock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murdock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salvador scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Salvador blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Salvador.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Salvador lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Salvador.
Salvador working aggressively here.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salvador scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Salvador lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murdock blocks a body shot from Salvador.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Murdock.
Salvador gets through Murdock's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Salvador dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salvador swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murdock tries a quick counter leg kick but Salvador is wise to it.
A big right from Salvador misses.
Murdock lands a front kick.
Salvador throws an off balance right hand
and Murdock counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Murdock throws the left hand but Salvador avoids the punch easily.
Salvador lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murdock throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Salvador was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Murdock.
Salvador throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murdock counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvador works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murdock thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salvador lands a jab to Murdock's midsection.
A slapping body kick lands there for Murdock.
Some wild striking there from Salvador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Salvador does no damage.
Salvador misses with a left hand
letting Murdock counter with a right hand.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
Murdock tries to land a leg kick but Salvador saw it coming and moves away.
Murdock throws a hook but Salvador avoids it easily.
Salvador tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murdock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murdock walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Salvador tries to bum rush Murdock with a series of wild strikes but Murdock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Murdock lands a nice shot that snaps Salvador's head back.
A cross from Salvador lands.
Murdock scores with a nice strike.
Salvador tries to clinch but Murdock is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salvador throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Murdock to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Salvador misses with a left hand
and Murdock counters with a body kick.
Salvador is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murdock can do to turn this around?
Salvador throws a right hand that Murdock ducks under and follows up with a left that Murdock also avoids with ease.
Murdock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salvador throws a right hand that misses
and Murdock counters with a good, hard body kick but Salvador shrugs it off.
Salvador drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Salvador just misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salvador finds it's way round the side to connect with Murdock's head.
Murdock throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvador thows a left - swing and a miss!
Murdock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Salvador defending well as Murdock loads up on a big left hand.
Salvador swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador lands with an uppercut that bounces Murdock off the cage and back into range.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
Murdock throws a counter combo.
Salvador throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murdock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murdock slips a straight right by Salvador.
Salvador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salvador punishes Murdock's body with a nice straight punch.
Murdock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salvador backs up against the cage.
A telegraphed right hand from Salvador misses the target.
Salvador lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murdock circles away quickly and effectively.
Salvador throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salvador has Murdock up against the cage in a clinch.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murdock lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Salvador misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Salvador finds it's target.
Salvador lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Murdock ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Salvador feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murdocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salvador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salvador moves into the clinch.
Salvador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murdock or not.
Salvador manages to break the clinch.
Murdock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Salvador on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Salvador throws a lazy uppercut
and Murdock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Salvador lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 George Salvador will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Salvador closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murdock.
Murdock working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Salvador.
Salvador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Salvador misses with a straight left.
Salvador looks to throw the jab but Murdock is out of range.
Murdock feints a counter leg kick.
Salvador comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Salvador waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murdock.
Salvador clobbers Murdock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador throws a body shot but no joy.
Salvador ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Murdock scores with a head kick. Salvador tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Salvador.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador blocks a head kick by Murdock.
Jab, jab by Salvador - just one landing.
Murdock misses the body punch
and Salvador counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Salvador instigates a clinch.
Murdock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salvador's elbow.
Murdock blocks an uppercut.
Murdock lands a hook that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Salvador cracks Murdock with a nice body shot.
Salvador tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Salvador lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Murdock or not.
Salvador lands a hook that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Salvador misses with the head strike.
Murdock blocking some punches.
Salvador misses with a body punch.
Salvador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murdock.
The referee calls for Murdock to work.
Frank Murdock 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!
Salvador blocking some punches.
Salvador tries to work over Murdock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murdock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murdock tries a body shot but Salvador blocks it.
Salvador scores with a shot to the side of Murdock's head.
Murdock scores with a nice hook to the head.
George Salvador has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Murdock throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salvador.
Murdock throws a punch but it's blocked by Salvador.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salvador.
Salvador lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murdock backwards.
Murdock creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Murdock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murdock tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Murdock back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salvador rushes Murdock and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Salvador misses with a punch to the body.
Murdock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murdock misses with some punches.
Salvador tries a body shot but Murdock blocks it.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salvador breaks from the clinch.
Salvador fails to land with a series of punches.
Murdock looks for the body kick but Salvador saw that one coming.
Salvador scores with the left hand. Murdock knows he should have avoided that one.
Murdock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Salvador.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Murdock keeps it at a distance.
Murdock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salvador cracks Murdock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Salvador keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salvador was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George Salvador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Salvador digs a good body shot into Murdock's ribs.
Murdock takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdock throws a right hand that misses
and Murdock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Salvador moves into the clinch successfully.
Murdock trying to control the position but instead, Salvador has worked for underhooks and has pushed Murdock into the cage.
Murdock tries a body shot but Salvador blocks it.
Murdock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murdock lands a nice uppercut.
Murdock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Salvador misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
George Salvador showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salvador 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Salvador!
Our winner, George Salvador, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Vendarra (ranked 1490 p4p, 211 weight class) and Alexander Usikov (ranked 2001 p4p, 266 weight class). Vendarra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Avenged Sevenfold-Hail to the King Ragnar. Alexander Usikov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bob Vendarra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Usikov!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vendarra stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Vendarra attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Usikov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Usikov checks a leg kick.
Vendarra cracks Usikov with an open hand slap.
Usikov misses with a leg kick
and Vendarra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice shot by Vendarra.
Vendarra looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vendarra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Usikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Alexander Usikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vendarra looks to score with a jab to the body but Usikov is just out of range.
Usikov looks to land a right hand but Vendarra moved out of range.
Usikov throws a wild body kick that Vendarra sees coming a mile off.
Usikov throws out a loose jab but Vendarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Usikov.
Vendarra is looking to counter punch.
Vendarra staying out of range there.
Usikov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vendarra throws a big counter combination but Usikov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Usikov blocks a head kick by Vendarra.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendarra connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Usikov's hands.
Usikov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vendarra.
Usikov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Usikov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Usikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vendarra was well out of range. Poor timing from Usikov.
Usikov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vendarra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Usikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vendarra misses with a punch to the body.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Usikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vendarra works on Usikov's body with a couple of short punches.
Vendarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Usikov.
Vendarra digs a right hand into Usikov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Usikov's gas tank.
Vendarra tries a body shot but Usikov blocks it.
Vendarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Vendarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vendarra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vendarra digs a right hand underneath Usikov's ribcage. Usikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vendarra holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Vendarra misses with the head strike.
Vendarra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Usikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vendarra lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Usikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Usikov blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Usikov blocks a body shot from Vendarra.
Vendarra misses with the head strike.
Vendarra cracks Usikov with a nice body shot.
Usikov looks winded!
Usikov is trying to stall.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vendarra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vendarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Vendarra.
Vendarra scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Usikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vendarra throws a head punch that misses.
Vendarra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Vendarra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra lands a nice uppercut.
Vendarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usikov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vendarra.
Usikov slowing the pace effectively.
Vendarra lands with a right to the head.
Vendarra working aggressively here.
Vendarra digs a right hand underneath Usikov's ribcage. Usikov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vendarra tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Vendarra.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendarra avoids it.
Nice body punch from Vendarra.
Vendarra misses with a punch on the inside.
Vendarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vendarra throws a hook but Usikov blocks it.
Vendarra sets himself, and Usikov steps forward looking for the clinch! Vendarra avoids it this time.
Usikov wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov has closed the distance and engaged Vendarra in a clinch.
Vendarra scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vendarra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Vendarra lands but Usikov takes it in his stride.
Vendarra takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vendarra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vendarra throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vendarra, right into the meat.
Vendarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Usikov slips a straight right by Vendarra.
Vendarra moves away from the strike by Usikov.
Usikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vendarra.
Vendarra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Usikov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Usikov looks for the body kick but Vendarra saw that one coming.
Usikov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vendarra throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Vendarra dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Usikov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vendarra throws a body punch but Usikov moves out of range.
Usikov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vendarra throws the kick towards the body but Usikov avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vendarra.
Bob Vendarra is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Usikov misses the target.
Usikov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Usikov misses with a low kick.
Usikov scores with a jab to the body.
Usikov pushes Vendarra up against the cage in a clinch.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Usikov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vendarra stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vendarra is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Vendarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks with his arms.
Vendarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Usikov.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vendarra has Usikov pushed against the cage.
Usikov slows down the pace here.
Usikov trying to land knees to the body.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks with his arms.
Vendarra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Vendarra working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vendarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vendarra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vendarra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vendarra throws a head punch that misses.
Vendarra lands with a short shot to the head.
Usikov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vendarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usikov's elbow.
Usikov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vendarra misses with the head strike.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vendarra.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Vendarra.
Vendarra will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Usikov up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vendarra makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Usikov is breathing heavily.
A short right from Vendarra on the inside.
Usikov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from Vendarra.
Usikov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vendarra backwards.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks it.
Usikov wants to get back to striking at distance but Vendarra won't allow it.
Usikov blocking some punches.
Vendarra misses with the head strike.
Vendarra stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Vendarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra stalls.
Nice body punch from Vendarra.
Vendarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Vendarra cracks Usikov with a nice body shot.
Vendarra pushes Usikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vendarra lands with a right to the head.
Vendarra is leaning against Usikov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vendarra manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vendarra lands a shot to the body.
Vendarra tries to work over Usikov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Vendarra lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Usikov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vendarra stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov tries a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks it.
Vendarra displaying some good clinch control by pressing Usikov up against the cage.
Vendarra struggles to land a body shot inside as Usikov controls his hands.
Vendarra lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Usikov missing with knees to the body.
Bob Vendarra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Usikov is trying to force a seperation but Vendarra has the dominant position.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Vendarra is blocking nicely.
Vendarra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Usikov can do to turn this around?
Vendarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vendarra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Usikov landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov working aggressively here.
Vendarra breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vendarra looks to land a right hand but Usikov moved out of range.
Usikov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vendarra avoids the body shot from Usikov.
Usikov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vendarra circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Vendarra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vendarra.
Vendarra forces Usikov back against the cage and clinches.
Vendarra tries a body shot but Usikov blocks it.
Usikov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks with his arms.
Usikov tries to stall but Vendarra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vendarra throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vendarra is defending well for now.
Vendarra avoiding damage as Usikov throws knees to the body.
Vendarra has Usikov pressed against the cage.
Vendarra breaks from the clinch.
Usikov misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vendarra misses with the body kick
and Usikov counters by clinching up.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Vendarra.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vendarra working aggressively here.
Usikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Still in the clinch, Vendarra scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vendarra.
Usikov misses with a knee to the head.
Usikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vendarra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Usikov tries to stall but Vendarra uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vendarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Usikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Vendarra.
Usikov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vendarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vendarra lands a hook that snaps the head of Usikov backwards.
Vendarra gets through Usikov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vendarra scores with a shoulder strike.
Vendarra lands with a right to the head.
Vendarra working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vendarra has a couple of punches blocked by Usikov.
Usikov missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Vendarra.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vendarra.
Vendarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vendarra managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vendarra stalling against the cage.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vendarra avoids it.
Vendarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vendarra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Usikov's efforts to push away.
Vendarra misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vendarra blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vendarra managing to block the knees to the body from Usikov.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Usikov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vendarra is defending well for now.
Usikov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vendarra throws a head punch that misses.
Vendarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Usikov's elbow.
Usikov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vendarra blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vendarra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vendarra lands an uppercut.
Vendarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vendarra softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vendarra throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Usikovs head.
Usikov misses with a knee strike.
Vendarra escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Usikov 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.
Vendarra closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Usikov is rocked!
It looks like Alexander Usikov has been cut.
Usikov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vendarra can pounce on him.
Usikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Vendarra finish him?
Usikov misses with a left hand
and Vendarra counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Usikov thinking.
Vendarra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Vendarra throws a body punch but Usikov moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vendarra moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Usikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vendarra.
Good exchange - Vendarra coming out on top.
Vendarra cracks Usikov with an open hand slap.
Usikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vendarra working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Vendarra.
Usikov looking to throw knees to the head but Vendarra is blocking nicely.
Bob Vendarra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Usikov tries to land a knee to the head but Vendarra blocks with his arms.
Usikov throws a head punch that misses.
Vendarra pushes Usikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander Usikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short uppercut from Vendarra.
Vendarra stalling against the cage.
Usikov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vendarra lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vendarra stalling in the clinch.
Vendarra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vendarra misses with a wild body shot.
Usikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Vendarra counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Usikov tried to score with a low kick but Vendarra checks it.
Usikov takes one to the chin there.
Usikov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vendarra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Usikov's head.
Vendarra scores with a hook to the body. Usikov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vendarra lands a brutal head kick. Usikov looks out on his feet and Vendarra throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Bob Vendarra!
A very excited looking Bob Vendarra 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between William Wallace (ranked 2121 p4p, 278 weight class) and Holton Hamburger (ranked 3199 p4p, 395 weight class). Holton Hamburger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holton Hamburger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamburger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
William Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamburger has a takedown stuffed.
Hamburger tries for a takedown but Wallace circles away easily
and Wallace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
William Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Holton Hamburger.
Wallace throws a shot to the body.
Wallace lands a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace lands a glancing blow to the side of Hamburger's head.
Hamburger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wallace.
Wallace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wallace scores with a sloppy right hand. Hamburger should have avoided that one.
Hamburger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left lands for Wallace.
Hamburger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hamburger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hamburger fails with the takedown.
Hamburger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Wallace connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hamburger scrambles back to his feet.
Hamburger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamburger has a takedown stuffed.
Wallace connects with the punch.
Wallace throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hamburger on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace's corner calls for a 1-2. Wallace obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hamburger is rocked!
Wallace lands a body shot.
Hamburger is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Hamburger shoots in for a double leg but Wallace sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hamburger seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hamburger shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wallace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hamburger looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace cracks Hamburger with a left hook right on the temple and Hamburger goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Wallace lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Hamburger is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). William Wallace!
After winning the bout, William Wallace thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kozlov (ranked 1525 p4p, 208 weight class) and Kassim Magufuli I V (ranked 1012 p4p, 152 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ivan Kozlov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ivan Kozlov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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211 lbs
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208 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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kassim Magufuli I V!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kozlov misses with a left hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ivan Kozlov has been cut.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot.
Magufuli I V has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kozlov is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Magufuli I V throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kozlov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magufuli I V gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Magufuli I V scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kozlov.
Magufuli I V tries to work over Kozlov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kozlov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Magufuli I V keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kozlov's efforts to push away.
Kozlov has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kozlov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kozlov cracks Magufuli I V with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Magufuli I V throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ivan Kozlov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magufuli I V closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magufuli I V is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Magufuli I V blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magufuli I V throws a body punch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Kozlov misses with a looping right.
Magufuli I V waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kozlov.
Kozlov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kozlov throws a lazy uppercut
and Magufuli I V counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Magufuli I V.
Kozlov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kozlov tests Magufuli I V's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magufuli I V slips a jab from Kozlov.
Kozlov misses with an uppercut
and Magufuli I V counters with a left to the body.
Kozlov scores with a jab.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Magufuli I V was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov backing away here, and Magufuli I V unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov sizes up Magufuli I V with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Magufuli I V misses with an uppercut. Kozlov saw that one coming.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magufuli I V ducks under a wild hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov throws a right hand that misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magufuli I V lands with a hook. Kozlov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Magufuli I V bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magufuli I V is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kozlov rather than just go for the knockout.
Kozlov throws a big shot that misses.
Magufuli I V swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kozlov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magufuli I V darts in and clinches Kozlov up against the cage.
Kozlov breaks from the clinch.
Kozlov connects with the punch.
Kozlov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V moves out of range as Kozlov strikes.
Magufuli I V moves into the clinch.
Magufuli I V works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magufuli I V misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V pushes Kozlov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magufuli I V lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Magufuli I V has a couple of punches blocked by Kozlov.
Magufuli I V scores with a shoulder strike.
Magufuli I V can't find room to land a body shot as Kozlov controls the action.
Magufuli I V softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magufuli I V misses with a punch to the body.
Kozlov tries to break free but Magufuli I V pushes him back against the cage.
Kozlov takes a shot to the head.
Magufuli I V lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kozlov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kozlov keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magufuli I V is looking to clinch but Kozlov is avoiding it.
Kozlov missing with a left hand there. Magufuli I V was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kozlov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magufuli I V circles away quickly and effectively.
Kozlov throws an overhand right that lands on Magufuli I V's shoulder, as Magufuli I V tries to avoid the shot.
Kozlov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kozlov misses with a straight right.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
Magufuli I V tries to clinch but Kozlov moves away
and Kozlov counters with a stiff right hand.
Magufuli I V tries to clinch up
and Kozlov counters with a straight right hand.
Kozlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Magufuli I V throws an overhand right that lands on Kozlov's shoulder, as Kozlov tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Magufuli I V, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kassim Magufuli I V will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ivan Kozlov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Magufuli I V tries to clinch but Kozlov moves out of range.
Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
Kozlov slips under a jab.
Magufuli I V ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kozlov moves away.
Kozlov throws a right hand that misses
and Kozlov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kozlov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magufuli I V staying out of range there.
Magufuli I V slips under a jab.
Magufuli I V gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kozlov prevents a body shot from Magufuli I V.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kozlov manages to break the clinch.
Kozlov catches Magufuli I V with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ivan Kozlov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kozlov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Magufuli I V looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kozlov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magufuli I V uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kozlov.
A countering left hand to the body from Magufuli I V misses.
Kozlov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kozlov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Magufuli I V misses its intended target.
Kozlov is looking to counter punch.
Kozlov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V doesn't manage to clinch there - Kozlov circles away.
Kozlov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kozlov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Magufuli I V counters with a stiff right hand.
Magufuli I V misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kozlov.
Magufuli I V thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kozlov throwing a counter right hand but Magufuli I V manages to avoid it.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Magufuli I V moves away and avoids it.
Magufuli I V lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov jabs Magufuli I V to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Magufuli I V lands with an overhand left.
Kozlov moves away from the strike by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V looks to throw the jab but Kozlov is out of range.
Magufuli I V slips a straight right by Kozlov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kozlov scores with a nice strike.
Magufuli I V looks to land a left hand but Kozlov moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kozlov misses the target.
Kozlov swats away the attempt to clinch by Magufuli I V.
Magufuli I V swinging wildly here.
Kozlov throws a shot from downtown. Magufuli I V moves away and avoids it.
Kozlov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kozlov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kozlov looks to land a right hand but Magufuli I V moved out of range.
Kozlov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kozlov takes one to the chin there.
Ivan Kozlov's cut is getting worse.
A telegraphed right hand from Kozlov misses the target.
Kozlov throws an off balance right hand
and Magufuli I V counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kozlov is rocked!
Magufuli I V scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oh Kozlov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Magufuli I V throws a pinpoint strike between Kozlov's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Kozlov crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Magufuli I V scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kassim Magufuli I V!
A very excited looking Kassim Magufuli I V 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Punch Boxing (ranked 1778 p4p, 212 weight class) and Arjuna Ramadan (ranked 553 p4p, 68 weight class). Ramadan is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Positive Vibration. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Punch Boxing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arjuna Ramadan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxing closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ramadan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boxing misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Ramadan.
Boxing closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ramadan lands an uppercut.
Boxing scores with a shot to the side of Ramadan's head.
Ramadan struggles to land a body shot inside as Boxing controls his hands.
Ramadan tries to throw a body punch but Boxing avoids it by throwing Ramadan back against the cage.
Ramadan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boxing's elbow.
Boxing lands a right hand.
Ramadan lands a nice uppercut.
Boxing working some nice short punches in the 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!
Ramadan can't find room to land a body shot as Boxing controls the action.
Boxing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Boxing.
Boxing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ramadan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxing tries to throw a body punch but Ramadan avoids it by throwing Boxing back against the cage.
Ramadan digs a right hand into Boxing's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boxing's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramadan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramadan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boxing swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramadan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramadan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ramadan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boxing backwards.
Boxing working aggressively here.
Boxing prevents a body shot from Ramadan.
Ramadan tries to work over Boxing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boxing lands with a short shot to the head.
Ramadan misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramadan.
Ramadan pulls Boxing into guard.
Ramadan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ramadan is tightening it up a little... Boxing has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Boxing reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Boxing taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ramadan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Arjuna Ramadan!
During a confident post fight interview, Arjuna Ramadan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between C K Cbomb (ranked 2167 p4p, 289 weight class) and Stryker Payne (ranked 757 p4p, 110 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Solid boxing
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, C K Cbomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stryker Payne!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cbomb throws a looping overhand right but Payne ducks down to avoid it.
Payne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cbomb finds it's way round the side to connect with Payne's head.
Cbomb swings widly with a right hand
letting Payne counter with a right hand.
Cbomb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice side step and Payne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch but Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payne takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cbomb tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Payne throws out a counter right but Cbomb avoids it with no problem.
Cbomb lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cbomb tries to clinch
and Cbomb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cbomb missing with a left hand there. Payne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Payne throws out a counter right but Cbomb avoids it with no problem.
Cbomb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Malmi Aitta in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Payne moves out of range.
Payne is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cbomb with a body shot.
Cbomb just misses with a punch to the body.
Payne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
C K Cbomb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cbomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne walks into a left hand.
Cbomb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Cbomb backs off Payne throws a huge counter combo but Cbomb manages to avoid it all.
Cbomb connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cbomb tries to clinch up but Payne circles away and keeps his distance.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Payne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb misses with a body shot
and Payne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Cbomb as he connects with a hook.
Payne walks into a jab.
Cbomb scores with a jab to the body.
Cbomb darts in and clinches Payne up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne prevents a body shot from Cbomb.
Payne misses with a punch to the body.
Payne scores with a shoulder strike.
Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb darts in trying to clinch
and Payne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cbomb throws out the jab.
As Cbomb backs off Payne throws a huge counter combo but Cbomb manages to avoid it all.
Cbomb drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Cbomb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Cbomb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payne misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cbomb.
Cbomb throws a punch but it's blocked by Payne.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cbomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Cbomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Payne avoids the body shot from Cbomb.
Payne is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a nice uppercut.
Cbomb tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Cbomb back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cbomb swings wildly with an uppercut but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payne working hard to break the clinch.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as Cbomb controls his hands.
Payne has a couple of punches blocked by Cbomb.
Payne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Cbomb misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Payne! But no joy.
Cbomb lands a head shot.
Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cbomb throws out the jab.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb lands a jab to Payne's midsection.
Cbomb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cbomb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
C K Cbomb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cbomb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Payne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cbomb clinches with his opponent.
Cbomb gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Cbomb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cbomb seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Payne can turn it around.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cbomb lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cbomb.
Payne working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payne can't find room to land a body shot as Cbomb controls the action.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cbomb fails to land.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cbomb throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payne on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cbomb scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cbomb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Payne throws a counter combo.
Cbomb cracks Payne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
Cbomb jumps guard but Payne turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cbomb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Cbomb tries to clinch but Payne is having none of it.
Payne gets tackled into the cage by Cbomb. Cbomb maintains the clinch.
Cbomb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payne tries to throw a body punch but Cbomb avoids it by throwing Payne back against the cage.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
C K Cbomb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payne misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Payne.
Payne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Payne fails to land.
A short left from Cbomb.
Payne prevents a body shot from Cbomb.
Cbomb has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Cbomb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cbomb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Payne's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stryker Payne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cbomb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Payne. Payne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cbomb with a hook.
Payne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cbomb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cbomb forces Payne back against the cage and clinches.
Cbomb throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Payne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cbomb pushes Payne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cbomb's elbow.
A short right from Payne on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Payne.
Payne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne throws a head punch that misses.
Cbomb is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cbomb scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Payne.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Cbomb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cbomb misses with the head strike.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but Cbomb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cbomb tries to work over Payne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Cbomb.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne works on Cbomb's body with a couple of short punches.
Payne blocks an uppercut.
Payne misses with the head strike.
Payne lands with a right to the head.
Cbomb prevents a body shot from Payne.
A short uppercut from Payne.
Cbomb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Payne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Payne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cbomb is rocked!
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 C K Cbomb will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cbomb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Payne counters with a huge right that knocks Cbomb out cold! Payne is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stryker Payne!
Stryker Payne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kerr (ranked 827 p4p, 100 weight class) and Haider Ali (ranked 2286 p4p, 280 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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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haider Ali!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr has closed the distance and engaged Ali in a clinch.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kerr's elbow.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Kerr has Ali pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ali manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ali lands a left hand.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Ali regains guard immediately.
Kerr seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali has his hands on Kerr's head, controlling the position.
Kerr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ali pulls Kerr in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali is continuing to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kerr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kerr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ali looking for a sweep. Not yet Ali, not yet.
Ali is looking to stand up but Kerr isn't so interested in that idea.
Kerr 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.
Kerr is looking to work some ground and pound but Ali has wrist control.
That's two 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.
Kerr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ali works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kerr looking to sit in guard and control but Ali gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ali stopping the sweep attempt from Kerr.
Ali tries to stand but Kerr is controlling from the bottom.
Kerr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kerr wants to improve his position but instead Ali has moved into half guard.
Kerr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kerr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is pressing down on Ali's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ali is holding on for now.
Kerr keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kerr slips a nice elbow through Ali's hands, connecting with Ali's forehead.
Ali is not content to let Kerr control the position.
Ali keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kerr thows a huge punch but Ali dodges it nicely.
Kerr throwing shots but Ali is blocking nicely.
Ali is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kerr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kerr lands strikes from half guard.
Kerr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ali's head.
Ali trying to control but Kerr postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ali on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kerr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Kerr there.
Kerr trying to pass the guard but Ali defending well.
Ali is not content to let Kerr control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerr with the ground and pound but Ali uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ali keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Ali is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ali forces Kerr back against the cage and clinches.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ali as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Ali.
Ali swings wildly with an uppercut but Kerr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kerr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali is pressed up against the cage. Kerr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ali down to the mat. Ali avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kerr throws an off balance right hand
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
It looked like Kerr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ali tries a head kick but it misses.
Kerr swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali throws a good cross that connects.
Ali connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Kerr wants to clinch
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Ali pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali slaps away a takedown attempt from Kerr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kerr thuds his right hand into Ali's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kerr misses with a left hand
and Ali counters with a left to the body.
Kerr stuns Ali with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ali cracks the inside of Kerr's front leg.
Ali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Ali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes one on the button.
Kerr forces Ali back against the cage and clinches.
Kerr lands with a light punch inside.
A bit of stalling here from Ali.
Kerr misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kerr.
Ali swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ali is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ali seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Kerr misses with the head strike.
Ali blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kerr.
Kerr blocking some punches.
Ali tries to stall but Kerr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Ali.
A right hook to the body lands for Kerr.
Ali lands with a light punch inside.
Kerr gets through Ali's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Haider Ali seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kerr has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kerr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kerr as Ali tries to tie him up.
Kerr working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kerr up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kerr.
Ali will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kerr up against the cage.
Kerr misses with a punch on the inside.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Kerr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kerr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ali gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kerr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Kerr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ali fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kerr is looking to clinch but Ali is avoiding it.
It seemed like Ali was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Ali.
Kerr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick by Ali misses
and Kerr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Haider Ali will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ali lands a high kick!
The fighters circling - Kerr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali tries to sprawl but Kerr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Ali makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kerr misses with a straight right.
Kerr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Kerr.
Ali appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Haider Ali seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kerr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ali.
Ali walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Kerr's head.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ali throws out a counter right but Kerr avoids it with no problem.
A combination from Kerr does no damage.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerr to score with a decent uppercut.
Kerr connects with a jab.
Kerr jabs Ali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kerr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kerr avoids the head kick by Ali.
Kerr swats away the attempt to clinch by Ali.
Ali slips a jab from Kerr.
Kerr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kerr lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr postures up in Ali's guard and throws a big left but Ali blocks it.
Ali avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kerr controlling from the top position.
Kerr cracks Ali with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerr wants to pass the guard but Ali is keeping the position.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Kerr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kerr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ali is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kerr wants to control from the top but Ali keeps moving.
Kerr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ali working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kerr.
Ali wants to stand up but Kerr is controlling him.
Kerr throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kerr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kerr looks to throw the jab but Ali is out of range.
Ali follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kerr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kerr fails to land.
Kerr blocks an uppercut.
Ali digs a right hand underneath Kerr's ribcage. Kerr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ali just leaning against Kerr, taking a breather.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ali.
Ali has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kerr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ali can turn it around.
Kerr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kerr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kerr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kerr!
Our winner, Mark Kerr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas McCain (ranked 377 p4p, 58 weight class) and Stadin Kingi (ranked 1155 p4p, 165 weight class). McCain's entrance music is My Heros Have Always Been Cowboys . A fine choice. Kingi has chosen Kahvimaito as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas McCain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stadin Kingi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi misses the shot to the body.
Kingi throws the left hand but McCain avoids the punch easily.
McCain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCain looks for the body kick but Kingi saw that one coming.
Kingi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McCain swinging wildly here.
Kingi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kingi moves out of range as McCain strikes.
McCain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingi blocks a jab.
McCain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCain throws a hook but Kingi blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingi takes one on the button.
Kingi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kingi throws a looping overhand right but McCain ducks down to avoid it.
McCain is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kingi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McCain.
McCain throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCain is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kingi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kingi throws a jab when McCain was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi thuds his right hand into McCain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kingi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stadin Kingi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kingi sizes up McCain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kingi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kingi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McCain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCain lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kingi tries to land a front kick but McCain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McCain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kingi falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kingi.
McCain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCain stalling against the cage.
A short right from McCain on the inside.
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!
McCain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingi's elbow.
McCain swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi is working McCain over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingi gets control of McCain's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kingi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
McCain decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kingi, up you get!
McCain throws a body punch but Kingi moves out of range.
McCain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kingi on the side of the head.
Kingi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McCain throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingi's head.
McCain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kingi.
A swing and a miss from McCain.
Kingi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingi ducks under a wild hook from McCain.
Kingi wants to land a leg kick but McCain is out of range.
McCain tries a head kick but it misses.
McCain checks a leg kick nicely.
Kingi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCain throws a sloppy head kick and Kingi moves out of range easily.
McCain 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.
Kingi lands with a straight right. McCain didn't see that one coming.
McCain moves out of range as Kingi throws a body kick.
Kingi misses with a body kick.
Kingi walks into a straight right hand from McCain.
Kingi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCain is able to avoid easily.
McCain is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kingi.
McCain tries a low kick but Kingi avoids it.
Kingi throws a leg kick
and McCain counters with a thumping low kick.
McCain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingi was well out of range. Poor timing from McCain.
Kingi misses with a right hand
letting McCain counter with a right hand.
McCain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McCain clinches up against the cage.
Kingi lands a hook that snaps the head of McCain backwards.
Kingi throws a punch but it's blocked by McCain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCain can't find room to land a body shot as Kingi controls the action.
McCain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCain working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kingi's efforts to push away.
McCain misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCain works on Kingi's body with a couple of short punches.
Kingi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCain manages to break the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kingi.
McCain throws a head kick that misses
and Kingi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McCain throws a body punch but Kingi moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McCain. Kingi shrugs it off though.
Donk. Kingi catches McCain right on the button with a cross.
McCain walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kingi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice cross by McCain.
Kingi misses with a few strikes there.
McCain jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kingi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kingi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingi moves into range and connects with a jab.
McCain is rocked!
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 Lucas McCain will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCain throws a lazy right hand but Kingi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stadin Kingi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh McCain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kingi throws an overhand right that drops McCain like a sack of potatoes! Kingi dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stadin Kingi!
After the fight, Stadin Kingi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Hell (ranked 782 p4p, 114 weight class) and Guillermo Pato (ranked 787 p4p, 115 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Hell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hell swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Pato lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pato pushes Hell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato wants to clinch.
Pato has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hell is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Guillermo Pato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell moves out of range as Pato strikes.
Hell is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pato.
Hell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hell misses with a straight left.
Pato scores with a jab. Hell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hell lands with a cross.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pato moves in looking to clinch but Hell pushes him off.
Hell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hell keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. Hell moves away and avoids it.
Pato wants to clinch up but Hell keeps it at a distance.
Pato swings for the body but Hell moves out of range.
Hell keeps the fight on the outside.
Hell missing with a left hand there. Pato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pato moves into the clinch.
Hell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hell tries to work over Pato's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Pato.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Hell blocks an uppercut.
Pato has a couple of punches blocked by Hell.
Pato misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pato creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pato misses with some punches.
Hell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hell on the inside.
Hell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hell misses with a body punch.
Hell prevents a body shot from Pato.
Pato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pato.
Hell lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Pato.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pato looks to land a right hand but Hell moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Hell.
Pato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hell.
Pato tries to clinch but Hell moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pato. Hell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hell misses with an uppercut.
Pato has closed the distance and engaged Hell in a clinch.
Pato lands a right hand.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pato rushes Hell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hell blocks a body shot from Pato.
Pato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Pato misses.
Hell swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Hell tries to counter by clinching up but Pato breaks away and moves out of range.
Hell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Hell's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hell duly obliges.
Pato tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hell lands a jab.
Hell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pato.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hell swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato thuds his right hand into Hell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pato moves into the clinch successfully.
Pato struggles to land a body shot inside as Hell controls his hands.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato misses with some punches.
Hell struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Hell.
Pato tries to throw a body punch but Hell avoids it by throwing Pato back against the cage.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Hell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pato will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hell up against the cage.
Hell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hell takes a shot to the head.
Guillermo Pato seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pato blocks an uppercut.
Pato lands a hook that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Pato digs a right hand underneath Hell's ribcage. Hell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato throws a punch but it's blocked by Hell.
Hell being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hell swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pato fails to pull guard.
Pato misses with a punch on the inside.
Pato scores with a shot to the side of Hell's head.
A short right from Pato.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato lands a left hand.
Pato tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Pato blocks a body shot from Hell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pato up against the cage.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hell's elbow.
Hell tries a body shot but Pato blocks it.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Pato.
Pato tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Hell lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hell misses with the head strike.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Hell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guillermo Pato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pato lands with a straight right. Hell didn't see that one coming.
Pato is looking to clinch.
Pato looks to land a left hand but Hell moved out of range nicely.
Hell lands with an uppercut that bounces Pato off the cage and back into range.
Pato throws a jab when Hell was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pato.
Pato tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hell.
As Pato tries to get set, Hell tries to push him back and clinch up but Pato manages to avoid the attempt.
Hell swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Pato tries to clinch there but Hell circles away.
Hell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Max Hell is winning the standup battle so far.
Hell gets tackled into the cage by Pato. Pato maintains the clinch.
Hell scores with a shoulder strike.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
Hell lands a hook that snaps the head of Pato backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pato.
Pato scores with a hook to the body.
Pato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Hell can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pato.
Pato tries a body shot but Hell blocks it.
Pato misses with the head strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato misses with the head strike.
Pato misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hell backwards.
Still in the clinch, Pato scores with a nice short uppercut.
Max Hell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pato working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pato misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guillermo Pato is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Hell working aggressively here.
Hell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hell tries to throw a body punch but Pato avoids it by throwing Hell back against the cage.
Hell swings wildly with an uppercut but Pato uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato lands a right hand.
Hell lands a shoulder strike.
Hell misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hell.
Hell misses with a punch on the inside.
Hell struggles to land a body shot inside as Pato controls his hands.
Hell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hell throws a punch but it's blocked by Pato.
Hell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Pato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pato winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Pato!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Guillermo Pato made sure he mentioned Red Light Coffeeshop, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Max Hell spoke after the fight, saying ' Ye filthy offspring of a viper, you shall not be forgiven the judgment of Hell!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Bravo (ranked 1279 p4p, 184 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 1201 p4p, 173 weight class). Rockwell comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Like a Rock kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lew Rockwell 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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30
195 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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192 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockwell blocks a jab.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rockwell staying out of range there.
Bravo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rockwell has time to react.
It looks like Lew Rockwell has been cut.
Rockwell misses with a series of wild punches.
Bravo loads up on a big right hand but Rockwell slips the punch.
Bravo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Seppo's Massage Temple in the buildup to the fight.
Rockwell wants to clinch
and Bravo counters with a nice uppercut.
Bravo moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockwell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bravo finds it's way round the side to connect with Rockwell's head.
Rockwell is rocked!
Rockwell missing with a left hand there. Bravo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rockwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Bravo finish him?
Bravo sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rockwell's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rockwell's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Bravo!
Johnny Bravo 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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