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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Phill Brooks (ranked 21482 p4p, 671 weight class) and Michael Padrone (ranked 8855 p4p, 688 weight class). Brooks's entrance music is This Fire Burns. A fine choice. Phill Brooks had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Phill Brooks has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phill Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Padrone!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padrone shoots in but no luck this time.
An attempted straight right counter from Brooks misses the target.
Brooks closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brooks.
Brooks gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Padrone regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brooks working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Padrone is looking for a triangle here but Brooks uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Padrone sneaks back into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padrone is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brooks's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brooks's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padrone sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Brooks taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Padrone!
Michael Padrone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Phill Brooks had this to say: 'I Don't Know I Could Go Back To WWE Or Train Harder Than Ever Before And Win My Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Davos Kung (ranked 8481 p4p, 619 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 8236 p4p, 612 weight class). Watkins is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: What Happened to That Boi. Davos Kung had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 172.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 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
4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Davos Kung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins throws a right and a left that Kung avoids nicely.
Watkins slaps away a takedown attempt from Kung, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kung rushes Watkins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watkins misses with an elbow strike.
Kung has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Watkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watkins digs a right hand underneath Kung's ribcage. Kung let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watkins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watkins to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davos Kung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins working Kung over with knees to the body.
Kung is breathing heavily.
Watkins unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kung lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watkins scores with a head kick.
It looks like Davos Kung has been cut.
Watkins scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kung in his tracks.
Kung takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watkins cracks Kung with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Watkins has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kung to stand back up!
Kung is rocked!
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!
Watkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Kung is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kung takes an elbow to the temple.
Watkins lands an elbow just above Kung 's eye.
Watkins turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watkins manages to end up in side control.
Watkins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Watkins decides to stand back up.
Kung gets tackled into the cage by Watkins. Watkins maintains the clinch.
Kung seems to have got his legs back now.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Watkins has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Watkins pulls guard successfully.
Watkins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kung trying to control but Watkins postures up.
Watkins sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watkins takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watkins maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Kung could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Watkins has cracked it and Kung is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Watkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Devin Watkins!
After the big win, Devin Watkins made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Moon (ranked 5073 p4p, 463 weight class) and Phil Ure (ranked 6616 p4p, 527 weight class). Phil Ure looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dexter Moon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Phil Ure!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moon shoots in looking for a takedown but Ure manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Moon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Moon pushes Ure up against the cage in a clinch.
Moon manages to break the clinch.
Moon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ure.
Ure with the counter takedown but Moon avoids it easily.
Moon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moon tries to advance to mount but Ure denies him.
Ure takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ure looks winded!
Moon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Moon throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Moon in side control, throwing shots but Ure defends.
Moon wants to stand but Ure has his arm trapped.
Moon cracks Ure with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moon tries to get to his feet but Ure is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Moon in his guard.
Moon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moon is in close to Ure's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ure's guard.
Moon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moon postures up in Ure's guard and throws a big left but Ure blocks it.
Moon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Moon wants to control but Ure is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon is chipping away with strikes.
Moon working the ground and pound but Ure is defending the strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ure prevents Moon from moving into mount.
Moon lands a nice forearm strike.
Moon is chipping away with strikes.
Moon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Moon working the ground and pound from side control.
Moon wants to stand but Ure is controlling his arm.
Moon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Moon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ure on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon lands a nice forearm strike.
Moon stands up and beckons Ure to his feet.
Moon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ure to the mat! Ure manages to get full guard.
Moon cracks Ure with a solid left hand.
Moon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moon scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Moon wants to stand but Ure is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moon passes Ure's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moon wants to stand up but Ure is controlling the position.
Moon is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Moon wants to stand up but Ure manages to regain full guard.
Moon wants to get up but he can't break Ure's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Moon is in close to Ure's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Moon wanted to stand there but Ure had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Moon dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Moon jabs Ure right on the nose. Ure blinks but takes it well.
Moon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ure counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ure.
Moon wants to stand and escape but Ure is having none of it.
Moon has his foot on Ure's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ure works his way back into a safe position though.
Moon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ure is controlling him.
Moon is trying to keep Ure in close.
Dexter Moon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ure is breathing heavily.
Ure postures up.
Moon wants to stand but Ure is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ure avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Moon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And Ure tries to counter it with a takedown but Moon pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Moon throws a combination. Ure tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Phil Ure has been cut.
Ure blocks a head kick by Moon.
Moon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Ure!
Moon cracks Ure with a big elbow.
Moon trying to control the action but Ure is working from the bottom.
Moon tries to stand but Ure is controlling his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moon scoring with punches from side control.
Moon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ure down.
Moon decides to stand up, so the ref orders Ure to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moon throws a series of punches but Ure avoids them all with ease.
Ure tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Moon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ure napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Moon landing strikes.
Moon lands a nice forearm strike.
Moon tries to stand but Ure is controlling his head.
Moon lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moon is putting a hurting on Ure here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ure taking a bit of punishment here - Moon scoring with strikes.
Moon working the ground and pound.
Moon tries to stand but Ure is controlling his head.
Ure tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moon scoring with punches from side control.
Moon wants to stand but Ure has his arm trapped.
Moon grinds an elbow into Ure's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ure taking a bit of punishment here - Moon scoring with strikes.
Ure is rocked!
Moon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ure is still in real trouble! Can Moon finish him?
Moon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Ure seems to have recovered his senses.
Moon scoring with punches from side control.
Moon in side control lands a decent elbow.
Ure is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Moon lands a strong strike to the head of Ure. That's dazed him! Moon looking to finish here. Ure is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Moon lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dexter Moon!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Cotton (ranked 4845 p4p, 502 weight class) and Stone Cold Killa (ranked 6725 p4p, 586 weight class). Cotton's entrance music is Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. A fine choice. The key to victory for Leon Cotton has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stone Cold Killa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton looks for a takedown but Killa sprawls well.
Cotton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Stone Cold Killa has been cut.
Killa drops his hands momentarily and Cotton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cotton digs a good body shot into Killa's ribs.
Cotton gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cotton jumps guard but Killa stands there with Cotton around his waist. Cotton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Killa lands with a left to the head.
Cotton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotton tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Killa smiles and moves away.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Killa but Killa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton shoots in and drives through. Killa sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Killa! But no joy.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Killa but Killa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cotton wants to slow Killa down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice side step and Killa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cotton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cotton.
Killa throws out a counter right but Cotton avoids it with no problem.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Killa but Killa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Killa throws out a powerful jab.
Cotton fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotton throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Killa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cotton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Killa misses with a looping left.
Cotton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Killa controlling the action here for a moment.
Killa throws a head punch that misses.
Cotton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killa misses with an elbow strike.
Killa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cotton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Killa gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killa lands with a right to the head.
Cotton jumps into guard, dragging Killa to the mat.
Killa is sitting in close to Cotton's body. Cotton has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Killa is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Killa is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cotton.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Leon Cotton!
A very excited looking Leon Cotton rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Bradman (ranked 3145 p4p, 432 weight class) and Jay Crawford (ranked 2882 p4p, 396 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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215 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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Bradman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Bradman misses the target.
Bradman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bradman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice jab there from Bradman.
Jab, jab by Bradman - just one landing.
Bradman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bradman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crawford.
Crawford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crawford slips under a jab from Bradman.
Bradman lands a lovely overhand right.
Crawford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bradman throws a sloppy head kick and Crawford moves out of range easily.
Crawford tries a quick counter leg kick but Bradman is wise to it.
An inside leg kick from Crawford misses.
Bradman misses with a hook. Crawford ducked under it nicely.
Crawford throws the kick towards the body but Bradman avoids it.
Bradman throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawford counters with a thumping low kick.
Bradman clobbers Crawford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bradman throws a shot from downtown. Crawford moves away and avoids it.
Crawford lands a glancing blow to the side of Bradman's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradman tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawford.
Crawford lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bradman misses with a hook.
It seemed like Crawford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bradman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bradman loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
Bradman misses with a hook.
A nice side step and Crawford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crawford on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crawford moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawford misses with a wild body shot.
Crawford tries to land a front kick but Bradman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice jab there from Bradman.
Jab from Bradman.
Bradman tests Crawford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bradman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bradman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford slips under a jab from Bradman.
Crawford doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bradman loads up on a big right hand but Crawford slips the punch.
Bradman throws an off balance right hand
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
Crawford takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawford throws a push kick but Bradman slaps the foot to one side.
A little feinted left hand from Bradman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Don Bradman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Bradman.
Crawford ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bradman thuds his right hand into Crawford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Bradman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bradman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Crawford was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bradman misses with an uppercut
and Crawford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford throws an overhand right that drops Bradman like a sack of potatoes! Crawford dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Crawford!
Jay Crawford bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 892 p4p, 139 weight class) and Thiago Thiago (ranked 2837 p4p, 390 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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218 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Thiago!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Thiago moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thiago counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thiago.
Thiago ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Good shot there by Silva.
Thiago tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva misses with a hook.
Thiago misses with a looping right.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thiago.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thiago scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Thiago counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Thiago counters with a nice body kick.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Thiago.
Silva throws a hook but Thiago avoids it easily.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Thiago counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Thiago stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thiago at a distance.
Thiago pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thiago lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thiago.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thiago, as that shot connected.
Silva is rocked!
Thiago fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Thiago throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thiago Thiago!
Thiago Thiago 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Holer (ranked 1942 p4p, 233 weight class) and Piotr Boryska (ranked 3628 p4p, 374 weight class). Jack Holer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Piotr Boryska's chin.
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Holer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piotr Boryska!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holer throws a looping overhand right but Boryska ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Boryska.
Holer just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Boryska.
Holer lands a body shot.
Boryska shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holer pinned against the cage. Holer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Holer lands with a straight right. Boryska didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Piotr Boryska has been cut.
Holer lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Boryska ducks under a wild hook from Holer.
Holer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Holer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holer scores with a hook to the body. Boryska takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Holer misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boryska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Holer looks to throw the jab but Boryska is out of range.
Boryska misses with a head kick.
It looked like Holer was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boryska's corner calls for a 1-2. Boryska obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holer. Boryska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boryska connects with a right hand. Holer shakes it off.
Jack Holer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holer lands with a straight right. Boryska didn't see that one coming.
Holer misses with a looping left.
Holer lands a really nice looking cross but Boryska seems unphased.
Holer lands with a good body shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Boryska or perhaps it was just good defense by Holer, which made it look bad.
Decent striking displayed by Holer there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Boryska's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Holer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boryska.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holer swings for the body but Boryska moves out of range.
Holer looks to score with a jab to the body but Boryska is just out of range.
Holer throws a jab but it's blocked by Boryska.
Boryska is looking for the big counter here.
Holer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boryska manages to avoid it.
Boryska looks to score with a jab to the body but Holer is just out of range.
Holer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holer misses with a straight right.
Holer misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Boryska's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
No joy there for Boryska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Boryska.
Holer looks to land a right hand but Boryska moved out of range.
Boryska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holer connects with a nice looking jab.
Holer throws a leg kick but Boryska moved away.
Boryska unleashes a big counter combination but Holer bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Boryska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boryska avoids the body shot from Holer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holer misses with a straight right.
Boryska throws out a counter right but Holer avoids it with no problem.
Boryska throws a series of punches but Holer avoids them all with ease.
Boryska uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holer.
Boryska throws a series of punches but Holer avoids them all with ease.
Holer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Holer throws a hook but Boryska avoids it easily.
Holer misses with a body shot.
Holer connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Holer. That's going to slow Boryska down.
Holer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boryska manages to avoid it.
Boryska is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Boryska throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Boryska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boryska moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Boryska swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boryska.
Boryska lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boryska gets tackled into the cage by Holer. Holer maintains the clinch.
Holer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boryska's elbow.
Boryska tries to work over Holer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Holer - that landed with a thud.
Boryska tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holer throws a punch but it's blocked by Boryska.
Holer tries to throw a body punch but Boryska avoids it by throwing Holer back against the cage.
Holer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holer blocks an uppercut.
Boryska goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Holer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boryska tries to land knees in the clinch but Holer avoids the damage to the body.
Boryska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Holer working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Boryska.
Boryska blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boryska lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Holer as the two fighters clinch.
Boryska lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boryska.
Holer lands a hook that snaps the head of Boryska backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Holer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piotr Boryska's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Holer scores with a body shot.
A big left from Boryska misses.
A punch lands to the side of Boryska 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jack Holer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boryska on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Boryska is rocked!
Sloppy strikes from Boryska. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Boryska, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boryska takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Holer swings for the body but Boryska moves out of range.
Boryska walks into a stiff left hand from Holer.
Boryska uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holer.
Boryska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holer circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Holer misses the target.
Boryska moves out of range of the strikes.
Holer cracks Boryska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Boryska is still on wobbly legs! Can Holer finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holer throws an overhand right that lands on Boryska's shoulder, as Boryska tries to avoid the shot.
Boryska seems to have recovered his senses.
Boryska feints a jab promting Holer to slip. Boryska then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Boryska throws a sloppy head kick and Holer moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boryska looks to land a combination but Holer avoids it well.
A left and a right from Boryska both land. Nice combination.
Holer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boryska was well out of range. Poor timing from Holer.
Boryska tries to bum rush Holer with a series of wild strikes but Holer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boryska manages to avoid it.
As Holer backs off Boryska throws a huge counter combo but Holer manages to avoid it all.
Holer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Boryska in his tracks.
Holer swings for the body but Boryska moves out of range.
Boryska raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boryska scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boryska scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holer misses with a low kick.
Boryska scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holer avoids the head kick by Boryska.
Holer lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boryska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Holer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boryska defending well as Holer loads up on a big left hand.
Holer lands a nice shot that snaps Boryska's head back.
Good exchange - Holer coming out on top.
Holer circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Boryska to the canvas! Boryska doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Holer keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Holer!
Jack Holer made sure to mention his sponsor, Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%) in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Ludwig (ranked 1168 p4p, 140 weight class) and Bruno Brunatny (ranked 2072 p4p, 258 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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202 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Brunatny!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brunatny misses with a combination
and Ludwig counters with a low kick, right behind Brunatny 's knee.
Brunatny gets caught napping as Ludwig dives in and scores a takedown. Brunatny manages to retain guard.
Ludwig postures up in Brunatny's guard and throws a big left but Brunatny blocks it.
Ludwig trying to control but Brunatny is working from the bottom.
Ludwig works over Brunatny with some ground and pound from guard.
Brunatny keeping full guard, as Ludwig tries to pass.
Brunatny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig stops Brunatny from standing up.
Ludwig is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ludwig working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ludwig throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ludwig 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.
Ludwig trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brunatny tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ludwig lands a slapping body shot.
Brunatny misses with a body shot
and Ludwig counters with a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ludwig.
Brunatny looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig scores with a leg kick.
Brunatny throws a head kick but Ludwig moves out of range.
Brunatny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ludwig punishes Brunatny's body with a nice straight punch.
Brunatny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Ludwig jabs at Brunatny's body.
Brunatny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ludwig lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Brunatny misses the shot to the body.
Ludwig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Ludwig backs off Brunatny throws a huge counter combo but Ludwig manages to avoid it all.
Brunatny shoots in but no luck this time.
Ludwig quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ludwig.
Brunatny stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ludwig.
Brunatny throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brunatny misses with a double jab
and Ludwig counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brunatny throws a lazy head kick
and Ludwig counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brunatny is looking to stand back up but Ludwig counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Brunatny.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ludwig is nestled in close to Brunatny, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ludwig not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brunatny is looking to improve his position.
Brunatny is pressing down on Ludwig's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brunatny pushes Ludwig off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
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!
Brunatny lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ludwig circles away quickly and effectively.
Ludwig fakes the leg kick and cracks Brunatny in the body.
Ludwig blocks the body kick.
Brunatny tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brunatny tries to land a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Ludwig finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Brunatny shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig shows good takedown defense.
Brunatny looks winded!
Brunatny on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ludwig checks the leg kick.
Ludwig throws a quick counter kick to the body but Brunatny avoids it.
Ludwig lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ludwig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A head kick by Brunatny misses
and Ludwig counters with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ludwig.
Ludwig fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brunatny sprawls well initially but Ludwig persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Ludwig's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brunatny throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ludwig counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ludwig stands up over Brunatny, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ludwig lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brunatny wants to control the position but Ludwig says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ludwig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ludwig slips a nice elbow through Brunatny's hands, connecting with Brunatny's forehead.
Brunatny is staying active underneath Ludwig, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ludwig is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brunatny is rocked!
Ludwig lands a big elbow - Brunatny is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ludwig!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
In his post fight interview, Sven Ludwig started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Hammer (ranked 1653 p4p, 212 weight class) and Bruno Niedzwiedzki (ranked 2999 p4p, 344 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer moves into the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki swings wildly with an uppercut but Hammer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzki's elbow.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzki controls the action.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head punch that misses.
Niedzwiedzki tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Hammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hammer backwards.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hammer.
Still in the clinch, Niedzwiedzki scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Hammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hammer managing to block the knees to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzki tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
Niedzwiedzki missing with knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Niedzwiedzki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hammer avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Hammer.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hammer lands a right hand.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Hammer.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzki misses with an elbow strike.
Hammer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hammer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Niedzwiedzki struggles to land a body shot inside as Hammer controls his hands.
Niedzwiedzki working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a left to the head.
Niedzwiedzki tries a body shot but Hammer blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hammer.
Niedzwiedzki is rocked!
Niedzwiedzki tries to work over Hammer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niedzwiedzki is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Niedzwiedzki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Niedzwiedzki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hammer.
Niedzwiedzki blocking some punches.
Niedzwiedzki seems to have recovered his senses.
Niedzwiedzki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammer working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzki blocking some punches.
Niedzwiedzki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hammer avoids a wild elbow strike from Niedzwiedzki.
Hammer can't find room to land a body shot as Niedzwiedzki controls the action.
Niedzwiedzki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzki - that landed with a thud.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hammer as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hammer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzki backwards.
Hammer blocking some punches.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzki can't find room to land a body shot as Hammer controls the action.
Hammer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzki throws a punch but it's blocked by Hammer.
Niedzwiedzki tries to throw a body punch but Hammer avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzki back against the cage.
Hammer blocks an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a punch to the body.
Hammer pushes Niedzwiedzki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Hammer.
Niedzwiedzki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Niedzwiedzki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hammer's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bruno Niedzwiedzki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Niedzwiedzki throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niedzwiedzki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick but Hammer moves out of range.
Niedzwiedzki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Niedzwiedzki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hammer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Hammer.
A head kick misses from Niedzwiedzki.
Hammer connects with a body shot that sends Niedzwiedzki's belly button to the back.
Niedzwiedzki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hammer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niedzwiedzki swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Hammer to counter with a crisp jab.
Niedzwiedzki misses the shot to the body.
Hammer checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niedzwiedzki tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki takes a swing at Hammer's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hammer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Good leg kick by Hammer there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hammer catches Niedzwiedzki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Niedzwiedzki misses
and Hammer counters with a straight right hand.
Niedzwiedzki throws a lazy uppercut
and Hammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a nice body kick.
Hammer scores with a nice right hand.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Niedzwiedzki takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hammer cracks the inside of Niedzwiedzki's front leg.
Niedzwiedzki is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hammer rather than just go for the knockout.
Niedzwiedzki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Niedzwiedzki toppling to the canvas! Niedzwiedzki scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Hammer finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Niedzwiedzki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hammer counters with a nice low kick that buckles Niedzwiedzki's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Niedzwiedzki misses its intended target.
Hammer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Niedzwiedzki misses with a head kick.
Hammer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki motions for Hammer to come forward. Niedzwiedzki throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Niedzwiedzki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer drops Niedzwiedzki with a naaaaasty hook - Niedzwiedzki is in real trouble here! Hammer dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Hammer!
Thor Hammer decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titan Reign (ranked 207 p4p, 17 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 733 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Yoshi Takano enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Titan Reign!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reign tries a head kick but it misses.
Reign cracks the inside of Takano's front leg.
Reign jabs Takano right on the nose. Takano blinks but takes it well.
Takano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reign manages to avoid it.
Takano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takano scoring well with a low kick there.
Takano throws a right hand that misses
and Reign counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Reign.
Nice uppercut there from Reign.
Reign connects with a looping right hand.
Reign has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Crassus in the buildup to the fight.
Crunch! Takano slams his shin into Reign's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Reign catches Takano right on the button with a cross.
Takano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reign manages to avoid it.
Reign throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Reign works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reign darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reign throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reign cracks Takano with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano swings for the body but Reign moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Reign misses its target.
Takano looks to throw a body kick
and Reign counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reign throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Takano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Reign's knee momentarily.
Reign lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Takano with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Takano swings for the body but Reign moves out of range.
Reign was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters circling a little - Takano finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Reign throws a leg kick that misses.
Takano takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Reign takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Reign lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Reign blocks a head kick by Takano.
Takano ducks under a wild hook from Reign.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Takano misses with a low kick.
Reign misses with a body shot.
Takano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Takano doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takano with a jab.
Takano thows a body kick. Reign tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Reign is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Reign.
Takano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reign waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Takano.
Takano smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Takano. Reign shrugs it off though.
Takano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takano stuns Reign with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Takano scoring well with a low kick there.
Takano slips under a jab from Reign.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Reign scores with a head kick.
Takano misses with a body kick.
Reign misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
Reign looks for the body kick but Takano saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reign moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot by Takano.
Takano connects with a leg kick. Reign looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Takano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reign checks it well.
Takano wants to slow Reign down by chopping away at his legs.
Reign misses with a hook. Takano ducked under it nicely.
Takano throws a hook but Reign avoids it easily.
Takano with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Takano.
Takano scores with a shot to the body.
Takano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Reign rather than just go for the knockout.
Takano misses with a body kick.
Reign is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Takano is looking to slow Reign down with leg kicks.
A big left from Reign misses.
Reign tries to land a body kick
and Takano makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Takano jabs Reign to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Reign on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Takano. Takano obviously looking to wear him down.
Takano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Takano looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A swing and a miss from Takano.
Reign with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Takano to score with a decent uppercut.
Titan Reign seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Reign.
Reign keeps Takano at a distance using the push kick.
Takano delivers a nice body kick.
Reign takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reign will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Takano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Takano.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takano drops Reign with a big left hand! Reign is injured, injured bad! Takano jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshi Takano!
Yoshi Takano is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Yoshi Takano thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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