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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Krzysztof Bobaszewski (ranked 6030 p4p, 609 weight class) and Wesley Roberts (ranked 1946 p4p, 293 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Krzysztof Bobaszewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Wesley Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobaszewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobaszewski slips a jab from Roberts.
Bobaszewski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Roberts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bobaszewski's calf.
Bobaszewski misses with a head kick.
Bobaszewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bobaszewski throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Roberts counters with a left to the body.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Bobaszewski ducks down to avoid it.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch.
Roberts was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roberts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Roberts.
Bobaszewski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Bobaszewski.
Roberts takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bobaszewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobaszewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts throws the left hand but Bobaszewski avoids the punch easily.
As Roberts looks to move away, Bobaszewski throws a big counter combo but Roberts just gets out of the way.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Bobaszewski moves away and avoids it.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that misses.
Roberts misses with a hook. Bobaszewski ducked under it nicely.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Roberts just misses with a punch to the body.
Bobaszewski thuds his shin into the meat of Roberts's side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bobaszewski!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice straight punches there by Roberts. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roberts.
Bobaszewski throws a lazy body kick
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that half lands.
Bobaszewski throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick that Roberts semi-blocks.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bobaszewski misses with a two punch combination.
Bobaszewski slips a straight right by Roberts.
Roberts misses with a two punch combination.
Bobaszewski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Roberts throws a body punch but Bobaszewski moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a right hand that Roberts ducks under and follows up with a left that Roberts also avoids with ease.
Bobaszewski looks to land a combination but Roberts avoids it well.
Roberts tries to counter with a clinch but Bobaszewski shakes him off and moves away.
Bobaszewski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski is looking to land body kicks.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Bobaszewski.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roberts finds it's way round the side to connect with Bobaszewski's head.
Bobaszewski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bobaszewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bobaszewski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roberts.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobaszewski moves away from the strike by Roberts.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts throws a series of strikes that have Bobaszewski backpedaling.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bobaszewski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Roberts might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A combination from Roberts does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bobaszewski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Roberts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bobaszewski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Bobaszewski does no damage.
Roberts lands a really nice looking cross but Bobaszewski seems unphased.
Bobaszewski misses with a double jab
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bobaszewski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bobaszewski slips under a jab.
Bobaszewski throws a big counter combination but Roberts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Roberts.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
Bobaszewski looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Roberts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bobaszewski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bobaszewski swings widly with a right hand
and Roberts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bobaszewski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bobaszewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Roberts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bobaszewski thinks about countering with a body kick.
Krzysztof Bobaszewski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts throws a lazy right hand but Bobaszewski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roberts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roberts scores with a hook to the body. Bobaszewski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Bobaszewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Bobaszewski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Roberts misses with a hook. Bobaszewski ducked under it nicely.
Bobaszewski throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesley Roberts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bobaszewski slips a jab from Roberts.
Bobaszewski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bobaszewski.
A head kick by Bobaszewski misses
and Roberts counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Bobaszewski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bobaszewski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bobaszewski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roberts! But no joy.
Bobaszewski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bobaszewski tries a head kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Roberts misses its intended target.
Roberts scores with a shot to the body.
Bobaszewski swinging wildly here.
Roberts looks to land a right hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range.
Roberts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roberts scores with a nice head shot.
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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!
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Bobaszewski.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski tries to bum rush Roberts with a series of wild strikes but Roberts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bobaszewski - that will leave a mark!
Roberts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Roberts throws a big shot that misses.
Roberts uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bobaszewski has time to react.
Roberts lands a jab.
Bobaszewski throws a lazy head kick
and Roberts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Roberts misses the target.
Roberts misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski misses with a double jab.
Bobaszewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bobaszewski misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts lands with a right hand.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts throws an off balance right hand
and Bobaszewski counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bobaszewski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bobaszewski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roberts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bobaszewski misses with the combination.
Roberts cracks a nice hook into Bobaszewski's ribs.
Bobaszewski throws a body punch but Roberts moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bobaszewski lands a head kick!
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bobaszewski moves away.
Roberts misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bobaszewski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts avoids the head kick by Bobaszewski.
Bobaszewski throws a head kick but Roberts moves out of range.
Roberts slips a jab and a cross from Bobaszewski.
Roberts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roberts lunges at Bobaszewski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bobaszewski's hand.
Bobaszewski throws a series of punches but Roberts moves out of range.
Bobaszewski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Roberts.
Bobaszewski throws a right hand that misses
and Roberts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roberts misses with a body shot.
Roberts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Roberts cracks Bobaszewski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Bobaszewski saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roberts throws the left hand but Bobaszewski avoids the punch easily.
Roberts misses with a straight left.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bobaszewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bobaszewski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wesley Roberts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Roberts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roberts takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roberts throws a shot from downtown. Bobaszewski moves away and avoids it.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Bobaszewski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bobaszewski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bobaszewski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Roberts is predictable there
and Bobaszewski counters with a left and a right that stings Roberts.
Bobaszewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roberts.
Bobaszewski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bobaszewski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bobaszewski.
Roberts scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts tries to clinch up but Bobaszewski circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bobaszewski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bobaszewski wants to clinch but Roberts slips to the side
enabling Roberts to counter with a crisp jab.
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Roberts counters with a straight right hand.
Roberts looks to land a left hand but Bobaszewski moved out of range nicely.
Bobaszewski throws a nice head kick!
Bobaszewski misses with the combination.
Bobaszewski moves away from the strike by Roberts.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bobaszewski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oooooh!!! Roberts has knocked Bobaszewski down with a huge combo! Roberts steps away and waves a wobbly Bobaszewski back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Bobaszewski is rocked!
It looks like Krzysztof Bobaszewski has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bobaszewski throws a sloppy head kick
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Bobaszewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bobaszewski throws a lazy uppercut
and Roberts counters with a huge left! Bobaszewski is in big trouble! He's backing up but Roberts isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bobaszewski from any more damage. A dominating finish by Roberts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wesley Roberts!
Wesley Roberts thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Hope (ranked 4160 p4p, 503 weight class) and Hans Byyler (ranked 3131 p4p, 430 weight class). Hope's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. Byyler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kube - Who run it (freestyle) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Hope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Byyler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Byyler looks to move away, Hope throws a big counter combo but Byyler just gets out of the way.
Hope is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byyler.
Hope swats away the attempt to clinch by Byyler.
Byyler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hope scores with a jab to the head.
Hope defending well as Byyler loads up on a big left hand.
Hope gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hope gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Byyler tries a head kick but it misses.
Hope has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Byyler.
We've been told by Hope's head coaches at Fight Hard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hope missing with a left hand there. Byyler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hope swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byyler is looking for the big counter here.
Hope on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byyler wants to clinch.
Byyler's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hope connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Byyler scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hope misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byyler.
Hope pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Byyler.
Whack! Byyler lands a heavy head kick that drops Hope. The ref tackles Byyler to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hope was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Hans Byyler!
Hans Byyler thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Billy Hope was interviewed post fight and said 'I want to thank Freebok for sponsoring me. Buy there the have cool stuff!!! FREEBOK!!!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Barca (ranked 2006 p4p, 190 weight class) and Bob The Man (ranked 1512 p4p, 150 weight class). Bob The Man 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob The Man!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Man moves out of range as Barca strikes.
The Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Barca misses with a jab, cross combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that The Man 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.
The Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barca counters with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Man.
Barca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Man shoots in and bounces Barca off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Man wants to pass the guard but Barca is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Man is stalling in the full guard.
Barca will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Barca is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Barca has wrist control.
The Man stays in close to Barca's body and controls the position.
The Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Man defends it easily.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barca has his foot on The Man's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The Man works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Barca keeping moving, preventing The Man from controlling successfully.
The Man landing with the ground and pound.
The Man throws a strike but Barca rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The Man working a defensive guard but Barca manages to pass into side control anyway.
Barca swings around for an armbar but The Man sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Barca's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The Man stands and throws Barca's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barca is looking for a sweep.
The Man lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Barca tries to buck The Man off but The Man is having none of it.
The Man wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barca, who protects the arm well.
The Man lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The Man has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Barca is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. The Man yanks on the arm and Barca is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by The Man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bob The Man!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Watari Kan (ranked 1464 p4p, 169 weight class) and Ronie Cash (ranked 1869 p4p, 210 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Watari Kan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronie Cash!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Cash.
Kan tries to clinch up.
Watari Kan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kan throws a jab when Cash was well out of range.
Cash plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cash manages to avoid it.
Kan misses with a looping right.
Cash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cash just misses with a punch to the body.
Cash connects with an inside leg kick.
Cash looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kan misses with a straight right.
We've been told by Kan's head coaches at Grounders Foundation that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cash throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kan to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash cracks Kan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kan misses with a straight right.
Cash lands with a hook. Kan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cash momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cash looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kan connects with a right hand. Cash shakes it off.
Kan scores with a jab to the head.
Cash scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cash lands with a shot to the body.
Kan closes the distance and clinches.
A short left from Cash.
Kan blocks a body shot from Cash.
Cash misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cash's elbow.
Kan has a couple of punches blocked by Cash.
A short body shot lands from Kan as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cash blocking some punches.
Kan tries a body shot but Cash blocks it.
Kan misses with the head strike.
Kan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kan pushes Cash back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cash backwards.
Kan throws a punch but it's blocked by Cash.
Kan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cash blocks a body shot from Kan.
Cash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cash lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cash lands a nice shot to the body.
Cash struggles to land a body shot inside as Kan controls his hands.
Cash blocking some punches.
Cash drags the fight down to the ground.
Cash trying to control the position.
Kan is looking to work some ground and pound but Cash has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cash manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kan manages to get himself to full guard.
Cash slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kan is trying to control Cash's posture but Cash avoids it.
Kan tries to control but Cash manages to take his back.
Cash working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Kan is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Cash has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Kan taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronie Cash!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Esa Kettu (ranked 1259 p4p, 161 weight class) and Joseph OByrne (ranked 893 p4p, 114 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Esa Kettu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joseph OByrne!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kettu crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from OByrne - the referee stops the clock and Kettu gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says OByrne. Kettu manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
OByrne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Joseph OByrne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OByrne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kettu, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kettu.
OByrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kettu misses with a looping left.
And OByrne responds with a good body kick, but Kettu manages to step out the way in time.
OByrne's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kettu under the eye.
Kettu's jab looks to have found its range, popping OByrne under the eye.
Kettu misses with an uppercut.
OByrne misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kettu. That's going to slow OByrne down.
Kettu swings for the body but OByrne moves out of range.
OByrne is trying to counter with his kicks.
Kettu punishes OByrne's body with a nice straight punch.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
OByrne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick and OByrne moves out of range easily.
OByrne throws out a counter right but Kettu avoids it with no problem.
Kettu checks a leg kick.
OByrne moves out of range of the body kick from Kettu.
OByrne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by OByrne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and OByrne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
OByrne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kettu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
OByrne lands a nice hook to Kettu's body. Kettu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
OByrne slips a straight right by Kettu.
OByrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kettu blocks a body shot from OByrne.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with some punches.
Kettu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OByrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from OByrne.
Nice body punch from Kettu - that landed with a thud.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu tries a body shot but OByrne blocks it.
OByrne misses with a body punch.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
OByrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OByrne lands a hook that snaps the head of Kettu backwards.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
OByrne lands a shoulder strike.
OByrne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Kettu. That snapped OByrne's head back.
Kettu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by OByrne.
OByrne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kettu counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kettu throws a body kick that misses.
OByrne thuds his shin into the meat of Kettu's side.
OByrne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A clash of legs there as Kettu blocks the low kick.
OByrne throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
OByrne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kettu doesn't seem bothered though.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
It seemed like OByrne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but OByrne slips the punch.
OByrne scores with a decent looking hook.
OByrne misses with a body shot.
OByrne blocks a jab.
Kettu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from OByrne.
OByrne blocks a jab.
Kettu throws a lazy right hand but OByrne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kettu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kettu slips a jab and a cross from OByrne.
OByrne tries a low kick but Kettu avoids it.
Kettu is looking to score with low kicks.
OByrne throws a solid leg kick but Kettu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at OByrne.
OByrne ducks under a wild hook from Kettu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kettu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
OByrne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kettu is out of range and OByrne settles back down.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OByrne throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kettu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
OByrne catches Kettu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
OByrne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Kettu.
Kettu moves out of range of the leg kick from OByrne.
Kettu throws a hook but OByrne avoids it easily.
OByrne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kettu can pounce on him.
OByrne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
OByrne tries a quick counter leg kick but Kettu is wise to it.
Kettu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kettu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kettu.
OByrne lands with a shot to the body.
Kettu scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joseph OByrne will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
OByrne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by OByrne. OByrne obviously looking to wear him down.
OByrne lands with a right hand.
OByrne throws a leg kick but Kettu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kettu throws a leg kick but OByrne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
OByrne lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
OByrne lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kettu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OByrne lands with a light punch inside.
OByrne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kettu. OByrne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kettu lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu misses with an uppercut
and OByrne counters with a nice body shot.
OByrne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kettu checks it well.
Kettu misses with a looping right.
OByrne lands with a nice body punch.
Kettu will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OByrne circles away from the clinch attempt.
OByrne avoids a kick to the body.
Kettu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kettu lets loose with a powerful body kick. OByrne will feel that in the morning.
OByrne misses with a body kick.
OByrne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joseph OByrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kettu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
OByrne feints and then cracks Kettu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kettu down.
OByrne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kettu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
OByrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by OByrne!
Kettu blocks a low kick nicely.
OByrne throws a body kick that misses.
A solid body kick from Kettu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kettu takes a swing at OByrne's ribcage but misses.
OByrne fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
OByrne tries to land a leg kick but Kettu saw it coming and moves away.
Kettu misses with an uppercut. OByrne saw that one coming.
OByrne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
OByrne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
OByrne throws a jab but it's blocked by Kettu.
OByrne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kettu throws a leg kick but OByrne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kettu looks to throw the jab but OByrne is out of range.
Kettu clinches.
Kettu gets through OByrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kettu can't find room to land a body shot as OByrne controls the action.
Kettu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OByrne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kettu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but OByrne avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
OByrne tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OByrne.
OByrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Kettu lands an uppercut.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu blocks a body shot from OByrne.
Kettu gets through OByrne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Kettu.
OByrne lands a nice shot to the body.
OByrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu lands a nice uppercut.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
OByrne lands with a right to the head.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu tries to throw a body punch but OByrne avoids it by throwing Kettu back against the cage.
OByrne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kettu lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from OByrne fails to land.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OByrne lands a left hand.
OByrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
OByrne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kettu is keeping busy.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu blocks a body shot from OByrne.
OByrne misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, OByrne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kettu's brow.
Kettu lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
Kettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OByrne.
OByrne lands a shoulder strike.
OByrne blocking some punches.
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 Esa Kettu will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A jab from Kettu misses.
OByrne throws a wild body kick that Kettu sees coming a mile off.
Kettu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A punch combination from OByrne misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kettu misses the target.
Kettu misses with a body shot.
Kettu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kettu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - OByrne coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from OByrne.
OByrne tries to land a body kick
and Kettu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Joseph OByrne has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kettu throws a looping overhand right but OByrne ducks down to avoid it.
OByrne tries to clinch there but Kettu circles away.
OByrne throws a body shot but no joy.
OByrne misses with a head kick.
OByrne is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kettu lands a leg kick that knocks OByrne off balance momentarily.
OByrne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kettu throws an overhand right that lands on OByrne's shoulder, as OByrne tries to avoid the shot.
OByrne bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kettu's head.
Kettu lands a head kick. OByrne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu misses with a wild body shot.
Kettu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but OByrne moves away.
OByrne connects with an inside leg kick.
Kettu throws a sloppy head kick and OByrne moves out of range easily.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kettu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kettu throws a hook but OByrne avoids it easily.
OByrne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OByrne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kettu is able to avoid easily.
OByrne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OByrne scoring well with a low kick there.
Kettu ducks right into an uppercut from OByrne.
OByrne scores with a jab.
OByrne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kettu manages to avoid it.
Kettu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
OByrne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kettu misses with a low kick.
OByrne slips under a jab.
Kettu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A little jabbing left from OByrne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
OByrne gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A left hand lands to the body for OByrne.
Kettu has a couple of punches blocked by OByrne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
Kettu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kettu scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OByrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kettu swings wildly with an uppercut but OByrne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OByrne's elbow.
Kettu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OByrne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kettu is keeping busy.
Kettu blocking some punches.
OByrne tries a body shot but Kettu blocks it.
OByrne misses with a punch on the inside.
OByrne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
OByrne prevents a body shot from Kettu.
OByrne lands a left hand.
Kettu misses with a hook from the clinch.
OByrne blocking some punches.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from OByrne.
Kettu breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OByrne misses with a low kick.
OByrne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
OByrne with a nice cross.
OByrne has closed the distance and engaged Kettu in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OByrne digs a right hand underneath Kettu's ribcage. Kettu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kettu misses with the head strike.
Kettu throws a head punch that misses.
Kettu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kettu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kettu.
OByrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
OByrne misses with some punches.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Kettu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OByrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kettu controls his hands.
Kettu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Kettu on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joseph OByrne.
I think OByrne has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Joseph OByrne!
Joseph OByrne 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Skrarski (ranked 957 p4p, 45 weight class) and John Smith (ranked 762 p4p, 37 weight class). Smith is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Song 2. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gabriel Skrarski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Smith!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Skrarski manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Skrarski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Skrarski fails to land the takedown.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Skrarski's jab looks to have found its range, popping Smith under the eye.
Skrarski slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skrarski.
Skrarski drops Smith with a left and a right! Oh, Smith is hurt - Skrarski dives into side control looking to finish!
Smith is rocked!
It looks like John Smith has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Skrarski is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith is pushing Skrarski's head away, looking to escape. Skrarski manages to hold on to the position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrarski throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Skrarski trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith defending against the ground and pound.
Smith tries to escape but Skrarski is in control.
Smith parries the strikes from Skrarski easily there. Skrarski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smith to escape.
Skrarski has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Skrarski swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Smith is now in Skrarski's guard. A big mistake from Skrarski there, giving up the dominant position!
Smith must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Smith wanted to stand there but Skrarski had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrarski wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
Skrarski looking to control.
Skrarski had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets to his feet. Skrarski looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Skrarski ducks right into an uppercut from Smith.
Skrarski's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Skrarski scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Gabriel Skrarski has been cut.
John Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Skrarski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith throws a head kick but Skrarski moves out of range.
Skrarski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
A head kick misses from Smith.
Skrarski misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabriel Skrarski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Skrarski gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Smith gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Smith!
Post fight, John Smith took to the microphone: 'I'm calling out "The Monster" Eddie Miller (311520) for my next fight, your on a roll and I'm gonna check it!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Earl Lee Grace (ranked 1204 p4p, 145 weight class) and Yoshi Takano (ranked 327 p4p, 42 weight class). Yoshi Takano 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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255 lbs
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Lee Grace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yoshi Takano!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grace blocks a leg kick.
Grace uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Takano.
Takano misses with a straight right.
Takano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Grace if he has to take too many more of those.
Grace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Takano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Takano takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Takano appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Grace is looking to score with low kicks.
Takano throws a body kick that misses.
Grace connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takano lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Grace misses.
Jab from Takano.
It looks like Earl Lee Grace has been cut.
Grace scores with a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Grace is able to avoid easily.
Takano closes the distance and pushes Grace back into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Grace as the two fighters clinch.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Grace.
Takano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Grace.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grace.
Grace lands a nice uppercut.
Takano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takano blocks a body shot from Grace.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
Grace misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takano lands a nice shot to the body.
Grace misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Grace has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Grace struggles to land a body shot inside as Takano controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grace.
Grace prevents a body shot from Takano.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grace's elbow.
Takano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takano blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grace.
Grace has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Grace.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
Takano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Grace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grace has a couple of punches blocked by Takano.
Takano lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace misses with a punch to the body.
Grace misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grace prevents a body shot from Takano.
Grace fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Grace fails to land.
Grace prevents Takano from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Takano.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Takano.
Takano tries to land knees in the clinch but Grace avoids the damage to the body.
Grace tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takano dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grace scores with a shoulder strike.
Grace tries a body shot but Takano blocks it.
Takano controlling the action here for a moment.
Grace pushes Takano back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grace throws a punch but it's blocked by Takano.
Grace blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grace.
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!
Grace scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grace lands a left hand that snaps the head of Takano backwards.
Grace lands a left hand.
Takano's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Takano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grace doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Grace misses with the head strike.
Takano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Grace.
Takano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Takano lands with a right to the head.
Takano will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Grace up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Earl Lee Grace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Earl Lee Grace's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grace throws an overhand right that lands on Takano's shoulder, as Takano tries to avoid the shot.
Grace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It seemed like Takano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grace throws a right and a left that Takano avoids nicely.
Grace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Grace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Grace misses with a wild body shot.
We've been told by Grace's head coaches at Assface Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice uppercut there from Grace.
Takano is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Takano. That's going to slow Grace down.
Takano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takano keeps the fight on the outside.
Earl Lee Grace is winning the standup battle so far.
Takano gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Grace gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Takano is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Lee Grace!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong (ranked 797 p4p, 34 weight class) and Paul Murhaa (ranked 230 p4p, 9 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Murhaa!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payakarakatong avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong scores with a punch to the head.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Payakarakatong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Payakarakatong 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.
Payakarakatong connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa moves away from the strike by Payakarakatong.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Payakarakatong lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Payakarakatong throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa 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.
Murhaa connects with a solid leg kick.
Payakarakatong looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa lands with a hook. Payakarakatong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Payakarakatong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Payakarakatong down.
Payakarakatong staying out of range there.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Payakarakatong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Murhaa misses with a low kick as Payakarakatong jumps back.
Payakarakatong is looking to counter punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong connects with a body shot that sends Murhaa's belly button to the back.
Murhaa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murhaa flicks out a counter leg kick but Payakarakatong steps away.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payakarakatong lands a head shot.
Payakarakatong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong misses the shot to the body.
Murhaa slips a jab and a cross from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa swings for the body but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Payakarakatong scores with a sloppy right hand. Murhaa should have avoided that one.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Payakarakatong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Payakarakatong takes one to the side of the head.
Payakarakatong lunges at Murhaa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Murhaa's hand.
Payakarakatong throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Murhaa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Payakarakatong throws a poor cross that misses
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
It looks like Payakarakatong has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Payakarakatong misses with a body kick.
Payakarakatong throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Payakarakatong is looking to score with low kicks.
Murhaa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Payakarakatong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murhaa.
Murhaa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Payakarakatong moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa throws a push kick but Payakarakatong slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakarakatong on the side of the head.
A lazy left from Murhaa finds it's target.
Payakarakatong throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut. Payakarakatong saw that one coming.
Payakarakatong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murhaa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong misses the shot to the body.
Payakarakatong slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong throws the left hand but Murhaa avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Payakarakatong. Beautiful body shot.
Murhaa misses with a looping left.
Murhaa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Payakarakatong misses its intended target.
Murhaa thows a body kick. Payakarakatong tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Payakarakatong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Payakarakatong throws a low kick but it's checked well by Murhaa.
Payakarakatong lands a nice shot to the body.
Murhaa scores with a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Payakarakatong.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice right hand.
Payakarakatong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good leg kick by Murhaa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Payakarakatong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakarakatong is able to avoid easily.
Murhaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Payakarakatong checks a low kick from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong lands with an overhand left.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Payakarakatong does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakarakatong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Payakarakatong.
Nice body punch from Payakarakatong.
Payakarakatong catches Murhaa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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 Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong 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.
Murhaa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Payakarakatong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Payakarakatong misses the target.
Payakarakatong wants to clinch.
Payakarakatong takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Payakarakatong swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payakarakatong with a body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakarakatong is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Payakarakatong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Payakarakatong avoids them all with ease.
Payakarakatong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong cracks Murhaa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Payakarakatong throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Payakarakatong throws a one two combo.
Payakarakatong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Payakarakatong slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa throws a hook but Payakarakatong blocks it.
Payakarakatong loads up on a big right hand but Murhaa slips the punch.
Murhaa lands a jab to Payakarakatong's midsection.
Payakarakatong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Payakarakatong's shoulder, as Payakarakatong tries to avoid the shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Payakarakatong as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa unleashes a big counter combination but Payakarakatong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Payakarakatong lands with an overhand left.
Payakarakatong throws a hook to the side of Murhaa's head but Murhaa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Payakarakatong throws a right and a left that both miss.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Payakarakatong avoids it with no problem.
Payakarakatong scores with a nice strike.
Murhaa works Payakarakatong's body with a nice hook.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakarakatong cracks Murhaa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Payakarakatong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong scores with a punch to the head.
Payakarakatong moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Payakarakatong moved out of range.
Payakarakatong throwing a counter right hand but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Payakarakatong scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Payakarakatong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Murhaa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Murhaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Payakarakatong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Murhaa gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Payakarakatong drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa scores with a punch to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payakarakatong, as that shot connected.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Payakarakatong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murhaa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Payakarakatong scrambles back to his feet.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick
and Payakarakatong counters with a low kick, right behind Murhaa 's knee.
Murhaa is looking to chop away at Payakarakatong's legs.
Murhaa is looking to slow Payakarakatong down with leg kicks.
Payakarakatong bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Payakarakatong tries to land a leg kick but Murhaa saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Payakarakatong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murhaa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Payakarakatong was well out of range. Poor timing from Murhaa.
Sloppy strikes from Murhaa. Those never looked like landing.
Payakarakatong missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa throws a hook but Payakarakatong blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a front kick aimed at Payakarakatong's knee but Payakarakatong avoids it well.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Payakarakatong. Murhaa shrugs it off though.
Palaktingpuet Payakarakatong is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Payakarakatong with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Payakarakatong.
Murhaa throws a front kick that sends Payakarakatong stumbling back into the cage.
Payakarakatong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murhaa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Payakarakatong ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Payakarakatong misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Payakarakatong misses the target.
Murhaa lands a leg kick that knocks Payakarakatong off balance momentarily.
Payakarakatong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa slips a jab from Payakarakatong.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Murhaa walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Payakarakatong sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Payakarakatong slips a straight right by Murhaa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Murhaa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Payakarakatong misses with a body kick.
Murhaa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murhaa lands an overhand right.
Payakarakatong digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Payakarakatong looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Payakarakatong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Payakarakatong connects with a leg kick. Murhaa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Payakarakatong looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
It seemed like Murhaa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Payakarakatong.
A slow jab from Payakarakatong misses its intended target.
Murhaa lands a nice looking body kick.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Murhaa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Payakarakatong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakarakatong steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Murhaa. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payakarakatong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Payakarakatong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Payakarakatong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakarakatong is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Payakarakatong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Payakarakatong went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payakarakatong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payakarakatong throws out the jab.
Murhaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Payakarakatong on the side of the head.
Payakarakatong dips to his left and cracks Murhaa with an uppercut!
Payakarakatong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa swings for the body but Payakarakatong moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payakarakatong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong connects with a solid leg kick.
Payakarakatong looks to land a right hand but Murhaa moved out of range.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Payakarakatong avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
Murhaa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Payakarakatong is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa slips under a jab from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws a leg kick
and Murhaa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murhaa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Payakarakatong checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Payakarakatong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Payakarakatong is just out of range.
Good exchange - Payakarakatong coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payakarakatong with a jab.
Payakarakatong looks to throw the jab but Murhaa is out of range.
Payakarakatong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Payakarakatong lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the cage and back into range.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Murhaa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Payakarakatong - the referee stops the clock and Murhaa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Payakarakatong. Murhaa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Payakarakatong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Payakarakatong.
Murhaa misses with a wild body shot.
Payakarakatong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Murhaa throws out a counter right but Payakarakatong avoids it with no problem.
Payakarakatong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murhaa throws a hook but Payakarakatong avoids it easily.
Payakarakatong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong moves out of range as Murhaa throws a body kick.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong throws an off balance right hand
and Murhaa counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payakarakatong throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Payakarakatong down.
Payakarakatong misses with an uppercut.
Payakarakatong fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payakarakatong misses the jab.
Murhaa only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Murhaa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payakarakatong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Murhaa misses with a hook to the body
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Payakarakatong will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Payakarakatong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Payakarakatong ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Payakarakatong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Murhaa catches Payakarakatong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Murhaa misses the target.
Payakarakatong feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Murhaa's calf.
Payakarakatong moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Payakarakatong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Murhaa.
Well Murhaa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cole Reynolds (ranked 129 p4p, 4 weight class) and Kurt Verygood (ranked 489 p4p, 17 weight class). Verygood is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring Pain. Kurt Verygood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kurt Verygood!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Verygood thuds a left hand into Reynolds's body.
Verygood throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Verygood scores with a jab.
Verygood misses with a series of wild punches.
Verygood misses with a body shot.
Reynolds half committed to a counter leg kick.
Verygood ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Verygood throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Verygood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reynolds throws out the jab.
Verygood throws out a counter right but Reynolds avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reynolds misses with a low kick as Verygood jumps back.
Verygood now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds lands with a straight right. Verygood didn't see that one coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Reynolds.
A good leg kick by Reynolds.
Verygood walks into a left hand.
Reynolds shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A lazy left from Verygood finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Verygood. Beautiful body shot.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Verygood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Verygood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reynolds moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds takes a body punch but keeps moving.
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!
Verygood misses with a straight right.
Reynolds scoring well with a low kick there.
Verygood lands a big head kick that sends Reynolds tumbling to the mat! Verygood takes a step backwards and waves Reynolds back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Reynolds is rocked!
Verygood looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Verygood throws a monster overhand right that drops Reynolds! Verygood follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurt Verygood!
Kurt Verygood is the new bantamweight champion!
Kurt Verygood decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yacob Nilsen (ranked 770 p4p, 122 weight class) and Farley Steve (ranked 254 p4p, 34 weight class). Nilsen comes into the arena with Lil Wayne - Right above it blaring out of the sound system. Steve comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Justin Bieber ft. Ariana Grande - Let Me Think Bout You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yacob Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Farley Steve!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve throws a body punch but Nilsen moves out of range.
Nilsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve's hands.
Nilsen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Steve.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Nilsen counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Nilsen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good exchange - Nilsen coming out on top.
Steve takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nilsen shoots in and gets a takedown into Steve's guard.
Nilsen is standing up over Steve. Steve looks to escape but Nilsen dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve is being controlled here.
Nilsen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nilsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nilsen controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nilsen cracks Steve with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Nilsen taking a breather here.
The ground and pound from Nilsen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Nilsen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steve has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nilsen is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Steve will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Steve really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nilsen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Steve for as long as he can get away with.
Steve is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
Nilsen throws an elbow but Steve slips to the side and avoids it well.
Steve taking punishment in the form of punches.
The referee asks Nilsen politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Nilsen prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nilsen working the head and body with strikes.
Nilsen tries to move into full mount but can't pass Steve's legs.
Nilsen working the head with strikes.
Nilsen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Steve is avoiding damage well.
Nilsen controlling from side mount.
Steve is not content to let Nilsen control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve regains half guard.
Steve keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Steve can do anything to dispel that myth.
Nilsen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Steve is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Steve has hold of Nilsen's hands but Nilsen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nilsen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nilsen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yacob Nilsen 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.
Nilsen misses with a body shot.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
Nilsen throws a right hand that Steve ducks under and follows up with a left that Steve also avoids with ease.
Nilsen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Steve back to the cage. Nilsen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nilsen misses with a hook
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Nilsen. Beautiful body shot.
Nilsen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Steve is fending him off so far but Nilsen persists. Nope, Steve circles away and we're back to standing.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nilsen moves away.
Nilsen throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Nilsen jabs Steve right on the nose. Steve blinks but takes it well.
Steve sizes up Nilsen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Steve throws a sloppy body shot
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen staying out of range there.
Nilsen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen lands a slapping body shot.
Nilsen throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Nilsen saw that one coming.
Nilsen misses with a body shot
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nilsen.
Some bone on bone action there as Steve checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steve defending well as Nilsen loads up on a big left hand.
Nilsen throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Yacob Nilsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nilsen throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
Steve uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nilsen.
Steve misses with an uppercut
and Nilsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nilsen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nilsen has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen throws a shot from downtown. Steve moves away and avoids it.
Steve scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nilsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steve.
Nilsen looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Steve with a hook.
Nilsen is rocked!
Steve tries to keep at a distance but Nilsen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsen is leaning against Steve and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nilsen has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Nilsen trying to land knees to the body.
Nilsen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nilsen tries to work over Steve's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nilsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nilsen throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a right hand
letting Nilsen counter with a right hand.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Nilsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farley Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nilsen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nilsen cracks Steve with a good jab.
Nilsen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nilsen lands a lovely overhand right.
Nilsen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nilsen tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Steve slips under a jab from Nilsen.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Nilsen misses with a double jab
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Steve - just one landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Steve.
Steve is rocked!
Steve bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steve throws out a counter right but Nilsen avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Nilsen misses.
Steve lands a big uppercut and Nilsen crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nilsen looks OK. Steve waves Nilsen back to his feet!
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Nilsen scores with a body shot.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Steve knocks Nilsen out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Farley Steve!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Farley Steve waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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