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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robert Munson (ranked 1303 p4p, 173 weight class) and Huge Jackson (ranked 1840 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
24 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Robert Munson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Huge Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Munson moves out of range easily.
Jackson throws a lazy right hand but Munson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson throws a right and a left that Munson avoids nicely.
Robert Munson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Jackson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jackson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munson throws a good cross that connects.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jackson, right into the meat.
Munson shoots in for a double leg but Jackson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Munson pushes him off.
Munson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Munson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munson works on Jackson's body with a couple of short punches.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Munson, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Munson lands with a right to the head.
Jackson is rocked!
Munson dips a shoulder and cracks Jackson with a mighty uppercut! Jackson falls back against the ropes and Munson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jackson is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Munson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Munson!
A relieved looking Robert Munson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Huge Jackson spoke after the fight, saying 'I throw leather, sometimes it doesn't work out but am gonna keep on pushing.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scarn (ranked 774 p4p, 101 weight class) and Juanito Cortez (ranked 3040 p4p, 332 weight class). Cortez is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by $$$. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Juanito Cortez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Scarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juanito Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cortez tries to land a front kick but Scarn steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Scarn slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Cortez swats away the attempt to clinch by Scarn.
Scarn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cortez blocks a head kick by Scarn.
Cortez throws a push kick but Scarn slaps the foot to one side.
Scarn closes the distance and clinches.
Scarn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cortez tries to score a body lock takedown but Scarn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Scarn has a couple of punches blocked by Cortez.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scarn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cortez's defenses.
Cortez avoids a wild elbow strike from Scarn.
Scarn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cortez struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarn controls his hands.
Scarn misses with an elbow over the top.
Scarn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cortez pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cortez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Scarn under the eye.
Cortez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cortez throws a combination that misses
and Scarn counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez moves out of range of the leg kick from Scarn.
Cortez just misses with a punch to the body.
Cortez lands a nice hook to Scarn's body. Scarn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
Scarn tries to sprawl but Cortez drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scarn is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Scarn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cortez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Scarn is looking for a sweep. Cortez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cortez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cortez is keen to just control but Scarn is a slippery customer.
Scarn taking some punishment here, with Cortez in his half guard.
Scarn is staying active underneath Cortez, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cortez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cortez looks to land a strike but Scarn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cortez trying to control the position from guard on top but Scarn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cortez postures up in Scarn's guard and throws a big left but Scarn blocks it.
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 Michael Scarn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cortez stuns Scarn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cortez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juanito Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Scarn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cortez throws a head kick that Scarn semi-blocks.
It looks like Michael Scarn has been cut.
Cortez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A shot to the liver by Cortez. Beautiful body shot.
Cortez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Scarn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez with a jab.
Cortez swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Cortez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scarns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
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!
Cortez throws the kick towards the body but Scarn avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cortez checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Scarn
and Cortez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez scores with a decent looking hook.
Cortez throws out a leg kick but Scarn moves out of range and Cortez only half commits.
Cortez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
And Scarn counters with a quick kick to the body but Cortez blocks it.
Scarn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scarn looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Scarn keeps the fight on the outside.
Scarn is looking to counter punch.
Cortez jabs Scarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cortez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarn.
Cortez with a hook.
Cortez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez throws a jab when Scarn was well out of range.
Scarn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cortez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Scarn rather than just go for the knockout.
Scarn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cortez.
As Cortez looks to move away, Scarn throws a big counter combo but Cortez just gets out of the way.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Cortez dips to his left and cracks Scarn with an uppercut!
Cortez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cortez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scarn throws out the jab.
Scarn stalks Cortez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cortez's face. Cortez staggers backwards, shaken.
Scarn misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cortez checks a leg kick.
Cortez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cortez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scarn is looking to counter punch.
Juanito Cortez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Cortez.
Scarn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juanito Cortez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Scarn's cut.
That's time! Scarn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Scarn misses with a lunging right hand
and Cortez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cortez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cortez connects with a right hand. Scarn shakes it off.
Scarn moves out of range of the body kick.
Cortez jabs Scarn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A low kick from Cortez misses
enabling Scarn to counter with a crisp jab.
Cortez throws a right hand that misses
and Scarn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cortez thinking.
Cortez throws a sloppy head kick and Scarn moves out of range easily.
Scarn swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses with a series of wild punches.
Cortez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scarn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scarn as he avoids it easily.
Cortez has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Scarn connects with a nice looking jab.
Cortez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cortez tries for a takedown but Scarn circles away easily
and Scarn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cortez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scarn counters with a two punch combo.
Cortez is rocked!
Scarn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cortez is still on wobbly legs! Can Scarn finish him?
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!
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
Cortez misses with a hook
and Scarn counters with a nice body shot.
Scarn closes the distance and clinches.
Cortez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cortez seems to have recovered his senses.
Scarn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to break the clinch but Scarn is controlling him.
Scarn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cortez avoids the elbow strike from Scarn, against the ropes.
Cortez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cortez lands with a short shot to the head.
Cortez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scarn is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Michael Scarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juanito Cortez.
Cortez lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cortez blocks an elbow strike.
Scarn misses with the head strike.
Cortez takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cortez.
Scarn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cortez is pressed up against the ropes. Scarn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cortez down to the mat. Cortez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cortez swings for the body but Scarn moves out of range.
Cortez throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michael Scarn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Scarn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cortez.
Scarn appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scarn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scarn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Juanito Cortez!
Juanito Cortez wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath Juanito Cortez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cage (ranked 2081 p4p, 219 weight class) and Kevin Shinnie (ranked 2832 p4p, 275 weight class). Cage comes to the ring accompanied by Walk - Pantera. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kevin Shinnie enters the ring!
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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
35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Shinnie!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage drives through and clinches with Shinnie against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage rushes Shinnie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Shinnie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage prevents Shinnie from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shinnie.
Cage misses with some punches.
Shinnie manages to break the clinch.
Cage clinches up with Shinnie and pushes him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cage.
Shinnie is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cage prevents Shinnie from breaking the clinch.
Shinnie can't break the clinch.
Cage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage avoids the body shot from Shinnie.
Cage swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage has closed the distance and engaged Shinnie in a clinch.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Shinnie keeps the fight on the outside.
Cage closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shinnie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Johnny Cage has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Shinnie lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Shinnie does it's job there.
Cage darts in and clinches Shinnie up against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch.
Shinnie throws a body kick that misses.
Shinnie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shinnie duly obliges.
Cage on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cage wants to clinch.
Cage throws out a leg kick but Shinnie moves out of range and Cage only half commits.
Shinnie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Shinnie blocks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shinnie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cage moves out of range as Shinnie strikes.
Cage takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Shinnie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cage fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cage throws a looping overhand right but Shinnie ducks down to avoid it.
Cage throws a lazy uppercut
and Shinnie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cage moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shinnie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Shinnie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shinnie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Shinnie.
Cage tries to clinch
and Shinnie counters with a right hand to the body.
Cage closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Cage scores with a shot to the side of Shinnie's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage breaks from the clinch.
Cage jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shinnie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnny Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cage wants to clinch.
Shinnie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kevin Shinnie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cage's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cage bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Cage keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Shinnie takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shinnie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Shinnie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shinnie misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage rushes Shinnie and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage manages to break the clinch.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Shinnie finds it's way through Cage's defenses.
Shinnie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shinnie scores with the left hand. Cage knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinnie misses with a looping left.
Shinnie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shinnie throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shinnie. Cage does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Shinnie, pushing him back against the ropes.
Cage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shinnie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shinnie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cage.
Shinnie misses the shot to the body.
Shinnie lands a jab to the head.
Cage throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shinnie.
Shinnie throws a chopping leg kick but Cage manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cage lands with a right hand.
It looks like Kevin Shinnie has been cut.
Cage ducks under a wild hook from Shinnie.
Shinnie misses with a hook. Cage ducked under it nicely.
Cage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage tries to clinch but Shinnie is having none of it.
Shinnie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Shinnie manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cage tries to clinch
and Shinnie counters with a nice uppercut.
Cage takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cage tries to clinch but Shinnie moves away
and Shinnie counters with a nice uppercut.
Shinnie scores with a hook.
Cage is rocked!
Cage is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shinnie throws a hook to the side of Cage's head but Cage sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shinnie.
Shinnie lands a big shot that drops Cage! Can he finish him?
Oh Cage is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnny Cage's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cage is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cage seems to have got his legs back now.
Shinnie stands up from Cage's guard - Shinnie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Shinnie throws a looping overhand right but Cage ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Shinnie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cage misses with a hook
and Shinnie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shinnie connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cage's hands.
Shinnie throws the kick towards the body but Cage avoids it.
Cage tries to clinch but Shinnie moves away
and Shinnie counters with a straight right hand.
Nice body punch from Shinnie.
Shinnie drops Cage with a left right combo! Shinnie follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shinnie decides to stand back up. Shinnie steps back and let's Cage get back to his feet.
Shinnie gets in close and tags Cage with a short punch that almost sends Cage to the mat! Oh Cage is in big trouble! He turns his back on Shinnie, trying to create some distance but Shinnie rushes him, striking wildly and Cage goes down! The referee tackles Shinnie into the ropes to end the fight! Shinnie is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Shinnie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Trowning (ranked 1111 p4p, 137 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 3000 p4p, 283 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Trowning might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Shotgun - backyard brawl. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Trowning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boston throws out a loose jab but Trowning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boston throws the left hand but Trowning avoids the punch easily.
Trowning moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Trowning just misses with a punch to the body.
Boston looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Boston throws a poor cross that misses
and Trowning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Boston 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.
Boston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Trowning misses its target.
Boston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boston throws an off balance right hand
and Trowning counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trowning. Boston does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Trowning does it's job there.
Boston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trowning's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston throws a lazy right hand but Trowning sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Boston.
Boston connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Trowning's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Trowning counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boston lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Trowning can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Boston and Trowning drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Boston.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brent Boston!
Brent Boston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Finnish Experiment (ranked 852 p4p, 42 weight class) and Grimur Agnarsson (ranked 962 p4p, 50 weight class). Agnarsson has chosen Drop death - Squeel as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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141 lbs
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147 lbs
15 - 14 - 2 |
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Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grimur Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Agnarsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Experiment moves out of range.
Agnarsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Agnarsson throws a jab when Experiment was well out of range.
Agnarsson dips to his left and cracks Experiment with an uppercut!
Agnarsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Agnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Experiment doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Agnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Experiment.
Agnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agnarsson's defenses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Experiment throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment is looking to control Agnarsson's arms but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Experiment has his back to the ropes.
A short left from Experiment.
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!
Agnarsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Experiment is working Agnarsson over against the ropes.
Experiment comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Agnarsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Experiment slows down the pace here.
Agnarsson avoids a wild elbow strike from Experiment.
We've been informed that Agnarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the ropes.
Experiment misses with a body punch.
Experiment is trying to maintain a safe position but Agnarsson gets an underhook and turns Experiment into the ropes.
Agnarsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Experiment stalling against the ropes.
Good body shot from Agnarsson.
Agnarsson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Experiment has him pressed against the ropes.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Experiment blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Experiment.
Agnarsson dodges an elbow strike from Experiment.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agnarsson's defenses.
Experiment lands an elbow that stopped Agnarsson in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Experiment creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Agnarsson's defenses.
Experiment prevents a body shot from Agnarsson.
Experiment goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Experiment blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment controls the action.
Experiment takes a shot to the head.
Experiment gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Experiment leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Experiment definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Agnarsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Experiment backwards.
Experiment's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Agnarsson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Agnarsson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grimur Agnarsson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Agnarsson misses with a hook. Experiment ducked under it nicely.
Agnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Agnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Experiment.
Agnarsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Experiment doesn't seem bothered though.
Experiment misses with a hook.
Agnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Agnarsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment.
Agnarsson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Agnarsson catches Experiment right on the button with a cross.
Agnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Experiment tries to close the distance and clinch up but Agnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Agnarsson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Experiment throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Agnarsson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Agnarsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment tries to clinch up but Agnarsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Agnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Experiment was well out of range. Poor timing from Agnarsson.
A punch lands to the side of Experiment 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Grimur Agnarsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Experiment fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agnarsson is out of range.
Experiment ducks right into an uppercut from Agnarsson.
Experiment takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Experiment lands with a nice body punch.
Experiment's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Agnarsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Experiment scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Experiment moves away.
Experiment throws a front kick aimed at Agnarsson's knee but Agnarsson avoids it well.
Agnarsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Agnarsson looks to land a right hand but Experiment moved out of range.
Experiment lands a head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BOOM! Experiment lands a beautiful left hook that drops Agnarsson. Agnarsson tries to recover but Experiment is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Agnarsson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnish Experiment!
Finnish Experiment is the new bantamweight champion!
A very excited looking Finnish Experiment made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobo Nielsen (ranked 282 p4p, 35 weight class) and Luiz Alves (ranked 2290 p4p, 237 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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150 lbs
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149 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Bobo Nielsen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Alves!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy body kick from Nielsen
and Alves counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nielsen is not content to let Alves control the position.
Nielsen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Alves's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Alves's back!
Alves wants to get back to his feet.
Alves tries to break free.
I would not like to be Alves right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen trying to control.
Alves is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Alves prevents Nielsen from getting a body triangle.
Alves covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Alves looking very determined here, making life difficult for Nielsen.
Alves wants to control his opponent's hands but Nielsen gets his hands free.
Nielsen tries to get the hooks in deep but Alves pushed the leg off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Alves manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nielsen's guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Alves throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nielsen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alves has gone for a leg lock! Nielsen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Alves's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nielsen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alves's head.
Nielsen trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves wants to stand and escape but Nielsen is having none of it.
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 Bobo Nielsen will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nielsen. Alves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luiz Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nielsen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alves tries to close the distance and clinch but Nielsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nielsen missing with a left hand there. Alves was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nielsen lands a nice shot to the body.
Nielsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nielsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nielsen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bobo Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Alves.
Alves shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nielsen but Nielsen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nielsen showed some decent athleticism there.
Nielsen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nielsen passes to side control.
Nielsen throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Nielsen controlling the position from side mount.
Alves wants to get back to his feet but Nielsen is dominant here and he's now got Alves's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Nielsen lands a couple of good shots and Alves has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nielsen is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Alves trying to control the hands but Nielsen won't let him.
Nielsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alves can do to turn this around?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Can Alves hold on?! Nielsen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobo Nielsen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nielsen connects with a nice looking jab.
Nielsen throws a jab when Alves was well out of range.
Alves fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nielsen sprawls well initially but Alves persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Alves wants to take a breather but Nielsen is having none of it.
Alves is taking a breather. Nielsen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nielsen has hold of Alves's hands but Alves slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nielsen gets full guard.
Alves is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Nielsen is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Nielsen has escaped and now he's on top!
Alves not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nielsen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alves wants to improve his position but Nielsen is controlling well.
Nielsen is just content to waste time from the top position. Alves takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nielsen wants to control from the top but Alves keeps moving.
Nielsen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Alves is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nielsen off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves is not going to allow Nielsen to sit and survive in this position.
Nielsen tries to break free.
Nielsen manages to reverse the position and now he's in Alves's guard. Nice work there by Nielsen.
Nielsen trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Nielsen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nielsen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bobo Nielsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alves trying to keep a closed guard but Nielsen is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bobo Nielsen did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Alves fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nielsen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Alves swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Alves shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nielsen defends it nicely.
Nielsen looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Alves blocks the body kick.
Nielsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alves.
Alves is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nielsen connects with a jab.
Luiz Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves wants to clinch but Nielsen slips to the side
letting Nielsen counter with a right hand.
Alves tries for a takedown but Nielsen circles away easily
and Nielsen counters with a nice uppercut.
Bobo Nielsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luiz Alves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nielsen misses with a straight left.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the body.
Alves walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nielsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Alves throws a right and a left that Nielsen avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nielsen.
Alves drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nielsen defends it well.
Alves shoots in for a takedown but Nielsen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nielsen misses with a straight right.
Nielsen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nielsen wants it to stay on the feet.
Nielsen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alves.
Alves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nielsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nielsen throws a hook but Alves avoids it easily.
Alves slaps away a takedown attempt from Nielsen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Alves tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nielsen defends well and Alves ends up having to push Nielsen into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Nielsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nielsen scores with a jab to the head.
Alves is rocked!
Nielsen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Alves head around and knocks him out cold! Nielsen hops onto the ropes and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobo Nielsen!
Bobo Nielsen retains his featherweight title!
Bobo Nielsen took some time post fight to say the following; 'Felt the Power and couldn't handle it.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 396 p4p, 55 weight class) and Jack Wilder (ranked 1036 p4p, 132 weight class). Do Ho Joy could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jack Wilder's chin.
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150 lbs
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Ho Joy ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Joy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Secret Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking body kick.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
Good exchange - Wilder coming out on top.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Joy moves in looking to clinch but Wilder pushes him off.
Wilder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wilder takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wilder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ho Joy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ho Joy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder thuds his right hand into Ho Joy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Wilder misses.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Ho Joy misses
and Wilder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilder circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Wilder. Beautiful body shot.
Wilder takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wilder lands a leg kick that knocks Ho Joy off balance momentarily.
Ho Joy instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy taking a breather.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Joy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Ho Joy is trying to maintain a safe position but Wilder gets an underhook and turns Ho Joy into the ropes.
Wilder misses with a punch to the body.
Wilder working aggressively here.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Wilder.
Wilder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Wilder lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ho Joy backwards.
Nice body punch from Wilder.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder tries a body shot but Ho Joy blocks it.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder's coach down at The Salvatore School for the Gifted was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wilder's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A bit of stalling here from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilder backwards.
Ho Joy is trying to break free.
Wilder's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilder.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy has Wilder pushed against the ropes.
Ho Joy lands a nice uppercut.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Wilder pushes Ho Joy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilder as Ho Joy tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Wilder 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.
Wilder on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice jab there from Wilder.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the body.
Wilder misses with a double jab.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilder looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilder. Ho Joy shrugs it off though.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ho Joy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy is looking to chop away at Wilder's legs.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick from Ho Joy.
Wilder tries to clinch but Ho Joy is having none of it.
A jab lands there for Wilder.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ho Joy takes one on the button.
Wilder misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Ho Joy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Joy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a good low kick that Wilder was not able to check.
Wilder throws a sloppy head kick and Ho Joy moves out of range easily.
As Wilder tries to get set, Ho Joy tries to push him back and clinch up but Wilder manages to avoid the attempt.
Ho Joy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
Wilder throws a chopping leg kick but Ho Joy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ho Joy has managed to clinch.
Ho Joy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch but Wilder improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Ho Joy blocks an uppercut.
Ho Joy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wilder pushes Ho Joy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Wilder scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder tries to work over Ho Joy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilder as Ho Joy tries to tie him up.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ho Joy tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ho Joy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ho Joy throws a head punch that misses.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder blocks a body shot from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ho Joy struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilder controls his hands.
Wilder scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Wilder blocks the leg kick.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Wilder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilder as he connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder scores with a hook to the body. Ho Joy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Ho Joy avoids them all with ease.
Ho Joy keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wilder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho Joy thumps Wilder with a low kick.
Jack Wilder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Joy tries to move into range but Wilder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ho Joy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilder.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Wilder.
Wilder throws a hook but Ho Joy blocks it.
Ho Joy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
The crowd cheers as Ho Joy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilder doesn't seem phased though.
Wilder moves out of range of the leg kick from Ho Joy.
Wilder now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Wilder drops his hands momentarily and Ho Joy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
Ho Joy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho Joy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wilder misses with a hook to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.
Ho Joy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ho Joy lands a high kick!
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Joy thumps Wilder with a low kick.
Wilder throws a combination that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wilder is rocked!
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Joy finish him?
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilder seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy throws a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Wilder blocks the low kick.
Ho Joy is looking to score with low kicks.
Wilder slips a jab and a cross from Ho Joy.
Wilder lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ho Joy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ho Joy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilder throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ho Joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Do Ho Joy did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wilder avoids the head kick by Ho Joy.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Joy walks into a jab.
Wilder throws a jab when Ho Joy was well out of range.
Ho Joy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Nice jab there from Wilder.
Ho Joy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ho Joy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but Wilder is out of range.
Ho Joy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilder connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Joy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Ho Joy misses.
Ho Joy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilder is able to avoid easily.
Ho Joy cracks Wilder with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to clinch
and Wilder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ho Joy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wilder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ho Joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Joy.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ho Joy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
Wilder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilder. That snapped Ho Joy's head back.
Wilder just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Wilder misses its intended target.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ho Joy - that will leave a mark!
Wilder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ho Joy was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilder.
Wilder slips under a jab.
Ho Joy clobbers Wilder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Joy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wilder chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ho Joy can pounce on him.
Ho Joy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Wilder fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Joy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wilder checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilder doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Joy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Joy thows a leg kick but Wilder checks it
and Ho Joy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilder misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wilder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ho Joy.
Wilder drops his hands momentarily and Ho Joy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy had his way with Jack Wilder in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilder cracks Ho Joy with a good jab.
Ho Joy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Wilder misses.
Wilder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilder throws a head kick that half lands.
Ho Joy works over Wilder's head and body with a nice combination.
Wilder walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Wilder throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for Wilder's leg but Wilder calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
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!
Ho Joy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wilder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ho Joy.
Wilder misses the body punch
and Ho Joy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wilder's knee momentarily.
Ho Joy throws a low kick, looking for Wilder's leg but Wilder calmly moves out of range.
Wilder appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy delivers a nice body kick.
Ho Joy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder works the jab nicely.
Wilder misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters by moving into the clinch.
Ho Joy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilder's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A bone on bone clash there as Ho Joy blocks the leg kick.
Ho Joy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wilder misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Joy.
Wilder checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wilder! But no joy.
Wilder needs to keep his hands up - Ho Joy had a free shot at his head there.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
Ho Joy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wilder missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wilder throws a jab when Ho Joy was well out of range.
A big right from Wilder misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ho Joy.
Ho Joy cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Ho Joy's shoulder, as Ho Joy tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a hook to the side of Wilder's head but Wilder sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Joy with a hook.
Ho Joy rushes Wilder and presses him up against the ropes.
Ho Joy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Ho Joy misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder misses with the head strike.
Ho Joy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ho Joy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Do Ho Joy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ho Joy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Do Ho Joy!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Do Ho Joy!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight as a draw!
Do Ho Joy wins by majority decision!
Do Ho Joy retains his lightweight title!
A very excited looking Do Ho Joy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Muller (ranked 1467 p4p, 179 weight class) and Brutus Leagatius (ranked 875 p4p, 114 weight class). Nicolas Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nicolas Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brutus Leagatius!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leagatius takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Leagatius takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Leagatius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muller throws a head kick that misses.
Leagatius looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Muller throws a shot from downtown. Leagatius moves away and avoids it.
Leagatius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muller lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leagatius misses with a body shot.
Muller throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Muller checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muller lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leagatius circles away quickly and effectively.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Leagatius moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller clinches.
Muller throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leagatius avoiding damage as Muller throws knees to the body.
Muller is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Leagatius pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muller misses with a left hand
and Leagatius counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muller thinking.
Leagatius lands a nice shot that snaps Muller's head back.
Muller clinches up with Leagatius and pushes him back against the ropes.
Leagatius lands with a light punch inside.
Muller lands an elbow that stopped Leagatius in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Brutus Leagatius has been cut.
Leagatius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leagatius.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leagatius tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Leagatius back against the ropes.
Leagatius tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
Our sources have told us that Muller has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leagatius backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leagatius tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Leagatius back against the ropes.
Leagatius blocking some punches.
Leagatius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leagatius manages to break the clinch.
Muller cracks Leagatius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Muller throws a body kick that misses.
Nicolas Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller scores with a jab to the head.
A left lands for Leagatius.
Leagatius is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leagatius throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leagatius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Muller misses with a body kick.
Muller jabs Leagatius right on the nose. Leagatius blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leagatius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brutus Leagatius's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Leagatius throws a right hand that misses
and Muller counters with a leg kick.
It looks like Nicolas Muller has been cut.
Nicolas Muller is winning the standup battle so far.
Muller defending well as Leagatius loads up on a big left hand.
Muller scores with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leagatius. Muller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muller is looking to counter the offense by Leagatius and move into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Muller.
Leagatius drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Muller.
Muller looks for the body kick but Leagatius saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller scores with the left hand. Leagatius knows he should have avoided that one.
Muller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leagatius manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Leagatius.
Muller lands a nice looking body shot.
Leagatius moves out of range of the body kick.
Leagatius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Muller jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muller checks the leg kick.
Muller scores with a push kick.
Muller clinches up against the ropes.
Muller prevents a body shot from Leagatius.
Leagatius takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice body punch from Leagatius.
A short right from Leagatius.
Leagatius avoids the elbow strike from Muller, against the ropes.
Leagatius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leagatius tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a low kick, looking for Leagatius's leg but Leagatius calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leagatius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Leagatius does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Leagatius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Muller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Leagatius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Leagatius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leagatius moves out of range of the body kick from Muller.
Leagatius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body kick there by Leagatius.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muller moves forwards but Leagatius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Muller dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muller tries to land a front kick but Leagatius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brutus Leagatius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leagatius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leagatius drops Muller with a straight right hand, right on the button! Leagatius follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Leagatius!
In his post fight interview, Brutus Leagatius started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bob McDonald (ranked 139 p4p, 19 weight class) and Doug Glatt (ranked 1461 p4p, 178 weight class). McDonald comes into the arena with Ray Wylie Hubbard - Redneck Mother blaring out of the sound system. Glatt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Killed by death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bob McDonald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Doug Glatt!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Glatt.
McDonald is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glatt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Glatt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Glatt.
Glatt ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
McDonald misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glatt.
McDonald is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glatt.
Glatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
McDonald takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Glatt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McDonald.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Glatt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McDonald.
Glatt throws the left hand but McDonald avoids the punch easily.
McDonald throws a hook but Glatt avoids it easily.
Glatt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glatt throws an overhand right that lands on McDonald's shoulder, as McDonald tries to avoid the shot.
McDonald has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald pushes Glatt up against the ropes in a clinch.
McDonald tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McDonald swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Glatt fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
Glatt misses with a punch on the inside.
McDonald working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McDonald lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
McDonald lands a shot to the body.
Glatt looks winded!
McDonald lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Glatt prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McDonald.
Glatt tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glatt throws a hook but McDonald blocks it.
McDonald fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glatt manages to avoid it.
McDonald lands a really nice looking cross but Glatt seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No joy there for McDonald, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald digs a good hook to Glatt's body.
McDonald doesn't manage to clinch there - Glatt circles away.
McDonald lands a body shot.
McDonald connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Glatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doug Glatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Glatt.
McDonald forces Glatt back against the ropes and clinches.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McDonald scores with a nice hook to the head.
Glatt prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald lands a left hand that snaps the head of Glatt backwards.
McDonald tries to work over Glatt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McDonald misses with a short punch on the inside.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald lands with a right to the head.
McDonald has a couple of punches blocked by Glatt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McDonald blocks a body shot from Glatt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Glatt lands a body punch in the clinch.
McDonald scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glatt blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Bob McDonald dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McDonald moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Glatt connects with a nice looking jab.
Jim Bob McDonald is winning the standup battle so far.
Glatt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McDonald connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Glatt moved out of range nicely.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonald gets a clinch.
Glatt breaks from the clinch.
Glatt scores with a jab to the body.
Glatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Glatt tries to land a front kick but McDonald steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Glatt lands a head kick. McDonald smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glatt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
Glatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glatt misses with a head kick.
Glatt moves out of range as McDonald strikes.
McDonald thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Glatt slams his shin into McDonald's torso.
A head kick by Glatt misses
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. McDonald catches Glatt right on the button with a cross.
Glatt avoids the body shot from McDonald.
McDonald defending well as Glatt loads up on a big left hand.
McDonald fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from McDonald misses.
McDonald throws a big shot that misses.
Glatt throws a fast counter high kick but McDonald manages to duck under it in time.
Glatt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Glatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McDonald tries to clinch there but Glatt circles away.
Glatt tries a low kick but McDonald avoids it.
Glatt slips under a jab from McDonald.
Glatt tries to keep at a distance but McDonald has taken the fight into the clinch.
McDonald blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McDonald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glatt backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glatt prevents a body shot from McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Glatt is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McDonald.
McDonald breaks from the clinch.
Glatt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McDonald drops Glatt with a big left hand and mounts him. Glatt is in big trouble!
McDonald looking to control but Glatt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McDonald connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald scoring with strikes but Glatt is staying in there.
Glatt is rocked!
McDonald postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Glatt badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of McDonald around the waist but McDonald pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! McDonald is the winner by TKO! McDonald jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Our winner, Jim Bob McDonald, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Doug Glatt stepped up to the mic, saying 'Hats off to my opponent.....win or lose I fight for the fans I'll beat that ass next time.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monte Zuma (ranked 358 p4p, 50 weight class) and Howlin Wolf (ranked 364 p4p, 52 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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
29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Monte Zuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zuma changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wolf looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zuma tries for a kimura but Wolf is defending well.
Wolf is trying to control Zuma's posture but Zuma avoids it.
Zuma working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zuma trying to control the position but Wolf is working away.
Zuma wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wolf, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zuma tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Zuma thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuma trying to control the position but Wolf is working away.
Zuma working away.
Zuma looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've been hearing good reports from Zuma's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
You can see the frustration on Wolf's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolf tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zuma wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wolf is not content to let Zuma control the position.
Zuma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zuma trying to control the position but Wolf is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zuma is really struggling to control Wolf but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Zuma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Zuma is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolf tries to buck Zuma off but Zuma is having none of it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zuma working away.
Zuma is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Zuma is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wolf knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Monte Zuma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wolf misses with a hook
letting Zuma counter with a right hand.
Wolf takes a swing at Zuma's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Zuma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zuma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zuma shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zuma showed some decent athleticism there.
Zuma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wolf tries to get to full guard but Zuma has control of the leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Zuma is working for a kimura here but Wolf manages to reverse the position and he's now in Zuma's guard.
Wolf must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Zuma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolf distracts Zuma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wolf trying to control but Zuma is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Zuma has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wolf has managed to get both his arms back between Zuma's legs - danger averted.
Wolf lands a couple of elbows.
Wolf is in close to Zuma's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wolf keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Zuma's head.
Zuma is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
Wolf with a nice head shot there.
Wolf trying to control but Zuma is working from the bottom.
Wolf working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zuma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolf works over Zuma with some ground and pound from guard.
Zuma looking for a guillotine here but Wolf defends easily.
Wolf landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuma looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wolf gets to his feet and stands over Zuma, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Zuma felt that one! Wolf unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Zuma from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
A relieved looking Howlin Wolf thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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