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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster McDiggle (ranked 2441 p4p, 296 weight class) and Connor Mac Burns (ranked 2957 p4p, 343 weight class). Burns has chosen as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Buster McDiggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Mac Burns!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDiggle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Burns throws a body punch but McDiggle moves out of range.
McDiggle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Burns's coach down at Pablo's Boxing Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Burns's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
McDiggle takes one to the side of the head.
Burns's jab looks to have found its range, popping McDiggle under the eye.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Burns avoids the head kick by McDiggle.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns stuns McDiggle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns misses with an uppercut
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McDiggle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burns doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but McDiggle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from McDiggle misses its target.
Burns throws a jab when McDiggle was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns slaps away a takedown attempt from McDiggle, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and McDiggle moves into the clinch.
McDiggle goes for a takedown attempt but Burns pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McDiggle has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.
McDiggle avoids the body shot from Burns.
McDiggle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns lands a jab to McDiggle's midsection.
McDiggle slips a straight right by Burns.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns throws a leg kick
and McDiggle counters with a two punch combo.
McDiggle defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a nice shot that snaps McDiggle's head back.
McDiggle slips under a jab from Burns.
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!
McDiggle moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns misses with a takedown attempt - McDiggle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Connor Mac Burns has been cut.
McDiggle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Burns.
Burns dodges the punch combination from McDiggle.
Burns scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Connor Mac Burns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Connor Mac Burns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
McDiggle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buster McDiggle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burns misses with a hook. McDiggle ducked under it nicely.
McDiggle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns.
McDiggle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McDiggle tries to bum rush Burns with a series of wild strikes but Burns uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burns misses with a hook. McDiggle ducked under it nicely.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Burns wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDiggle keeps working.
McDiggle is trying to improve his position.
Burns trying to control the action but McDiggle is working from the bottom.
Burns wants to take a breather but McDiggle manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Burns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDiggle keeping moving, preventing Burns from controlling successfully.
McDiggle escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Burns gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McDiggle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McDiggle wants to sweep here but Burns controlling him for the moment.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDiggle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Burns wants to control from the top but McDiggle keeps moving.
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.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDiggle is keeping the position for now.
McDiggle throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Burns tries to free his leg and advance position but McDiggle is retaining full guard.
Burns is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McDiggle trying to control the position here.
McDiggle is trying to keep Burns in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McDiggle is keeping the position for now.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Mac Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Connor Mac Burns's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Burns misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McDiggle counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns looks to throw the jab but McDiggle is out of range.
Buster McDiggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McDiggle moves out of range as Burns strikes.
McDiggle throws a big counter combination but Burns scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as McDiggle checks a leg kick.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor Mac Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McDiggle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and McDiggle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Connor Mac Burns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Burns 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns lands with an overhand left.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McDiggle was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Burns fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDiggle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by McDiggle.
McDiggle looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Burns scores with the left hand. McDiggle knows he should have avoided that one.
Burns shoots in but McDiggle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burns shoots in and bounces McDiggle off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Burns pushing down on McDiggle's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McDiggle gets full guard.
Burns trying to control but McDiggle is working from the bottom.
Burns has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McDiggle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns trying to control but McDiggle is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Burns forces his way into half guard.
Burns wants to pass to mount but McDiggle is defending the position.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but McDiggle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McDiggle looking for submissions off his back.
McDiggle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Mac Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Burns winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Connor Mac Burns!
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight for Connor Mac Burns!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Connor Mac Burns!
Connor Mac Burns wins by unanimous decision!
In his post fight interview, Connor Mac Burns 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Anselmo Harris (ranked 1397 p4p, 189 weight class) and Soylent Green (ranked 2795 p4p, 327 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Soylent Green!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris darts in and clinches Green up against the ropes.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Harris tries a body shot but Green blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
A right handed body shot lands from Harris.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Green's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Green blocking some punches.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Green back against the ropes.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Green blocks a body shot from Harris.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Green.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Green creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
Green prevents a body shot from Harris.
Green throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Still in the clinch, Green scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Green gets through Harris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Green throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Green with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Green swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris breaks from the clinch.
Harris looks to clinch
and Harris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris misses with a straight left.
Green counters with a body kick.
Green misses with a hook.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harris seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harris misses with a looping left.
Green ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Harris blocks the body kick.
Harris wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Green blocking some punches.
Harris working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Harris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Nice body punch from Harris.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Green.
Harris pushes Green back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Green is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Green lands a right hand.
Harris presses Green against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Green blocking some punches.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Green backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris lands a body shot.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Green uses good head movement to avoid it.
Green misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Green.
Harris lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harris lands a shoulder strike.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Harris as the two fighters clinch.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anselmo Harris dominated that second round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Harris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Green follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Soylent Green has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harris pushes Green up against the ropes in a clinch.
Green digs a right hand underneath Harris's ribcage. Harris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harris.
Harris scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Green blocks an uppercut.
Harris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
Harris cracks Green with a nice body shot.
Harris misses with some punches.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris works on Green's body with a couple of short punches.
Green manages to break the clinch.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Green, as that shot connected.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Green, pushing him back against the ropes.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Harris lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Green back against the ropes.
Harris misses with a punch on the inside.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green misses with the head strike.
Green tries to work over Harris's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Green just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harris's brow.
Green tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Green misses with some punches.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anselmo Harris.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harris, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Anselmo Harris!
Anselmo Harris wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Anselmo Harris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Soylent Green spoke after the fight, saying 'Soylent Green is people!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Starling Silva (ranked 1600 p4p, 204 weight class) and Todd Packer (ranked 1859 p4p, 229 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Todd Packer!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Packer on the side of the head.
Silva motions for Packer to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Packer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Packer looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Packer.
A head kick by Packer misses
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Packer misses with the combination.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Packer throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Starling Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Packer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Packer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Packer takes one to the side of the head.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Packer is able to avoid easily.
Packer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Packer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva is looking to chop away at Packer's legs.
Packer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Packer throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Packer only half commits.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Packer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Packer on the side of the head.
Silva takes a swing at Packer's ribcage but misses.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Packer throws a counter combo.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Packer.
Packer misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva moves out of range as Packer strikes.
Silva moves away from the strike by Packer.
Packer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Packer looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Silva misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Starling Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Packer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Packer closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Packer throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Packer's knee momentarily.
Packer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Packer unleashes a big counter combination but Silva bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Packer lands with an overhand left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Packer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Packer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Packer throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Packer misses with a wild combination.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Packer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Silva.
Starling Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva is looking to slow Packer down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Packer tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
It looks like Silva has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Packer blocks a jab.
Packer misses the shot to the body.
Packer scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Packer on that attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva cracks Packer with an open hand slap.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Packer. Packer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Packer moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Packer scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Packer's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Packer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Packer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Packer.
Packer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Packer throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Packer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Packer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Packer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Packer will feel that in the morning.
Packer has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
It looks like Todd Packer has been cut.
Silva blocks a body shot from Packer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Packer.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Packer blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Todd Packer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Packer throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Packer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Packer. That one must have hurt.
Packer tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Packer throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Packer avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Packer doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands with a hook. Packer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Packer
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva defending well as Packer loads up on a big left hand.
As Packer backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Packer checks a low kick from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Packer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Packer! But no joy.
Silva tests Packer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Packer takes one to the side of the head.
Starling Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Packer scores with a punch to the head.
Silva gets a clinch.
Packer pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Packer's elbow.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Packer blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Packer lands a nice uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Packer misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Packers head.
Packer blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Packer.
Silva avoiding damage as Packer throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Packer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Packer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silva seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Packer can turn it around.
Packer can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva works on Packer's body with a couple of short punches.
Packer scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Packer.
Packer lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Packer - that landed with a thud.
Todd Packer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is stalling here.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Starling Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Starling Silva!
Starling Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Carlitto (ranked 2626 p4p, 152 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 2753 p4p, 163 weight class). Carlitto's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Painkiller. Miller has chosen 2pac - Im A Souljah as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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139 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Diego Carlitto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Carlitto, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Carlitto against the ropes but Carlitto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller scores with a shot to the body.
Carlitto cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Carlitto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pablo's Boxing Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Carlitto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlitto lands with a right hand.
Miller shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlitto is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carlitto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
Carlitto is trying to control but can't.
Miller prevents Carlitto from improving his position.
Miller throwing shots but Carlitto is blocking nicely.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlitto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller is looking to advance position but Carlitto won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto taking some punishment here, with Miller in his half guard.
Carlitto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Carlitto pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Carlitto is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlitto seems keen to control Miller's posture.
Carlitto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlitto is trying to keep Miller in close.
Miller works over Carlitto with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carlitto keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Carlitto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller postures up.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Carlitto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlitto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller wants to control from the top but Carlitto keeps moving.
Carlitto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlitto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller preventing the sweep.
Carlitto managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Miller 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.
Carlitto looks to score with a jab to the body but Miller is just out of range.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carlitto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlitto clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlitto works Miller's body with a nice hook.
Carlitto misses with a hook.
Carlitto throws a big shot that misses.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlitto swivels and escapes.
Carlitto lands a body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carlitto enables Miller to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carlitto manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Miller wants to control from the top but Carlitto keeps moving.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlitto wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Carlitto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto trying to hold on to Miller's head to control him but Miller postures up.
Ken Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlitto wants to get back to full guard.
Carlitto is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlitto avoid being mounted?
Carlitto preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carlitto trying to control here.
Carlitto wants to get back to full guard.
Carlitto slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Miller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlitto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Miller missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carlitto 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlitto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
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.
Miller wants to control from the top but Carlitto keeps moving.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carlitto trying to control the position here.
Miller with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlitto looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlitto, not yet.
Miller lands a couple of digs.
Carlitto seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Miller postures up.
Carlitto looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlitto, not yet.
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 Diego Carlitto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carlitto stuffs the takedown attempt from Miller. Miller gets slowly back to his feet.
Diego Carlitto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlitto displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miller.
A little feinted left hand from Carlitto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miller dives in and scores a takedown into Carlitto's guard.
Carlitto has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Miller is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.
Carlitto looking to control.
Miller passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlitto wants to improve his position but Miller is controlling well.
Miller working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Miller working Carlitto over with strikes.
Miller throwing shots but Carlitto is blocking nicely.
Carlitto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Miller is looking for a kimura but Carlitto is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Miller to get the leverage.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlitto has managed to free his arm - good work.
Carlitto keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Miller is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Carlitto defends it well.
Carlitto tries to get to full guard but Miller has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlitto wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carlitto is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlitto avoid being mounted?
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Carlitto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlitto is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlitto looks like he's trying to stand up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Carlitto's temple.
Carlitto wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlitto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlitto.
Carlitto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ken Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlitto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
Miller working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Ken Miller!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Ken Miller!
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight for Ken Miller!
Ken Miller wins by unanimous decision!
Ken Miller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
In defeat, Diego Carlitto stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm crushed right now, but i have a fire in my gut. '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xafan Kong (ranked 1342 p4p, 187 weight class) and Braulio Escobar (ranked 2460 p4p, 298 weight class). Kong comes to the ring accompanied by Demon's Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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31
210 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
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33
215 lbs
17 - 6 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xafan Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Braulio Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kong misses with an uppercut. Escobar saw that one coming.
Escobar moves away from the strike by Kong.
Kong throws a push kick but Escobar slaps the foot to one side.
Escobar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kong misses with a kick to the body.
We've been informed that Escobar 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.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Kong cracks Escobar with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong thuds a left hand into Escobar's body.
Escobar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kong falls off balance throwing a combination
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Escobar was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Kong misses with a hook
and Escobar moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Escobar is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Escobar.
Kong throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a nice body shot.
Kong throws a series of punches but Escobar avoids them all with ease.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Kong avoids it with no problem.
Kong wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Kong coming out on top.
Escobar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kong moves out of range as Escobar strikes.
Kong tries to clinch but Escobar moves out of range.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Kong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Escobar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kong scrambles back to his feet.
Kong throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've been told by Kong's head coaches at The Jungle Room that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kong lands a nice hook to Escobar's body. Escobar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kong.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Kong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kong gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A head kick by Kong misses
and Escobar counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kong.
Kong connects with a right hand. Escobar shakes it off.
A punch combination from Escobar misses.
Kong misses with an attempted mid kick.
Escobar 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kong. That's going to slow Escobar down.
A jab from Escobar does it's job there.
Kong swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
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 Xafan Kong will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kong throws a head kick but Escobar moves out of range.
Escobar needs to keep his hands up - Kong had a free shot at his head there.
Escobar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kong misses with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kong, right into the meat.
Escobar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
Escobar misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a body kick that stops Escobar in his tracks momentarily.
Kong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Escobar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Escobar misses the target.
Kong throws a body punch but Escobar moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Escobar. That did some damage!
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Kong slips the punch.
Escobar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Escobar takes a swing at Kong's ribcage but misses.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Kong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Escobar.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Kong ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kong misses the target.
Escobar slips a jab from Kong.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Kong moved out of range nicely.
Escobar slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a head kick that misses.
Kong throws a lazy head kick
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
Escobar moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Kong goes down! Can Escobar finish him!?
Kong is rocked!
Escobar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kong's guard.
Oh Kong is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kong looking for a sweep. Not yet Kong, not yet.
Kong controls Escobar momentarily but Escobar frees himself.
Kong working a defensive guard but Escobar passes into half guard.
Kong seems to have got his legs back now.
Escobar seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kong has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Escobar is working away from the top position though.
Kong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Braulio Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A combination from Escobar does no damage.
Kong scores with a crisp jab that stopped Escobar in his tracks.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Escobar unleashes a big counter combination but Kong bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kong misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar throws out a loose jab but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong wants to clinch but Escobar slips to the side
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
A swing and a miss from Kong.
Kong throws a leg kick but Escobar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kong throws a body shot but no joy.
Escobar tries to counter with a clinch but Kong shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kong takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Xafan Kong is winning the standup battle so far.
Kong slips a jab from Escobar.
Kong jabs Escobar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Xafan Kong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kong dips to his left and cracks Escobar with an uppercut!
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Escobar walks into a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kong.
Kong lands with a hook. Escobar tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kong.
Kong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Escobar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Escobar blocks a head kick by Kong.
Escobar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kong lands a nice looking kick to the body. Escobar takes a step back to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice cross by Kong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looks to throw the jab but Kong is out of range.
Kong throws a leg kick which misses Escobar's front leg but catches the back leg as Escobar tries to avoid it.
Kong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Escobar can do to turn this around?
Kong cracks a nice hook into Escobar's ribs.
Braulio Escobar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xafan Kong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kong punishes Escobar's body with a nice straight punch.
Kong ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
Kong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kong fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kong cracks the inside of Escobar's front leg.
Kong connects with a body shot that sends Escobar's belly button to the back.
Kong scores with a kick to the midsection.
Escobar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Escobar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kong lands with a straight right. Escobar didn't see that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xafan Kong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kong 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Xafan Kong!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Xafan Kong!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Xafan Kong!
Xafan Kong wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Xafan Kong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1226 p4p, 151 weight class) and Arnar Agnarsson (ranked 1670 p4p, 200 weight class). Agnarsson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Drop death - Scream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Wilder has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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32
167 lbs
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arnar Agnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wilder checks a leg kick.
It looked like Wilder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Agnarsson slips under a jab.
A leg kick checked by Wilder.
Agnarsson moves out of range as Wilder strikes.
Agnarsson digs a good hook to Wilder's body.
Agnarsson lands a jab.
Wilder dips to his left and cracks Agnarsson with an uppercut!
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Agnarsson counters with a nice body kick.
Wilder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilder throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Agnarsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Agnarsson. Wilder shrugs it off though.
Agnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Agnarsson connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilder.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Wilder. Agnarsson shrugs it off though.
Agnarsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder cracks Agnarsson with an open hand slap.
Wilder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Agnarsson slips the punch.
A clash of legs there as Agnarsson blocks the low kick.
Agnarsson misses with the combination.
Wilder thuds his right hand into Agnarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Agnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Agnarsson! But no joy.
Agnarsson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilder checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Agnarsson tries to move into range but Wilder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wilder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wilder moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Agnarsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson looks to land a left hand but Wilder moved out of range nicely.
Agnarsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilder lands the left hand.
Wilder checks a leg kick nicely.
Wilder tests Agnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Danga de danga de dang - Wilder scores with a four punch combination!
Nice shot lands for Wilder.
Agnarsson connects with a crisp jab.
Wilder misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Agnarsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Agnarsson scores with a jab.
Agnarsson misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Agnarsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
Agnarsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilder with a body shot.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
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 Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Agnarsson.
Wilder avoids the body shot from Agnarsson.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Agnarsson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilder slips a straight right by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Wilder looks to land a left hand but Agnarsson moved out of range nicely.
Wilder scores with a nice strike.
Jack Wilder is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wilder lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wilder checks a leg kick.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Agnarsson saw that one coming.
Agnarsson throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
As Agnarsson backs away, Wilder returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Agnarsson works Wilder's body with a nice hook.
Agnarsson connects with the punch.
Agnarsson lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Agnarsson misses with a looping right.
Wilder clinches up with Agnarsson and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Agnarsson's coach down at Gentlemans Offence and Defense System was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Agnarsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wilder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Agnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Agnarsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Agnarsson on the inside.
Agnarsson trying to stall but Wilder improves his position.
Agnarsson tries to work over Wilder's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Wilder fails to land.
Agnarsson lands with a light punch inside.
Agnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Agnarsson tries a body shot but Wilder blocks it.
Agnarsson digs a right hand underneath Wilder's ribcage. Wilder let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Wilder.
Agnarsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Agnarsson.
Agnarsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agnarsson blocking some punches.
Agnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Agnarsson - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder struggles to land a body shot inside as Agnarsson controls his hands.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Agnarsson.
Wilder misses with some punches.
Agnarsson wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Agnarsson manages to break the clinch.
Agnarsson throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilder throws the left hand but Agnarsson avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilder.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson blocks a jab.
Agnarsson throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder feints and then cracks Agnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agnarsson down.
Agnarsson swings for the body but Wilder moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arnar Agnarsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Agnarsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilder misses the target.
Wilder throws a lazy right hand but Agnarsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Agnarsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Wilder lands an impressive looking overhand right. Agnarsson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilder throws a poor cross that misses
and Agnarsson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agnarsson throws a combination. Wilder tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jack Wilder has been cut.
Wilder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Agnarsson finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilder's head.
Wilder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Agnarsson is out of range.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson misses with a straight left.
Wilder throws a jab but it's blocked by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilder moves away from the strike by Agnarsson.
Agnarsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agnarsson blocks a leg kick.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Wilder swings for the body but Agnarsson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looks to land a right hand but Agnarsson moved out of range.
Wilder misses with a shot to the body
and Agnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wilder thinking.
A combination from Wilder does no damage.
Agnarsson throws a series of punches but Wilder avoids them all with ease.
Agnarsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilder in his tracks.
Agnarsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Agnarsson connects with a leg kick. Wilder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Agnarsson scores with a jab to the head.
Agnarsson clobbers Wilder with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wilder staying out of range there.
Agnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Agnarsson throws out the jab.
Agnarsson walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder throws a jab when Agnarsson was well out of range.
Agnarsson misses with a double jab.
Wilder scores with a punch to the head.
Wilder lands with a good body shot.
Nice defenses there by Agnarsson.
Wilder scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Agnarsson moves out of range of the body kick from Wilder.
Agnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agnarsson misses with a low kick.
Wilder throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agnarsson misses with a two punch combination.
Agnarsson scores with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Agnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Agnarsson avoids the body shot from Wilder.
Agnarsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Agnarsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilder uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arnar Agnarsson.
I think Agnarsson 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Arnar Agnarsson!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Arnar Agnarsson!
Arnar Agnarsson wins by majority decision!
Arnar Agnarsson 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Takeru Kubota (ranked 305 p4p, 19 weight class) and Elroy Clarks (ranked 1472 p4p, 91 weight class). Kubota's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Devilman No Uta (1972). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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26
140 lbs
17 - 3 - 0 |
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26
139 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Takeru Kubota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elroy Clarks!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kubota scores with a leg kick.
Kubota throws a body kick that misses.
Clarks moves out of range of the body kick.
Kubota is looking to chop away at Clarks's legs.
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarks.
Clarks avoids the body shot from Kubota.
Clarks 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.
Clarks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kubota.
A counter left hand to the body from Kubota misses its target.
Clarks looks to land a left hand but Kubota moved out of range nicely.
Clarks throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
Kubota misses with a head kick.
Clarks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clarks throws a body punch but Kubota moves out of range.
Kubota keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kubota connects with a body shot.
Kubota scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clarks misses with a left hand
and Kubota makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kubota lands a nice hook to Clarks's body. Clarks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clarks throws out a loose jab but Kubota uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubota blocks a jab.
Kubota looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kubota walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kubota scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clarks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kubota.
Kubota swings away with a body shot that misses
and Clarks counters with a nice leg kick.
Kubota keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clarks checks a leg kick nicely.
Kubota keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clarks.
Takeru Kubota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kubota ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kubota misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kubota lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clarks's sensitive parts.
Clarks takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Takeru Kubota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kubota tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clarks is able to avoid easily.
It seemed like Clarks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kubota tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kubota lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Clarks has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Clarks and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A big right from Kubota misses.
Kubota is looking to wear down Clarks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kubota displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarks throws out the jab.
Clarks throws a shot from downtown. Kubota moves away and avoids it.
Kubota fires out a quick counter leg kick but Clarks just manages to avoid it.
Clarks 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kubota uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clarks.
Clarks uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kubota.
Kubota uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kubota looks to land a left hand but Clarks moved out of range nicely.
Clarks changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clarks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kubota misses with an uppercut.
Clarks looks to score with a jab to the body but Kubota is just out of range.
Clarks shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Clarks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clarks looks for a takedown but Kubota sprawls well.
Takeru Kubota has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elroy Clarks.
Kubota cracks Clarks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Clarks lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarks looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A counter left hand to the body from Kubota misses its target.
Clarks checks the leg kick.
Clarks checks the leg kick.
Clarks misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Kubota misses with a looping left.
Good work by Clarks as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Clarks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Clarks slips under a jab from Kubota.
Clarks jabs Kubota to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clarks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kubota jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota ducks under a wild hook from Clarks.
Kubota doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Clarks cracks Kubota with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kubota works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kubota throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clarks.
A countering left hand to the body from Clarks misses.
Clarks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kubota was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarks.
Kubota comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kubota misses with an uppercut. Clarks saw that one coming.
Kubota lands a body shot.
Clarks throws a jab but it's blocked by Kubota.
Jab from Clarks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kubota tries a head kick but it misses.
Clarks misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Clarks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Clarks.
Clarks lands an overhand right.
Good shot there by Kubota.
Clarks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kubota lands with a nice body punch.
Kubota feints and then cracks Clarks's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Clarks down.
The fighters circling - Kubota throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kubota uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clarks.
Clarks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kubota on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kubota throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Clarks.
Kubota lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clarks takes one to the chin there.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kubota throws a body kick that misses.
Clarks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks fails with the takedown
and Kubota counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clarks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kubota.
A shot to the body from Kubota misses
and Kubota takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Clarks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kubota.
Kubota lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clarks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kubota.
Clarks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kubota. Kubota obviously looking to wear him down.
Clarks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kubota finds it's way round the side to connect with Clarks's head.
Kubota feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Clarkss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Clarks shoots in for a takedown but Kubota shows good takedown defense.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Clarks might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kubota has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Clarks.
Clarks jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kubota throws an overhand right that lands on Clarks's shoulder, as Clarks tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kubota misses with a kick to the body.
Clarks misses with a wild combination.
Kubota lands a leg kick that knocks Clarks off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeru Kubota dominated that second 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!
Clarks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clarks throws a jab when Kubota was well out of range.
Kubota uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarks.
Kubota is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clarks can do to turn this around?
Clarks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kubota scores with a jab to the head.
Clarks missing with a left hand there. Kubota was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kubota is looking to counter punch.
Kubota waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clarks.
Kubota throws a head kick but Clarks moves out of range.
Kubota is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kubota tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clarks was well out of range. Poor timing from Kubota.
Kubota avoids the body shot from Clarks.
Kubota moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kubota stuffs the takedown attempt from Clarks. Clarks gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kubota looks to land a right hand but Clarks moved out of range.
Clarks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kubota just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubota works Clarks's body with a nice hook.
Clarks moves out of range as Kubota throws a body kick.
Kubota misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarks throws an overhand right that lands on Kubota's shoulder, as Kubota tries to avoid the shot.
Clarks slips a straight right by Kubota.
The fighters circling - Clarks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Clarks backs away, Kubota returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kubota takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clarks avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clarks fails with a takedown attempt.
Kubota explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kubota moves out of range of the strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Clarks checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clarks looks to land a right hand but Kubota moved out of range.
Clarks fails to land with a series of punches.
Kubota lets loose with a powerful body kick. Clarks will feel that in the morning.
Clarks misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Clarks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarks takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Kubota. That snapped Clarks's head back.
Clarks ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kubota misses with a leg kick.
Clarks throws a hook but Kubota avoids it easily.
Clarks punishes Kubota's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Clarks misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kubota. Clarks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kubota slips under a jab.
Clarks misses with a wild combination.
Kubota moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarks. Kubota does a little dance to reset his feet.
It appears Kubota was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kubota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clarks.
Clarks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kubota with a body shot.
Clarks scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clarks misses with an uppercut. Kubota saw that one coming.
Elroy Clarks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kubota takes a swing at Clarks's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Takeru Kubota.
Well Kubota has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Takeru Kubota!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Takeru Kubota!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Takeru Kubota!
Takeru Kubota wins by unanimous decision!
Takeru Kubota tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitzi Glozman (ranked 1075 p4p, 137 weight class) and Seishin Ryoshun (ranked 1051 p4p, 132 weight class). Ryoshun has chosen The Strumbellas - Spirits as his entrance music. Mitzi Glozman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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265 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
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mitzi Glozman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Seishin Ryoshun!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Glozman.
Ryoshun works the jab nicely.
A big left from Glozman misses.
Glozman thuds his right hand into Ryoshun's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Seishin Ryoshun has been cut.
Ryoshun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Glozman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Glozman throwing a counter right hand but Ryoshun manages to avoid it.
Glozman misses with an uppercut.
Glozman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryoshun avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryoshun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ryoshun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glozman.
Glozman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Glozman slips a jab and a cross from Ryoshun.
Glozman throwing a counter right hand but Ryoshun manages to avoid it.
Ryoshun blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryoshun tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Glozman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Ryoshun. That snapped Glozman's head back.
Ryoshun with a nice cross.
Glozman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryoshun.
Ryoshun just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGlozman.
Glozman works Ryoshun's body with a nice hook.
Ryoshun tries to clinch there but Glozman circles away.
Glozman throws a counter high kick but Ryoshun was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ryoshun scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ryoshun thuds his right hand into Glozman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ryoshun avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Ryoshun was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Glozman misses with the body kick
and Ryoshun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Glozman. Ryoshun shrugs it off though.
Glozman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ryoshun.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryoshun is looking to clinch but Glozman is avoiding it.
Ryoshun blocks a head kick by Glozman.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glozman. Ryoshun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glozman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Ryoshun's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Ryoshun looks to land a left hand but Glozman moved out of range nicely.
Glozman throws a head kick but Ryoshun moves out of range.
Ryoshun moves out of range of the body kick from Glozman.
Ryoshun punishes Glozman's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Seishin Ryoshun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seishin Ryoshun's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Glozman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ryoshun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glozman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A jab lands there for Ryoshun.
Glozman misses with a head kick.
Ryoshun throws a body punch but Glozman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Ryoshun. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ryoshun.
Ryoshun misses with a looping left.
Ryoshun tries to clinch there but Glozman circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryoshun with a nice cross.
Ryoshun tries to clinch up.
Ryoshun connects with a crisp jab.
Ryoshun has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Glozman misses.
Ryoshun looks to throw the jab but Glozman is out of range.
And Glozman counters with a quick kick to the body but Ryoshun blocks it.
Ryoshun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glozman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Glozman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ryoshun circles away quickly and effectively.
Ryoshun tries to clinch there but Glozman circles away.
Ryoshun is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ryoshun misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glozman.
Jab from Ryoshun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glozman misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryoshun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryoshun is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Glozman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Glozman there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ryoshun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Glozman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Glozman appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Good exchange - Ryoshun coming out on top.
Glozman tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryoshun closes the distance but Glozman moves to the side
and Ryoshun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryoshun looks to score with a jab to the body but Glozman is just out of range.
Glozman looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ryoshun 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.
Glozman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ryoshun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ryoshun! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seishin Ryoshun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seishin Ryoshun's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Ryoshun misses the shot to the body.
Mitzi Glozman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryoshun digs a good hook to Glozman's body.
Ryoshun throws a combination that misses
and Glozman counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Ryoshun badly! He tries to strike back but Glozman puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Ryoshun out cold! Oh man, Ryoshun will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mitzi Glozman!
Mitzi Glozman seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Seishin Ryoshun had this to say: 'Losing feels worse than winning feels good.'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vika Partio (ranked 329 p4p, 21 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 497 p4p, 29 weight class). Partio comes to the ring accompanied by Boom!. Quân Lê 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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137 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vika Partio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lê connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Partio throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
Nice shot by Partio.
Lê lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Partio at a distance.
Jab by Partio.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê throws out a counter right but Partio avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Good work by Lê as he checks the leg kick.
Partio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lê.
Partio missing with a left hand there. Lê was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
Partio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Partio throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Partio counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lê dodges the punch combination from Partio.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Lê lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê throws a shot to the body.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
Lê scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê missing with a left hand there. Partio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Partio misses the jab.
Lê connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Partio throws the kick towards the body but Lê avoids it.
Lê fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lê takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lê jabs at Partio's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lê checks a leg kick.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
A clash of legs there as Lê blocks the low kick.
Partio misses with a wild body shot.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some bone on bone action there as Lê checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio ducks right into an uppercut from Lê.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lê lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Partio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lê scores with a jab to the body.
Lê misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Partio misses the target.
Lê misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Partio.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Partio sizes up Lê with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Partio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lê scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Partio tried to score with a low kick but Lê checks it.
Partio throws a leg kick but Lê sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Lê keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Partio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lê lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio moves out of range as Lê strikes.
Partio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Partio throws a leg kick that misses.
Lê moves out of range of the leg kick from Partio.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Quân Lê 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.
A big left from Partio misses.
Partio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Partio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lê feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Partios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Partio throws a leg kick but Lê checks it.
Lê drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jab from Partio.
Partio ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Lê swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Partio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Partio.
Lê moves away from the strike by Partio.
Partio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Lê ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Partio tries to land a leg kick but Lê saw it coming and moves away.
Lê cracks Partio 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.
Partio blocks a jab.
Lê showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Partio.
Quân Lê seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Partio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Partio misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Lê. That snapped Partio's head back.
Lê lands a jab.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Lê keeps Partio at a distance using the push kick.
Partio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
Lê misses with a kick to the body.
Partio throws a big counter combination but Lê scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Partio misses with a head kick.
Lê looks to land a body kick but Partio moved away.
Partio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lê scores with a shot to the body.
Lê lands a nice hook to Partio's body. Partio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Lê bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Partio looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Partio.
A big right from Partio misses.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Lê throws a sloppy head kick and Partio moves out of range easily.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Partio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lê is able to avoid easily.
Lê throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Partio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lê fakes the leg kick and cracks Partio in the body.
Partio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Partio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the side of Partio's head but Partio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê lands a right hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quân Lê showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Partio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Partio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lê takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lê throws a hook but Partio avoids it easily.
Lê throws a leg kick but Partio moved away.
Partio moves out of range as Lê throws a body kick.
Lê throws a low kick but Partio avoids it.
Partio appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê lands a nice looking body shot.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice body punch from Partio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Partio lands a jab to Lê's midsection.
Lê slips under a jab from Partio.
Partio lands a slapping body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lê feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Partios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Lê scoring well with a low kick there.
Partio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lê bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lê with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Partio looks to land a right hand but Lê moved out of range.
Lê throws a head kick but Partio moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Lê.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Partio.
Lê scores with a spinning back kick!
Partio misses with an uppercut.
Partio swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Partio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lê takes a step back to recover.
Some bone on bone action there as Lê checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Partio backing away here, and Lê unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lê pushes Partio away with a front kick.
Lê lands the left hand.
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!
Lê cracks Partio with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê feints and then cracks Partio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Partio down.
Lê uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Partio has time to react.
A bone on bone clash there as Lê blocks the leg kick.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Partio.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Partio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Partio misses with a looping left.
Partio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lê counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Partio misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Partio misses its intended target.
Partio lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Partio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lê.
Partio looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
Partio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Partio tried to counter with a leg kick but Lê avoided it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lê lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Partio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Partio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Partio misses with a straight left.
Partio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lê scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Lê - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Quân Lê just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio slips under a jab from Lê.
Partio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Lê ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê throws a body kick that misses.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lê!
Lê digs a good hook to Partio's body.
Partio lands a really nice looking cross but Lê seems unphased.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Partio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Partio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lê has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lê and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lê swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Partio throws a hook but Lê avoids it easily.
Partio lands a nice looking body shot.
Partio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Partio slips under a jab from Lê.
Partio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lê takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partio moves away from the strike by Lê.
Partio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lê defending well as Partio loads up on a big left hand.
Partio slips a straight right by Lê.
It looked like Partio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Partio walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lê checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Partio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lê slips a jab and a cross from Partio.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Partio's shoulder, as Partio tries to avoid the shot.
Lê scores with a jab to the head.
Lê wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Partio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lê.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
A big left from Lê misses.
Partio looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Partio gets tackled into the ropes by Lê. Lê maintains the clinch.
Partio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Partio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio lands a hook that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
Partio throws a punch but it's blocked by Lê.
Partio tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.
Lê scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Partio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lê throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Partios head.
Partio misses with a punch to the body.
Partio tries a body shot but Lê blocks it.
Good body shot from Lê.
Partio working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio blocking some punches.
Lê blocks an uppercut.
Lê throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Lê has Partio pressed against the ropes, preventing Partio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lê blocks a body shot from Partio.
Partio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Partio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Quân Lê will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lê is looking to clinch but Partio is avoiding it.
Lê slips under a jab.
Lê moves into range and connects with a jab.
Partio wants to clinch
and Lê counters with a straight right hand.
Vika Partio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lê lands a jab to the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Lê. That snapped Partio's head back.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Lê has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Partio finds it's way round the side to connect with Lê's head.
Nice body punch from Lê.
Lê's jab looks to have found its range, popping Partio under the eye.
Partio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lê.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Lê 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.
Lê displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Partio throws out the jab.
Partio feints a jab promting Lê to slip. Partio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lê slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lê dips to his left and cracks Partio with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Partio throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê slips a straight right by Partio.
Partio cracks Lê with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lê blocks a head kick by Partio.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Partio.
Partio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê misses with a body kick.
Partio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lê can pounce on him.
Partio just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê throws a hook but Partio blocks it.
Partio has managed to clinch.
I was talking to Partio's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lê lands with a short shot to the head.
Lê misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio struggles to land a body shot inside as Lê controls his hands.
Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Partio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Partio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Partio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Partio misses.
Lê lands a right hook to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lê.
Partio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lê.
Partio defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lê thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
A shot to the liver by Lê. Beautiful body shot.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Lê was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lê throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lê lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lê slips a straight right by Partio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Partio misses with a straight right.
Lê throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lê cracks a nice hook into Partio's ribs.
Lê lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lê winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Quân Lê!
Quân Lê wins by unanimous decision!
Quân Lê is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Howlin Wolf (ranked 108 p4p, 18 weight class) and Brent Boston (ranked 818 p4p, 101 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Howlin Wolf!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brent Boston!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolf stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Boston moves out of range as Wolf strikes.
Boston misses with a hook. Wolf ducked under it nicely.
Boston with a jab.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
Boston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It looked like Wolf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wolf has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gorilla Warfare in the buildup to the fight.
Wolf looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wolf looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Boston is fending him off so far but Wolf persists. Nope, Boston circles away and we're back to standing.
Wolf tries to land a body kick
and Boston decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wolf's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf managing to control the position.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Boston preventing the sweep.
Boston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boston stands up over Wolf, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boston postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
Boston throwing strikes from guard but Wolf blocks nicely.
Boston postures up in Wolf's guard and throws a big left but Wolf blocks it.
Boston preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wolf's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Boston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boston scoring with punches to the head and body.
Boston trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boston postures up.
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolf not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boston connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Howlin Wolf has been cut.
Wolf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boston.
Boston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wolf circles away quickly and effectively.
Boston throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Boston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Howlin Wolf's cut.
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.
Boston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boston takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boston swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Wolf.
Boston throws a looping overhand right but Wolf ducks down to avoid it.
Boston misses with a jab to the body
and Wolf counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Boston finds it's way through Wolf's defenses.
Boston lands a really nice looking cross but Wolf seems unphased.
Wolf is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolf throws an overhand right that lands on Boston's shoulder, as Boston tries to avoid the shot.
Boston misses with a straight left.
Boston misses with a hook
and Boston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Wolf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf misses with an uppercut
and Boston counters with a single leg into guard. Wolf didn't expect that.
Boston trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolf managing to control the position.
Wolf trying to control the position.
Wolf is really struggling to control Boston but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boston loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolf works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolf trying to control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Boston won't allow Wolf to sweep him here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wolf misses the jab.
Boston cracks Wolf with a good jab.
Boston sizes up Wolf with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Brent Boston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Boston does no damage.
A slow jab from Wolf misses its intended target.
Boston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Wolf changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boston tries to avoid it but Wolf manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boston to the ground. Boston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wolf ducks under a wild hook from Boston.
Boston cracks Wolf with an uppercut from hell and Wolf crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Boston's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Boston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Howlin Wolf'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.
The fighters circling - Wolf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boston throws a right hand that misses
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wolf darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boston misses with a double jab.
Wolf looks to land a left hand but Boston moved out of range nicely.
Wolf with a hook.
Boston catches Wolf with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wolf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wolf avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boston, as that shot connected.
Wolf ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boston throws a right and a left that Wolf avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boston shoots in and drives through. Wolf sprawls well.
Boston defending well as Wolf loads up on a big left hand.
Wolf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wolf misses with a straight right.
Wolf moves out of range as Boston strikes.
Wolf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Boston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolf.
Wolf throws a body punch but Boston moves out of range.
Wolf cracks Boston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Boston throws a series of punches but Wolf moves out of range.
Wolf looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wolf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boston swinging wildly here.
It looked like Wolf was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boston feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wolfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Boston connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Boston is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wolf tests Boston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolf sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brent Boston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boston drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wolf walks into a jab.
Boston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolf manages to avoid it.
Boston swings widly with a right hand
and Wolf counters with a nice uppercut.
Boston throws a looping overhand right but Wolf ducks down to avoid it.
Boston throws a poor cross that misses
and Wolf counters with a crisp right that sends Boston to the canvas! Wolf follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Howlin Wolf!
Howlin Wolf retains his heavyweight title!
Howlin Wolf decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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