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Pride FC 37 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1066 p4p, 157 weight class) and Peter Barnkvist (ranked 1838 p4p, 237 weight class). Anderson Scorpion had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Peter Barnkvist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Barnkvist misses.
Barnkvist clinches with his opponent.
Barnkvist is working for takedown but Scorpion is calmly controlling the position for now.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Scorpion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barnkvist looking for a takedown.
Scorpion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scorpion gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Scorpion lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barnkvist tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Scorpion.
Scorpion lands a hook that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
Scorpion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scorpion dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Barnkvist. That did some damage!
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!
Barnkvist displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scorpion throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. Barnkvist looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Scorpion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
Scorpion just misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barnkvist throws a jab but it's blocked by Scorpion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barnkvist connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Scorpion fails to land with a series of punches.
Scorpion connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Scorpion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Barnkvist's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnkvist tries to avoid it.
Barnkvist looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Scorpion is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barnkvist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Scorpion makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Scorpion lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Barnkvist scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scorpion lands with a cross.
Barnkvist darts in trying to clinch
and Scorpion counters with a nice body shot.
Barnkvist throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion throws a hook but Barnkvist avoids it easily.
Barnkvist swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion ducks under a wild hook from Barnkvist.
Scorpion is looking for a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist throws a lazy uppercut
and Scorpion connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Scorpion tenderised Barnkvist's leg. Barnkvist is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice straight punches there by Barnkvist. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barnkvist.
Barnkvist rushes Scorpion and presses him up against the cage.
Barnkvist is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Scorpion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Scorpion.
Barnkvist has Scorpion pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Scorpion manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scorpion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Scorpion slips under a jab from Barnkvist.
Peter Barnkvist seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barnkvist doesn't manage to clinch there - Scorpion circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Scorpion!
A nice inside leg kick there by Scorpion. That's going to slow Barnkvist down.
Barnkvist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Scorpion. Scorpion obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barnkvist swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion lands a leg kick that knocks Barnkvist off balance momentarily.
Scorpion jabs at Barnkvist's body.
Scorpion throws a body punch but Barnkvist moves out of range.
Barnkvist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnkvist fails with the takedown.
Scorpion throws a leg kick which misses Barnkvist's front leg but catches the back leg as Barnkvist tries to avoid it.
Barnkvist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Scorpion.
Scorpion fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barnkvist's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Scorpion connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barnkvist scrambles back to his feet.
Barnkvist bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barnkvist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Scorpion is fending him off so far but Barnkvist persists. Nope, Scorpion circles away and we're back to standing.
Barnkvist scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scorpion manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Barnkvist keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barnkvist slips a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion lands with a nice body kick.
Scorpion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barnkvist throws the left hand but Scorpion avoids the punch easily.
Scorpion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Scorpion lands a nice hook to Barnkvist's body. Barnkvist takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barnkvist pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looks like Scorpion has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Barnkvist feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Scorpions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Barnkvist shoots in looking for a takedown but Scorpion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Barnkvist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Scorpion clinches with his opponent.
Scorpion breaks from the clinch.
Barnkvist 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnkvist shoots for a double leg takedown but Scorpion sprawls well. He's pushed Barnkvist's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scorpion tried to counter with a leg kick but Barnkvist avoided it.
Barnkvist misses with a looping left.
Scorpion throwing a counter right hand but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist misses with an uppercut. Scorpion saw that one coming.
Nice shot lands for Scorpion.
Barnkvist's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Scorpion lands with a shot to the body.
Barnkvist thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barnkvist checks a low kick from Scorpion.
Barnkvist throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion connects with a body shot that sends Barnkvist's belly button to the back.
Barnkvist takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Scorpion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barnkvist can do to turn this around?
Barnkvist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Scorpion sprawls well. Scorpion wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Barnkvist gets slowly back to his feet.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
Scorpion misses with a jab, cross combination.
Scorpion connects with an inside leg kick.
Anderson Scorpion is winning the standup battle so far.
Scorpion stalks Barnkvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnkvist's face. Barnkvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Scorpion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
Barnkvist pushes Scorpion up against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barnkvist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Scorpion throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barnkvists head.
Scorpion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Scorpion pushes Barnkvist back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barnkvist misses with a punch to the body.
Barnkvist lands a shot to the body.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnkvist uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion misses with a punch on the inside.
Barnkvist has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Scorpion after a bit of a struggle.
Barnkvist digs a right hand underneath Scorpion's ribcage. Scorpion let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Scorpion tries a body shot but Barnkvist blocks it.
Barnkvist is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barnkvist misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Scorpion struggles to land a body shot inside as Barnkvist controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scorpion is keeping busy.
Scorpion lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barnkvist changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Scorpion fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barnkvist shoots in but no luck this time.
Scorpion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Barnkvist.
Nice body punch from Scorpion.
Scorpion scores with a kick to the midsection.
Barnkvist misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scorpion.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Scorpion gets tackled into the cage by Barnkvist. Barnkvist maintains the clinch.
A short left from Barnkvist.
Barnkvist drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnkvist gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Scorpion kicks Barnkvist off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Scorpion keeps Barnkvist at a distance using the push kick.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.
Scorpion scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Scorpion lands a nice looking kick to the body. Barnkvist takes a step back to recover.
Scorpion buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Scorpion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barnkvist throws a shot from downtown. Scorpion moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barnkvist.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnkvist looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Scorpion dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Scorpion does no damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Barnkvist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnkvist lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barnkvist throws a body punch but Scorpion moves out of range.
Scorpion is looking to counter punch.
Scorpion misses with a low kick.
Scorpion connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Barnkvist.
Scorpion throws a wild body kick that Barnkvist sees coming a mile off.
Barnkvist misses with a lunging right hand
and Scorpion counters with a left to the body.
Barnkvist checks a low kick from Scorpion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scorpion misses with the combination.
It seemed like Barnkvist was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Scorpion throws a big shot that misses.
Scorpion thumps Barnkvist with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnkvist needs to keep his hands up - Scorpion had a free shot at his head there.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barnkvist.
A solid leg kick lands there for Scorpion.
Barnkvist throws a lazy right hand but Scorpion sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scorpion misses with a wild body shot.
Scorpion lands with a nice combination. Barnkvist backs away looking to recover.
Barnkvist has his takedown stuffed
letting Scorpion counter with a right hand.
Barnkvist scores with a jab. Scorpion acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Scorpion moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Scorpion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barnkvist manages to avoid it.
Barnkvist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Scorpion cracks a nice hook into Barnkvist's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnkvist misses the shot to the body.
Scorpion takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnkvist off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion with a nice cross.
Crunch! Scorpion slams his shin into Barnkvist's torso.
Scorpion misses with a straight left.
Scorpion moves away from the strike by Barnkvist.
Scorpion stalks Barnkvist and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barnkvist's face. Barnkvist staggers backwards, shaken.
Barnkvist goes for a double leg but Scorpion avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Scorpion continues to drive forward.
Barnkvist tries to clinch up.
Barnkvist pushes Scorpion up against the cage in a clinch.
Barnkvist wants a takedown.
Anderson Scorpion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Barnkvist.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Scorpion.
Scorpion pushes Barnkvist back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Scorpion lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barnkvist backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scorpion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barnkvist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnkvist blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Barnkvist.
Scorpion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barnkvist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Barnkvist has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Scorpion is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Scorpion.
Scorpion is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Scorpion lands a nice uppercut.
Scorpion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Anderson Scorpion is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scorpion is pressed up against the cage. Barnkvist has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Scorpion down to the mat. Scorpion avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Scorpion connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Scorpion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Barnkvist if he has to take too many more of those.
Barnkvist needs to keep his hands up - Scorpion had a free shot at his head there.
Scorpion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and Barnkvist releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Scorpion clobbers Barnkvist with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scorpion scores with a nice body kick.
Peter Barnkvist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnkvist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Barnkvist takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Scorpion connects with a nice looking jab.
Scorpion comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Scorpion feints a jab promting Barnkvist to slip. Scorpion then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnkvist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Scorpion lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnkvist off the cage and back into range.
Scorpion scores with the left hand. Barnkvist knows he should have avoided that one.
Scorpion lands with a nice body punch.
Barnkvist has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Scorpion.
Barnkvist swings for the body but Scorpion moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barnkvist throws a combination that misses
and Scorpion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barnkvist fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Scorpion showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Scorpion 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Scorpion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wasyl Plutov (ranked 1154 p4p, 129 weight class) and Lee Sang Seok (ranked 1119 p4p, 124 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wasyl Plutov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lee Sang Seok!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seok.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Seok has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wasyl Plutov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Plutov wants to clinch up but Seok keeps it at a distance.
We've been told by Plutov's head coaches at Roosters Coop that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Plutov is looking to clinch but Seok is avoiding it.
Seok lands with a nice body punch.
Plutov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Plutov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seok sizes up Plutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seok keeps the fight on the outside.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov tries to clinch but Seok is having none of it.
Plutov clinches up with Seok and pushes him back against the cage.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seok tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seok as Plutov tries to tie him up.
Plutov blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seok lands a shot to the body.
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Seok controls the action.
Plutov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seok.
Seok throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Seok misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seok tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Plutov smiles and moves away.
Plutov fails to land the takedown.
Plutov moves into the clinch successfully.
Seok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seok's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seok is keeping busy.
Seok takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Plutov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Plutov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov being controlled against the cage.
Plutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Seok - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Seok swings wildly with an uppercut but Plutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Seok pulls Plutov into guard.
Plutov controlling from the top position.
Seok wants to sweep but no luck.
Plutov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Seok is trying to control the position but Plutov postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Plutov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Seok controlling Plutov's posture.
Seok working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Plutov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Plutov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Seok trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seok circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seok counters with a nice double leg into side control. Plutov won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Sang Seok dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seok fails to land the takedown.
Seok gets tackled into the cage by Plutov. Plutov maintains the clinch.
Plutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Plutov trying to control the position but instead, Seok has worked for underhooks and has pushed Plutov into the cage.
Plutov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Seok.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seok working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Plutov misses with an elbow over the top.
Seok effectively controlling the action here.
Plutov swings wildly with an uppercut but Seok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seok gets through Plutov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Plutov.
Seok being controlled against the cage.
Seok lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seok manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Plutov prevents a body shot from Seok.
Plutov misses with a punch to the body.
Seok working aggressively here.
Plutov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seok jumps guard but Plutov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Plutov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wasyl Plutov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Plutov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Seok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seok tries to pull guard but Plutov forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Plutov connects with a knee to the head.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Plutov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Seok lands a nice shot to the body.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Seok.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a hook that snaps the head of Plutov backwards.
Seok misses with a punch to the body.
Plutov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Plutov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov tries to work over Seok's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seok is stalling here.
Plutov lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Seok.
Plutov is pushing Seok up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right from Seok.
A short body shot lands from Seok as the two fighters clinch.
Plutov lands a nice knee to the body.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
Plutov pushes Seok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plutov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Plutov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Plutov scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plutov can't find room to land a body shot as Seok controls the action.
Plutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seok is keeping busy.
Seok will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Plutov up against the cage.
Seok throws a punch but it's blocked by Plutov.
Plutov tries to stall but Seok uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Plutov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seok manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seok feints the counter takedown.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Seok pushes him off.
Seok is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Plutov defending well as Seok loads up on a big left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wasyl Plutov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Seok bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plutov's head.
Plutov tries to clinch there but Seok circles away.
Seok connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plutov. Plutov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seok looks to throw the jab but Plutov is out of range.
Plutov tries to clinch but Seok moves out of range.
Plutov scores with the left hand. Seok knows he should have avoided that one.
Plutov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Plutov clinches up against the cage.
Seok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Seok stalls.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plutov misses with the head strike.
Plutov is looking to control Seok's arms but Seok gets an underhook and turns him. Now Plutov has his back to the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Plutov throws an elbow but misses.
Seok tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Plutov just stands there and leans against the cage.
Plutov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seok has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plutov has Seok pushed against the cage.
Seok tries to throw a body punch but Plutov avoids it by throwing Seok back against the cage.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice body punch from Seok.
Plutov tries to clinch up but Seok circles away and keeps his distance.
Plutov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seok drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Plutov defends it well.
Plutov tries to clinch up.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch but Seok swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Plutov wants to clinch
and Seok decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plutov's guard.
Plutov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Plutov keeping moving, preventing Seok from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plutov keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Seok stops Plutov from standing up.
Plutov working a defensive guard here.
Seok throwing strikes but missing.
Plutov keeping full guard, as Seok tries to pass.
Plutov trying to keep a closed guard but Seok is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seok lands a slapping body shot.
Plutov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seok paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Plutov doesn't manage to clinch there - Seok circles away.
Plutov clinches.
Seok is working Plutov over against the cage.
Seok wants to get back to striking at distance but Plutov won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Plutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Plutov lands a shot to the body.
Seok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seok misses with some punches.
Plutov lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Plutov stalling.
Plutov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Plutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Plutov.
Plutov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Plutov throws a head punch that misses.
Plutov tries a body shot but Seok blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Plutov.
A head punch on the inside from Seok fails to land.
Seok can't find room to land a body shot as Plutov controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Plutov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seok wants to get back to striking at distance but Plutov won't allow it.
Seok scores with a shot to the side of Plutov's head.
Seok jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Plutov walks away with a smile on his face. Seok gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wasyl Plutov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Sang Seok.
Plutov moves in looking to clinch but Seok pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lee Sang Seok.
I think Seok 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Sang Seok!
Lee Sang Seok decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 1198 p4p, 145 weight class) and Alexander Gruzdev (ranked 1089 p4p, 135 weight class). Kedorf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ostatni dzwonek. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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45
265 lbs
32 - 28 - 0 |
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32
220 lbs
21 - 18 - 0 |
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Excellent 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
32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexander Gruzdev!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kedorf throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Gruzdev is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gruzdev throws a lazy right hand but Kedorf sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gruzdev throws a jab when Kedorf was well out of range.
Gruzdev swinging wildly here.
Kedorf has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kedorf walks into a straight right hand from Gruzdev.
Kedorf walks into a straight right hand from Gruzdev.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut. Kedorf saw that one coming.
Gruzdev scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
Kedorf throws a shot to the body.
A nice combination there by Gruzdev.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gruzdev was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Gruzdev looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kedorf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gruzdev tries to bum rush Kedorf with a series of wild strikes but Kedorf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Kedorf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf walks into a stiff left hand from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev throws a shot from downtown. Kedorf moves away and avoids it.
Gruzdev throws a head kick that misses.
Kedorf tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Gruzdev manages to circle out of the way.
Gruzdev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kedorf.
Gruzdev keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kedorf takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gruzdev throws a solid leg kick but Kedorf takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gruzdev.
Kedorf ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kedorf.
Barol Kedorf's cut is getting worse.
Gruzdev thuds his right hand into Kedorf's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gruzdev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Kedorf scores with a nice strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gruzdev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kedorf.
Gruzdev scores with a sloppy right hand. Kedorf should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf misses with a straight left.
Kedorf takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gruzdev misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Kedorf misses its intended target.
Gruzdev lands a lovely overhand right.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gruzdev moves away.
Kedorf takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gruzdev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kedorf connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gruzdev scrambles back to his feet.
Gruzdev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kedorf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kedorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Kedorf blocks a jab.
Kedorf lands a right hook to the body.
Kedorf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gruzdev throws a looping overhand right but Kedorf ducks down to avoid it.
Gruzdev loads up on a big right hand but Kedorf slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf ducks under a wild hook from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev scores with a hook.
Gruzdev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gruzdev throws a big shot that misses.
Kedorf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gruzdev.
Kedorf bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kedorf takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gruzdev throws a combination. Kedorf tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gruzdev connects with a body shot.
Gruzdev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gruzdev moves away from the strike by Kedorf.
Kedorf lands a slapping body shot.
Kedorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruzdev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruzdev throws out a loose jab but Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gruzdev slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Barol Kedorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gruzdev swings for the body but Kedorf moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf misses with a double jab
and Gruzdev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gruzdev breaks the clinch.
Gruzdev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kedorf circles away quickly and effectively.
Kedorf moves away from the strike by Gruzdev.
Gruzdev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Gruzdev misses the target.
A little feinted left hand from Kedorf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kedorf loads up on a big right hand but Gruzdev slips the punch.
A little jabbing left from Gruzdev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gruzdev smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kedorf scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gruzdev slips under a jab from Kedorf.
Gruzdev misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kedorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Kedorf throws an overhand right that lands on Gruzdev's shoulder, as Gruzdev tries to avoid the shot.
Gruzdev looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kedorf moves out of range of the strikes.
Kedorf walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Gruzdev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gruzdev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kedorfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gruzdev connects with a right hand. Kedorf shakes it off.
Alexander Gruzdev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kedorf takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Kedorf.
Gruzdev throws a right and a left that Kedorf avoids nicely.
Gruzdev finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kedorf loads up on a big right hand but Gruzdev slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Gruzdev.
An attempted straight right counter from Kedorf misses the target.
Kedorf misses with a straight left.
Gruzdev thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Kedorf scores with a nice strike.
Kedorf showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gruzdev.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzdev fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruzdev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kedorf swings widly with a right hand
and Kedorf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kedorf throws a jab when Gruzdev was well out of range.
Gruzdev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kedorf slips a straight right by Gruzdev.
Kedorf was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gruzdev lands a high kick!
Gruzdev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kedorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruzdev is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kedorf with a body shot.
Kedorf throws a right hand that Gruzdev ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruzdev also avoids with ease.
Kedorf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gruzdev.
Gruzdev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kedorf momentarily.
Gruzdev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Kedorf looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gruzdev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kedorf fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gruzdev manages to avoid it.
Gruzdev feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kedorf's calf.
Gruzdev moves out of range as Kedorf strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruzdev throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruzdev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Gruzdev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruzdev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gruzdev lands a lovely overhand right.
Jeez, Barol Kedorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Gruzdev listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gruzdev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kedorf gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gruzdev throws a front kick aimed at Kedorf's knee but Kedorf avoids it well.
Gruzdev looks to throw the jab but Kedorf is out of range.
Gruzdev lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gruzdev.
Kedorf is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barol Kedorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Gruzdev!
During a confident post fight interview, Alexander Gruzdev thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Barol Kedorf was interviewed post fight and said 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Speva Koso (ranked 346 p4p, 55 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 518 p4p, 83 weight class). Roderick Turnbull has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Speva Koso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Koso counter with a right hand.
Turnbull slips under a jab from Koso.
It seemed like Turnbull was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Turnbull misses.
Koso is looking to chop away at Turnbull's legs.
Koso will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Koso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Koso misses with a head kick.
Koso looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Koso tries to move into range but Turnbull moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turnbull wants to slow Koso down by chopping away at his legs.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull thows a body kick. Koso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turnbull getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Turnbull throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koso decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koso trying to mount his opponent but Turnbull defends it.
Koso wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turnbull keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull is concentrating on defense, preventing Koso from advancing position.
Koso is looking for a kimura but Turnbull is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Koso to get the leverage.
Turnbull looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koso stalling away here and it's allowed Turnbull to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Turnbull keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
Koso trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Koso is stalling in the full guard.
Turnbull keeping full guard, as Koso tries to pass.
Turnbull keeping moving, preventing Koso from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Koso cracks the inside of Turnbull's front leg.
Koso slips under a jab from Turnbull.
Koso slips a straight right by Turnbull.
Koso tests Turnbull's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turnbull.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koso doesn't manage to clinch there - Turnbull circles away.
Turnbull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koso.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Koso is out of range.
Koso thuds his shin into the meat of Turnbull's side.
Koso takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Koso scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turnbull doesn't seem bothered though.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Koso's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Koso duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Koso misses the target.
Turnbull appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Koso tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koso throws a looping overhand right but Turnbull ducks down to avoid it.
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Koso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turnbull misses with a double jab.
Turnbull misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range and Koso settles back down.
Turnbull throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull slips a straight right by Koso.
Turnbull throws out a loose jab but Koso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull with a nice cross.
Koso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koso misses with the body kick
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koso. Turnbull does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turnbull darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Koso misses with a shot to the body
and Turnbull counters with a thumping low kick.
Turnbull cracks a nice hook into Koso's ribs.
Koso throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Turnbull stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turnbull blocks a head kick by Koso.
Turnbull scores with a push kick.
Turnbull shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roderick Turnbull will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turnbull throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Koso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koso 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 Turnbull has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turnbull and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Koso works Turnbull's body with a nice hook.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turnbull. Koso shrugs it off though.
Turnbull misses with a hook. Koso ducked under it nicely.
Koso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koso is looking to wear down Turnbull with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Koso.
Koso misses with a wild combination.
Turnbull connects with a good right hand that stumbles Koso. Koso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koso defending well as Turnbull loads up on a big left hand.
Koso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Turnbull misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Turnbull tries to clinch but Koso is having none of it.
Turnbull cracks Koso with a good jab.
Turnbull avoids a kick to the body.
Turnbull steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Koso misses with a left hand
and Turnbull counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turnbull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Koso avoids the head kick by Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with a jab.
Turnbull tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Koso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Turnbull throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sloppy strikes from Koso. Those never looked like landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koso moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Turnbull blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso is looking to slow Turnbull down with leg kicks.
Turnbull throws a looping overhand right but Koso ducks down to avoid it.
Koso is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull misses with an uppercut.
Koso is looking to land body kicks.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Koso throws a half hearted mid kick.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turnbull scores with the left hand. Koso knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Turnbull cracks the inside of Koso's front leg.
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koso scores with a kick to the body.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Koso.
Turnbull wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Koso walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turnbull.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Koso, as that shot connected.
Turnbull sizes up Koso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Turnbull misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Koso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turnbull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koso takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
Koso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turnbull is out of range and Koso settles back down.
Koso walks into a stiff left hand from Turnbull.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koso throws a leg kick which misses Turnbull's front leg but catches the back leg as Turnbull tries to avoid it.
A jab from Turnbull misses.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso swings widly with a right hand
and Turnbull counters with a good, hard body kick but Koso shrugs it off.
Koso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turnbull.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
Turnbull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turnbull throws out the jab.
Turnbull moves out of range of the leg kick from Koso.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Turnbull looks to move away, Koso throws a big counter combo but Turnbull just gets out of the way.
Koso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Turnbull scores with a decent looking hook.
Koso lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turnbull is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Koso.
Turnbull misses with a hook
and Koso counters with a left to the body.
Turnbull walks into a jab.
Turnbull checks a low kick from Koso.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Koso moves out of range.
Koso avoids the head kick by Turnbull.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Turnbull showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Turnbull misses with an uppercut. Koso saw that one coming.
Koso moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Koso throws a lazy right hand but Turnbull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Koso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turnbull.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turnbull crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koso - the referee stops the clock and Turnbull gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koso. Turnbull manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turnbull looks to land a body kick but Koso moved away.
Turnbull jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koso dips to his left and cracks Turnbull with an uppercut!
Turnbull throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Koso.
Jab by Koso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull looks to land a right hand but Koso moved out of range.
Koso throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koso misses with a few strikes there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Turnbull.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Turnbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turnbull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koso lands with a good body shot.
Koso lands with a straight right. Turnbull didn't see that one coming.
Koso misses with a body shot
and Turnbull counters with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Koso blocks the low kick.
Turnbull avoids a punch combination nicely.
Koso jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koso ducks under a wild hook from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turnbull leaves Koso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Speva Koso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a series of wild punches.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Koso lands a leg kick that knocks Turnbull off balance momentarily.
A jab from Turnbull does it's job there.
Koso is looking to slow Turnbull down with leg kicks.
Turnbull changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Koso walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koso throws a leg kick but Turnbull checks it.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koso.
Koso lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Turnbull throws a hook but Koso blocks it.
Turnbull scoring well with a low kick there.
Koso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koso tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koso looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull throws a big shot that misses.
Turnbull is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koso.
Koso is looking to counter with head kicks.
Turnbull bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Koso's head.
Koso misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Turnbull as he connects with a hook.
Koso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Koso throws a leg kick but Turnbull sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Turnbull on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Turnbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koso blocks a jab.
Turnbull fakes the leg kick and cracks Koso in the body.
Koso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
Turnbull swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koso moves forwards but Turnbull connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koso scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koso misses with a straight right.
Koso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turnbull was well out of range. Poor timing from Koso.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Koso misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Turnbull's jab looks to have found its range, popping Koso under the eye.
Turnbull checks the leg kick.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Koso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koso lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turnbull feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koso's calf.
Turnbull misses with a body shot.
Turnbull tests Koso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Koso.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Turnbull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Turnbull 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Turnbull!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 599 p4p, 67 weight class) and Finnish Experiment Il (ranked 707 p4p, 78 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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153 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment Il!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Experiment Il takes one on the button.
Kingston scores with a nice head shot.
Kingston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Experiment Il.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il clobbers Kingston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Experiment Il looks for the body kick but Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kingston.
Kingston sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Experiment Il momentarily.
Experiment Il fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Experiment Il.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Experiment Il blocks the body kick.
We've been informed that Experiment Il 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.
Kingston throws a leg kick which misses Experiment Il's front leg but catches the back leg as Experiment Il tries to avoid it.
Experiment Il lands a jab to Kingston's midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingston. Experiment Il does a little dance to reset his feet.
Experiment Il swings widly with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a stiff right hand.
Experiment Il has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Experiment Il throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but Kingston blocks it.
Experiment Il lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Kingston's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Experiment Il prevents a body shot from Kingston.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston misses with a punch on the inside.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Experiment Il displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Experiment Il tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Experiment Il uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with a short punch on the inside.
Experiment Il is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingston is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kingston tries to work over Experiment Il's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Experiment Il blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Experiment Il looking to throw knees to the head but Kingston is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but Kingston blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kingston lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Experiment Il tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kingston works on Experiment Il's body with a couple of short punches.
Experiment Il blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Experiment Il will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kingston up against the cage.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Experiment Il stalling against the cage.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Experiment Il using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingston has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Experiment Il lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Carl Kingston has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Experiment Il's head.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Experiment Il controls the action.
Experiment Il misses with the head strike.
Kingston tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Experiment Il scores with a shot to the side of Kingston's head.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Experiment Il's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Kingston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston is looking to counter with head kicks.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Experiment Il crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kingston - the referee stops the clock and Experiment Il gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kingston. Experiment Il manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kingston misses the shot to the body.
Kingston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Experiment Il slips a straight right by Kingston.
Kingston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Experiment Il.
Kingston misses with an uppercut
letting Experiment Il counter with a right hand.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kingston.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Kingston moves away from the strike by Experiment Il.
Kingston is looking to land body kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kingston.
Experiment Il throws out a counter right but Kingston avoids it with no problem.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kingston's head backwards.
Kingston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Experiment Il throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kingston throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Experiment Il on the side of the head.
Experiment Il swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston missing with a left hand there. Experiment Il was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kingston lands an overhand right.
Kingston takes a swing at Experiment Il's ribcage but misses.
Experiment Il digs a good hook to Kingston's body.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Experiment Il misses with a kick to the body.
Kingston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kingston throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kingston fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Experiment Il is out of range.
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kingston 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 Experiment Il has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Experiment Il and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
A jab from Experiment Il does it's job there.
Experiment Il's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Experiment Il duly obliges.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingston. That's going to slow Experiment Il down.
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Kingston.
Kingston scores with a hook.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Experiment Il.
A slow jab from Kingston misses its intended target.
Experiment Il lands a really nice looking cross but Kingston seems unphased.
Experiment Il tried to score with a low kick but Kingston checks it.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Experiment Il misses.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Experiment Il throws a body kick that misses.
Experiment Il cracks the inside of Kingston's front leg.
Experiment Il tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Experiment Il.
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Experiment Il misses with a jab, cross combination.
Experiment Il misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Experiment Il blocks the low kick.
Kingston throws a body kick that misses.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kingston strikes.
Experiment Il slips under a jab from Kingston.
Kingston lands with an uppercut that bounces Experiment Il off the cage and back into range.
Kingston slips under a jab.
Experiment Il throws a front kick aimed at Kingston's knee but Kingston avoids it well.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingston jabs Experiment Il to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Experiment Il uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Experiment Il takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Experiment Il swings for the body but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Experiment Il has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kingston scores with a leg kick.
Experiment Il wants to clinch.
Experiment Il takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Experiment Il checks a low kick from Kingston.
Experiment Il's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kingston under the eye.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Experiment Il takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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 Carl Kingston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carl Kingston'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. This is the final round!
Kingston avoids a kick to the body.
Kingston appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Experiment Il has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
Experiment Il missing with a left hand there. Kingston was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy body kick from Kingston
and Experiment Il counters with a nice leg kick.
Kingston slips under a jab from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
Carl Kingston is winning the standup battle so far.
Experiment Il ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Kingston is looking to counter with a body kick.
Experiment Il misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kingston counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Experiment Il.
Kingston throws a predictable looking body shot
and Experiment Il counters with a head kick. That will keep Kingston thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Experiment Il pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston feints and then cracks Experiment Il's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Experiment Il down.
Kingston scores with a hook to the body. Experiment Il takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Experiment Il misses with an uppercut. Kingston saw that one coming.
Kingston throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Experiment Il tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Experiment Il throws a sloppy head kick and Kingston moves out of range easily.
Experiment Il misses with a right hand
and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kingston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Experiment Il. That did some damage!
Kingston misses with an uppercut. Experiment Il saw that one coming.
Kingston lands a nice looking body kick.
Kingston goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kingston misses with a straight right.
Experiment Il throws out a loose jab but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingston misses with an attempted mid kick.
Experiment Il throws a hook but Kingston avoids it easily.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston is looking to counter punch.
That kick from Kingston tenderised Experiment Il's leg. Experiment Il is trying to keep his angry face on.
Experiment Il tries to clinch but Kingston is having none of it.
Experiment Il moves out of range as Kingston throws a body kick.
Experiment Il looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Experiment Il throws a shot from downtown. Kingston moves away and avoids it.
Kingston throws a body punch but Experiment Il moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Experiment Il throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Experiment Il throws out the jab.
Kingston gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Experiment Il.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Kingston misses with a low kick as Experiment Il jumps back.
Kingston swings for the body but Experiment Il moves out of range.
Experiment Il tests Kingston's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Experiment Il misses the target.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il throws a body punch but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingston checks a low kick from Experiment Il.
Experiment Il tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingston swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kingston misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston is looking to chop away at Experiment Il's legs.
Kingston checks a leg kick.
Experiment Il looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingston with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Experiment Il checks a leg kick.
Kingston throws a wild body kick that Experiment Il sees coming a mile off.
Experiment Il's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finnish Experiment Il has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Experiment Il throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston throws a lazy right hand but Experiment Il sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Experiment Il slips under a jab.
Experiment Il avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Experiment Il.
Kingston moves out of range of the body kick.
Experiment Il throws a right hand that misses
and Kingston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Experiment Il waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingston.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Kingston swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kingston lands a leg kick that knocks Experiment Il off balance momentarily.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Experiment Il is just out of range.
Experiment Il looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingston takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Experiment Il staying out of range there.
Kingston fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Experiment Il.
Kingston fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Experiment Il manages to avoid it.
Experiment Il throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Experiment Il scoring well with a low kick there.
Experiment Il paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kingston connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Experiment Il momentarily.
Kingston pushes Experiment Il away with a front kick.
Kingston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Experiment Il rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingston counters with an outside leg kick.
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 Carl Kingston.
Well Kingston 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
Our winner, Carl Kingston, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Voronin (ranked 550 p4p, 77 weight class) and Earl Jeffries (ranked 655 p4p, 93 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Earl Jeffries was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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200 lbs
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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
15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andriy Voronin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Earl Jeffries !
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeffries moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jeffries ! But no joy.
Voronin throws a push kick but Jeffries slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin gets tackled into the cage by Jeffries . Jeffries maintains the clinch.
Jeffries lands an elbow inside.
Jeffries pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jeffries misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Jeffries avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jeffries 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Voronin misses with a head kick.
Jeffries throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jeffries under the eye.
Voronin clinches up with Jeffries and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Jeffries 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.
Voronin swings wildly with an uppercut but Jeffries uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jeffries lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jeffries blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jeffries struggles to land a body shot inside as Voronin controls his hands.
Jeffries misses with a body punch.
Voronin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jeffries misses with some punches.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Jeffries .
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Jeffries controls his hands.
Voronin tries to work over Jeffries 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin presses Jeffries against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeffries throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Voronin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jeffries blocks an uppercut.
Jeffries looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jeffries backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin gets through Jeffries 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin tries to work over Jeffries 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin pushes Jeffries back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Jeffries tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks an elbow strike.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jeffries pushes off an throws an elbow but Voronin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Jeffries .
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jeffries .
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Jeffries controls the action.
Voronin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jeffries lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin lands a nice uppercut.
Voronin misses with the head strike.
Voronin tries a body shot but Jeffries blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jeffries throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronin thinks about countering with a head kick.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Jeffries staying out of range there.
Voronin tries a low kick but Jeffries avoids it.
Jeffries on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voronin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jeffries on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronin. Voronin obviously looking to wear him down.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jeffries slips under a jab.
Voronin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jeffries stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin thuds a left hand into Jeffries 's body.
Voronin lands a nice shot to the body.
Voronin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jeffries stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jeffries misses with a lunging right hand
letting Voronin counter with a right hand.
Jeffries scores with a hook.
Some bone on bone action there as Jeffries checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Voronin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Voronin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jeffries counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voronin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Voronin misses with a hook to the body
and Jeffries holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Voronin scores with a nice right hand.
Jeffries smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voronin scores with a nice body kick.
Voronin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jeffries ! But no joy.
A shot to the liver by Voronin. Beautiful body shot.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick and Jeffries moves out of range easily.
Jeffries works Voronin's body with a nice hook.
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin misses with a right hand
and Jeffries counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jeffries . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jeffries .
Voronin scores with a push kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jeffries 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Voronin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jeffries scrambles back to his feet.
Voronin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Voronin scores with a head kick.
Voronin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Donk. Voronin catches Jeffries right on the button with a cross.
Voronin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jeffries .
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jeffries looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jeffries shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jeffries needs to keep his hands up - Voronin had a free shot at his head there.
Jeffries is rocked!
Jeffries blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Jeffries is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronin finish him?
Jeffries staying out of range there.
Jeffries looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voronin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jeffries seems to have recovered his senses.
Voronin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jeffries counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin tries to land a leg kick but Jeffries saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Voronin misses the target.
Jeffries moves forwards but Voronin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Voronin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jeffries throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin lands a leg kick that knocks Jeffries off balance momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jeffries throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
Voronin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jeffries 's head.
Jeffries takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Jeffries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voronin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jeffries counters with a stiff right hand.
Voronin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jeffries swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Voronin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voronin staying out of range there.
Voronin looks to land a left hand but Jeffries moved out of range nicely.
Voronin takes a swing at Jeffries 's ribcage but misses.
Jeffries throws a hook to the side of Voronin's head but Voronin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voronin connects with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Jeffries misses
and Voronin counters with a crisp one two that drops Jeffries ! Voronin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Jeffries to his feet! Jeffries is in big trouble!
Voronin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jeffries circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Voronin, right into the meat.
Jeffries throws an off balance right hand
and Voronin counters with a left and a right that stings Jeffries .
BOOM! Voronin lands a beautiful left hook that drops Jeffries . Jeffries tries to recover but Voronin is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Jeffries lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
A very excited looking Andriy Voronin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 531 p4p, 76 weight class) and Jimmy Ryan (ranked 476 p4p, 69 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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30
205 lbs
26 - 15 - 0 |
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World class MT
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World class 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
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batra feints and then cracks Ryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ryan down.
Ryan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Batra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ryan 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.
Batra blocks a head kick by Ryan.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Ryan manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batra. Ryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batra throws a hook but Ryan avoids it easily.
Batra swings for the body but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Batra gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ryan tries to work over Batra's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ryan working aggressively here.
I was talking to Batra's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Batra blocks an uppercut.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Batra taking a breather.
Ryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Ryan fails to land.
Ryan manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan throws a head kick that Batra semi-blocks.
It looks like Gobal Batra has been cut.
Batra misses with a straight right.
Batra tries a head kick but it misses.
Ryan avoids a kick to the body.
Ryan misses with a looping right.
Ryan tries to land a leg kick but Batra saw it coming and moves away.
Batra is looking to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch.
Batra connects with a solid leg kick.
Batra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice body kick there by Batra.
Batra fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ryan checks it well.
Ryan throws a looping overhand right but Batra ducks down to avoid it.
Batra lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ryan rushes Batra and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with the head strike.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batra tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Batra - that landed with a thud.
Ryan throws a head punch that misses.
Batra has a couple of punches blocked by Ryan.
Ryan tries to throw a body punch but Batra avoids it by throwing Ryan back against the cage.
Batra blocking some punches.
Ryan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Batra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ryan to keep the fight standing.
Ryan lands a shoulder strike.
Ryan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Batra misses with some punches.
Ryan has a couple of punches blocked by Batra.
Ryan working hard to break the clinch.
Ryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Batra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ryan on the side of the head.
Ryan cracks Batra with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Batra throws a solid leg kick but Ryan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Batra.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Batra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Batra tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ryan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Batra throws a body punch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan digs a good hook to Batra's body.
Gobal Batra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Batra stuns Ryan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Batra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ryan. That did some damage!
Good shot there by Ryan.
Ryan with a hook.
Batra lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Batra misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ryan.
Batra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ryan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ryan counters with a left to the body.
Batra misses with a lunging right hand
and Ryan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ryan is looking to clinch but Batra is avoiding it.
Batra throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ryan counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Batra.
Ryan misses with a hook. Batra ducked under it nicely.
Ryan punishes Batra's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gobal Batra's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Batra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ryan.
Ryan throws a head kick but Batra moves out of range.
Ryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Ryan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Batra scores with a sloppy right hand. Ryan should have avoided that one.
Batra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Batra misses with a leg kick
and Batra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Batra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ryan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan misses with a straight left.
Batra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ryan tests Batra's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batra has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Batra there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ryan looks to land a left hand but Batra moved out of range nicely.
Batra tries to clinch up
and Ryan counters with a crisp right hand that drops Batra! Ryan lets Batra back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Batra is rocked!
Batra throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Batra will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ryan throws a big counter head kick but Batra avoids it with no problem.
Batra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ryan.
Batra is looking to counter the offense by Ryan and move into the clinch.
Ryan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Batra throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Batra misses with a leg kick
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ryan checks a leg kick.
Ryan lands a head kick. Batra smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batra has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ryan.
Ryan closes the distance and pushes Batra back into the cage.
Batra jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ryan walks away with a smile on his face. Batra gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Batra throws a right and a left that Ryan avoids nicely.
Ryan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Batra rushes Ryan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ryan is leaning against Batra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ryan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Batra uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ryan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Batra has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Batra.
Ryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batra backwards.
Batra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Ryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra prevents a body shot from Ryan.
Batra blocks an uppercut.
Ryan prevents a body shot from Batra.
Ryan scores with a shot to the side of Batra's head.
Ryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra blocks a body shot from Ryan.
Ryan misses with a body punch.
Batra swings wildly with an uppercut but Ryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batra working aggressively here.
Ryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Batra controls his hands.
Batra can't find room to land a body shot as Ryan controls the action.
A short left from Batra.
Ryan lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Ryan - that landed with a thud.
Ryan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Batra or not.
Ryan blocks a body shot from Batra.
Ryan is leaning against Batra and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Batra tries to work over Ryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Ryan.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ryan.
Batra is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ryan lands a body shot.
Ryan lands with a light punch inside.
Ryan lands a nice uppercut.
Ryan scores with a shoulder strike.
Oh Batra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Ryan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ryan pushes Batra against the cage. Ryan is working some dirty boxing. Ryan pushes off with a quick right hook! Batra goes down! Batra tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Ryan moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Ryan!
Jimmy Ryan decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Rubenstein (ranked 555 p4p, 79 weight class) and Yacob Nilsen (ranked 429 p4p, 60 weight class). Nilsen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lil Wayne - Right above it. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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207 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Spencer Rubenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yacob Nilsen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rubenstein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nilsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein walks into a stiff left hand from Nilsen.
Rubenstein has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Rubenstein.
Rubenstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rubenstein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nilsen.
Nilsen misses with a looping left.
Nilsen throws an off balance right hand
and Rubenstein counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rubenstein drops Nilsen with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nilsen looks back up at him and smiles so Rubenstein waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nilsen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rubenstein's hands.
Yacob Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilsen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rubenstein slips a jab and a cross from Nilsen.
Nilsen throws a lazy head kick
and Rubenstein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Nilsen misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nilsen throws a right hand that Rubenstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Rubenstein also avoids with ease.
Nilsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubenstein scores with a nice strike.
Nilsen throws a looping overhand right but Rubenstein ducks down to avoid it.
Rubenstein thinks about countering with a head kick.
Nilsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nilsen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rubensteins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nilsen moves away from the strike by Rubenstein.
Nilsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rubenstein misses the target.
Nilsen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rubenstein ducks under a wild hook from Nilsen.
Rubenstein lands a big head kick that sends Nilsen tumbling to the mat! Rubenstein takes a step backwards and waves Nilsen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Yacob Nilsen has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nilsen lands a big head kick that sends Rubenstein tumbling to the mat! Nilsen takes a step backwards and waves Rubenstein back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Spencer Rubenstein has been cut.
Nilsen 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.
Nilsen misses the shot to the body.
Nilsen tries to bum rush Rubenstein with a series of wild strikes but Rubenstein uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nilsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rubenstein.
Rubenstein throws a lazy head kick
and Nilsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nilsen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rubenstein throwing a counter right hand but Nilsen manages to avoid it.
Nilsen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nilsen cracks Rubenstein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nilsen has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Rubenstein to stand back up!
Rubenstein is rocked!
Nilsen lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Rubenstein head around and knocks him out cold! Nilsen hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yacob Nilsen!
Yacob Nilsen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Three Dog (ranked 82 p4p, 12 weight class) and Tupa Halloo (ranked 191 p4p, 24 weight class). Dog's entrance music is Fallout. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
220 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Three Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tupa Halloo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dog keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dog has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Halloo.
Nice uppercut lands for Dog. That snapped Halloo's head back.
Halloo checks a low kick from Dog.
Three Dog seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halloo throws a body kick that misses.
Halloo cracks the inside of Dog's front leg.
Dog keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Halloo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Halloo slips a straight right by Dog.
Halloo scores with a jab to the body.
Halloo checks the leg kick.
Halloo misses with a hook
and Dog counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Halloo.
Dog misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Halloo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Halloo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Dog swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Halloo.
Halloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo misses with a body shot.
Dog scores with a crisp jab that stopped Halloo in his tracks.
Halloo slips a jab from Dog.
Halloo lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Three Dog has been cut.
Halloo has closed the distance and engaged Dog in a clinch.
Good body shot from Halloo.
Dog misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Halloo.
Halloo lands a body punch.
Dog doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halloo scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloo just leaning against Dog, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dog tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halloo's elbow.
Dog throws a punch but it's blocked by Halloo.
Dog struggles to land a body shot inside as Halloo controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dog.
Halloo lands with a left to the head.
Halloo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Halloo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Halloo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Halloo lands a hook that snaps the head of Dog backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halloo.
Dog lands with a left to the head.
Halloo lands an uppercut.
Halloo breaks the clinch.
Dog uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halloo.
Dog wants to clinch.
Halloo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands the left hand.
Dog is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dog takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Halloo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Halloo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Good work by Dog as he checks the leg kick.
Dog tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halloo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halloo lunges at Dog with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dog's hand.
Dog misses with a two punch combination.
Halloo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dog on the side of the head.
Dog misses with a straight left.
Halloo looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Halloo lands with a straight right. Dog didn't see that one coming.
Halloo cracks Dog with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dog looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Halloo finish him?
Dog is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dog throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Dog is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halloo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dog lands with a shot to the body.
Dog feints and then cracks Halloo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Halloo down.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halloo throws out a counter right but Dog avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Halloo misses its intended target.
Halloo throws a jab when Dog was well out of range.
Dog gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Halloo.
Halloo throws out a loose jab but Dog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dog wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halloo moves into the clinch.
Dog tries to work over Halloo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Halloo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dog up against the cage.
Dog softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Halloo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halloo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Dog fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Halloo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Three Dog's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Halloo moves into the clinch successfully.
Halloo is pushing Dog up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Dog lands with a right to the head.
Tupa Halloo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dog working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dog works on Halloo's body with a couple of short punches.
Dog throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Halloos head.
Dog blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dog blocking some punches.
Dog works on Halloo's body with a couple of short punches.
I was talking to Dog's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dog lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dog is leaning against Halloo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dog working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Halloo tries to work over Dog's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halloo blocks a body shot from Dog.
Halloo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halloo looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dog decides to pull guard.
Halloo postures up in Dog's guard and throws a big left but Dog blocks it.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Halloo works over Dog with some ground and pound from guard.
Halloo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dog working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Halloo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Halloo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Halloo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Dog has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Halloo has managed to get both his arms back between Dog's legs - danger averted.
Halloo is looking to work some ground and pound but Dog has wrist control.
Halloo throws a sloppy strike and Dog has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Halloo is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Dog!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Three Dog!
In his post fight interview, Three Dog 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 228 p4p, 30 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 98 p4p, 14 weight class). Orochi comes to the cage accompanied by RISE - I Prevail. Gormsson has chosen Saor - Children of the Mist as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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38
220 lbs
28 - 12 - 0 |
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30
213 lbs
17 - 4 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi throws a body kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Orochi misses the target.
Gormsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Orochi connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Orochi looks to land a left hand but Gormsson moved out of range nicely.
Orochi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Orochi throws an overhand right that lands on Gormsson's shoulder, as Gormsson tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gormsson. Those never looked like landing.
Gormsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gormsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gormsson misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick from Orochi.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gormsson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Orochi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Gormsson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Orochi with a body shot.
Gormsson cracks Orochi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gormsson throws a shot from downtown. Orochi moves away and avoids it.
Orochi throws an off balance right hand
and Gormsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Orochi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gormsson.
A telegraphed right hand from Orochi misses the target.
Gormsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Orochi counters with an outside leg kick.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orochi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gormsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orochi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
Orochi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Orochi scores with a jab. Gormsson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Orochi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gormsson's sensitive parts.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Orochi slips the punch.
Good work by Gormsson as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orochi. That's going to slow Gormsson down.
Gormsson misses with a hook.
As Gormsson backs away, Orochi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gormsson scores with a body shot.
Gormsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Orochi misses with a straight left.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orochi, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson tries to bum rush Orochi with a series of wild strikes but Orochi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gormsson throws out a loose jab but Orochi uses good head movement to avoid it.
It appears Orochi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gormsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Orochi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gormsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gormsson missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orochi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Orochi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gormsson loads up on a big right hand but Orochi slips the punch.
Gormsson misses with an uppercut. Orochi saw that one coming.
Gormsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orochi lands with a good body shot.
Gormsson looks to throw the jab but Orochi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi tries a low kick but Gormsson avoids it.
Gormsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orochi was well out of range. Poor timing from Gormsson.
An attempted straight right counter from Orochi misses the target.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
Orochi misses with an uppercut.
Gormsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Orochi's head.
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!
Gormsson missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gormsson ducks under a wild hook from Orochi.
A little jabbing left from Gormsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Orochi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orochi throws an overhand right that lands on Gormsson's shoulder, as Gormsson tries to avoid the shot.
Orochi connects with a crisp jab.
Gormsson misses with a hook
and Orochi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gormsson thinking.
Orochi staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harald Gormsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Orochi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gormsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Orochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Orochi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gormsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A low kick from Orochi misses
and Gormsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gormsson misses with a hook
and Orochi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Orochi throws a wild body kick that Gormsson sees coming a mile off.
Orochi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Orochi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gormsson blocks the body kick.
Orochi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Orochi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi slips under a jab.
Orochi throws a leg kick
and Gormsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Orochi. That snapped Gormsson's head back.
Orochi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gormsson is out of range and Orochi settles back down.
Gormsson throws a hook to the side of Orochi's head but Orochi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crunch! Orochi slams his shin into Gormsson's torso.
Orochi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orochi misses with a body kick.
Orochi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A clash of legs there as Gormsson blocks the low kick.
Orochi misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson swings widly with a right hand
and Gormsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orochi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gormsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orochi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Orochi is looking to land body kicks.
Nice cross by Gormsson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Orochi catches Gormsson right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Gormsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Orochi connects with an inside leg kick.
Orochi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gormsson.
Gormsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gormsson misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jab by Orochi.
Gormsson throws a combination that misses
and Orochi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Orochi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gormsson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gormsson lands with a shot to the body.
Orochi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Orochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Gormsson misses.
Gormsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orochi feints and then cracks Gormsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gormsson down.
Gormsson throws a body punch but Orochi moves out of range.
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orochi moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gormsson throws a lazy right hand but Orochi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orochi staying out of range there.
Gormsson missing with a left hand there. Orochi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gormsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orochi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orochi takes one on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orochi. That's going to slow Gormsson down.
Gormsson misses with a wild combination.
Orochi wants to clinch
and Gormsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Orochi defending well as Gormsson loads up on a big left hand.
Orochi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orochi lands with a straight right. Gormsson didn't see that one coming.
Orochi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gormsson.
Orochi is looking to counter punch.
Gormsson slips under a jab.
Gormsson throws a right hand that misses
enabling Orochi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gormsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Orochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gormsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gormsson blocks a jab.
Gormsson with a hook.
Gormsson blocks a head kick by Orochi.
Orochi misses with a right hand
and Gormsson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson looks to throw the jab but Orochi is out of range.
Gormsson misses with a wild combination.
Orochi misses with a looping right.
Gormsson throws out a counter right but Orochi avoids it with no problem.
Orochi lands with a straight right. Gormsson didn't see that one coming.
Gormsson lands a right hook to the body.
Orochi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orochi.
Orochi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Orochi as he connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orochi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gormsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Orochi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick by Orochi misses
and Gormsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orochi throws an off balance right hand
and Gormsson counters with a big right hand! Oh Orochi is in trouble here! Gormsson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harald Gormsson!
Harald Gormsson 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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