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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Julian Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammed Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Mohammed Muller has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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164 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of London, Mohammed Muller!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries for a takedown but Muller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gomez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gomez shoots in looking for a takedown. Muller tries to sprawl out of it but Gomez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Muller manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gomez.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Julian Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez throws a series of punches but Muller avoids them all with ease.
Gomez lands a lovely overhand right.
Muller clinches.
Gomez can't break the clinch.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gomez blocks it with crossed arms.
Muller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gomez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller missing with knees to the body.
Gomez has hold of one of Muller's legs. Muller is fighting the takedown attempt but Gomez gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gomez throws and elbow that misses. Muller uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gomez's guard. Nice move by Muller!
Muller sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muller defends it easily.
Gomez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gomez has his foot on Muller's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muller works his way back into a safe position though.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
Muller got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gomez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muller has managed to get both his arms back between Gomez's legs - danger averted.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Muller controlling him for the moment.
Muller trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Muller should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gomez has tightened it up now! Muller should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julian Gomez!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Koslof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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137 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Bjorn Koslof!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gray Davis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis misses with an uppercut. Koslof saw that one coming.
Koslof listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Davis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Koslof throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koslof takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Koslof swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Koslof tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Koslof.
Koslof throws a shot to the body.
Koslof lands with a cross.
Davis avoids the body shot from Koslof.
Koslof throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Davis misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koslof closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Koslof.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koslof.
Davis looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Koslof.
Davis takes a shot to the head.
Koslof turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Koslof working the head and body with strikes.
Koslof working the head with strikes.
Koslof controls the position from side control.
Koslof scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davis to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslof moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Davis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koslof. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koslof landing a few strikes.
Koslof working the ground and pound.
Koslof advances to mount.
Davis wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koslof controlling his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslof breaks from Davis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Koslof punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis is trying to stand up.
Koslof controlling his opponent.
Koslof postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Koslof dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Davis throws a jab but it's blocked by Koslof.
Davis takes one to the side of the head.
Koslof tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
Davis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Koslof does it's job there.
Davis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koslof on the side of the head.
Koslof closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Koslof scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Koslof - that landed with a thud.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koslof throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koslof lands a shot to the body.
Koslof lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Koslof scoring with punches to the head and body.
Koslof controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Koslof trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
Davis being controlled here, momentarily.
Davis wants to stand but Koslof is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koslof is stalling in the full guard.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bjorn Koslof.
Koslof comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Koslof lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Davis at a distance.
Davis darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Davis tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Koslof dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Koslof ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Davis moves away.
Koslof misses with a looping right.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Koslof to score with a decent uppercut.
Koslof takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bjorn Koslof seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koslof catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Koslof throws out a powerful jab.
Koslof throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koslof 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.
Koslof scores with a decent looking hook.
Koslof gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koslof has clasped his hands together around Davis's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Koslof has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Koslof is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Koslof grinds an elbow into Davis's temple.
Koslof in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Davis is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koslof happy to just control the position for now.
Koslof wants to control but Davis is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Koslof's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koslof working the ground and pound from side control.
Koslof scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bjorn Koslof is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Koslof is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Davis can do to turn this around?
Koslof scoring with punches and elbows.
Davis being controlled for a moment.
Koslof working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koslof staying calm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bjorn Koslof showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Koslof 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bjorn Koslof!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boe Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Hakulinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam comes to the cage accompanied by Jacare. Hakulinen has chosen Last of the Mohicans Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
197 lbs
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190 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Boe Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jarkko Hakulinen!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakulinen throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.
Hakulinen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bam.
Bam scores with a hook to the body. Hakulinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bam misses with a double jab.
Hakulinen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bam sprawls well initially but Hakulinen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bam is looking to improve his position.
Hakulinen seems to be looking for submissions.
Hakulinen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bam is just riding it out for now. Hakulinen eventually gives up the hold.
Hakulinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakulinen trying to mount his opponent but Bam defends it.
Hakulinen is working for a kimura but Bam is defending it quite comfortably.
Bam looking for submissions off his back.
Bam wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bam with a jab.
Boe Bam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hakulinen dodges the punch combination from Bam.
Hakulinen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hakulinen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hakulinen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bam is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hakulinen, into his guard.
Hakulinen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bam!
Bam bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakulinen is looking for a triangle but Bam pushes his legs off easily.
Bam gets to his feet - Hakulinen follows without any prompting.
Hakulinen dives in and grabs Bam's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bam pushes down on Hakulinen's head and hops out.
Hakulinen looks gassed!
Hakulinen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bam.
Bam throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bam avoids the head kick by Hakulinen.
Hakulinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hakulinen walks into a left hand.
Bam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bam lands a nice shot to the body.
Hakulinen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bam did well to prevent Hakulinen getting side control.
Bam regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hakulinen sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Bam doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Hakulinen paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Bam - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Boe Bam!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Schindler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schindler comes to the cage accompanied by Lars Vaular - Gi meg noe bass. Smith has chosen Oh Well. as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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223 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Fritz Schindler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schindler.
Schindler swinging wildly here.
Schindler throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Schindler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Schindler throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Schindler misses with a straight right.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Schindler shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Schindler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schindler is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith wants to control from the top but Schindler keeps moving.
Schindler is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Smith drops back looking for a leg! Schindler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Schindler manages to kick Smith off! Smith jumps back into Schindler's guard.
Schindler keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Schindler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Schindler, up you get!
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Schindler looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith is working to tighten is grip on Schindler's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Schindler has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Smith is really squeezing tight and eventually Schindler passes out! Smith breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Darren Smith!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Prolly Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny English (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Prolly Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny English!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain fails with a takedown attempt.
Rain fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rain blocks a head kick by English.
English lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
English lands a big head kick that sends Rain tumbling to the mat! English takes a step backwards and waves Rain back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rain is rocked!
It looks like Prolly Rain has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
English throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Rain crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny English!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Russo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Larsson has chosen Foo Fighters - My Hero as his entrance music. Vinny Russo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinny Russo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Johan Larsson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russo moves out of range as Larsson strikes.
A left lands for Larsson.
Russo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Larsson misses with a few strikes there.
Russo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Russo showed some decent athleticism there.
Russo is looking to advance position but Larsson won't allow it.
Russo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russo wants to control but Larsson is keeping him busy.
Larsson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Russo slows the pace down in half guard.
Russo is trying to control the action in half guard but Larsson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vinny Russo.
Russo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Larsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Russo just content to control the position.
The strikes coming from Russo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Larsson is looking to reverse the position.
Larsson is not content to let Russo control the position.
Larsson struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo trying to control the action but Larsson is working from the bottom.
Russo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Larsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Russo throws a strike aimed at the side of Larsson's head but Larsson avoids it well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo scores with a hook to the body. Larsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larsson throws a hook but Russo avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Russo throws a jab but it's blocked by Larsson.
Russo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Larsson counters with a good low kick that Russo was not able to check.
Russo throws a combination that misses
and Larsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Larsson misses with a straight left.
Russo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Larsson trying to control the position.
Russo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Russo trying to control the position from guard on top but Larsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Larsson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Russo controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Russo dominated that round.
That's time! Russo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Russo throws a looping overhand right but Larsson ducks down to avoid it.
Larsson looks to land a right hand but Russo moved out of range.
Russo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larsson.
Larsson throws a front kick aimed at Russo's knee but Russo avoids it well.
Larsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinny Russo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Larsson throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Russo misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
enabling Larsson to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Larsson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Larsson throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Larsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Russo is just out of range.
Russo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Russo throws out a loose jab but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Larsson misses with a hook.
Larsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Larsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Russo.
A big right from Larsson misses.
Russo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larsson.
Russo throws a body punch but Larsson moves out of range.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Russo.
Jab by Russo.
Larsson staying out of range there.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Larsson. No joy for Russo on that attempt.
Russo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Larsson, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russo throws a push kick but Larsson slaps the foot to one side.
Larsson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Larsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Russo.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Russo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Larsson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Russo somewhat.
Larsson lands with a good body shot.
Russo lands a body shot.
Russo slips a straight right by Larsson.
Larsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Larsson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Russo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Larsson misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsson looks to land a left hand but Russo moved out of range nicely.
Russo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Russo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsson thuds his right hand into Russo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Russo moves away from the strike by Larsson.
Russo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larsson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Russo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russo misses the shot to the body.
Russo misses with a series of wild punches.
Larsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Russo moves away.
Jab, jab by Larsson - just one landing.
Russo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Russo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larsson misses with a hook. Russo ducked under it nicely.
Larsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Russo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Larsson misses.
Larsson cracks the inside of Russo's front leg.
Russo takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Johan Larsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Russo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Larsson throws the left hand but Russo avoids the punch easily.
Russo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Larsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johan Larsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Russo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larsson.
Larsson misses with an uppercut. Russo saw that one coming.
Larsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Larsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Larsson throws a hook but Russo blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johan Larsson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Russo misses with a few strikes there.
Larsson throws a right hand that Russo ducks under and follows up with a left that Russo also avoids with ease.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson throws out a loose jab but Russo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larsson misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Larsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Russo misses with a looping left.
Larsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Russo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Russo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Larsson misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Russo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Larsson.
Larsson misses with a double jab
letting Russo counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Russo misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Russo takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses.
Russo throws a hook but Larsson avoids it easily.
Larsson throws a hook to the side of Russo's head but Russo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Larsson slips a jab and a cross from Russo.
A punch combination from Russo misses.
Larsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Russo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Larsson counters with a series of strikes. Russo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Larsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Russo misses with a double jab.
Russo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Russo misses with a straight right.
Larsson throws a body punch but Russo moves out of range.
Russo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larsson moves out of range as Russo strikes.
Larsson slaps away a takedown attempt from Russo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Larsson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Russo counters with a nice uppercut.
Russo scores a takedown into full mount!
Russo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Russo landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Russo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Russo wants to control the pace but Larsson is squirming around nicely.
Russo controlling from mount.
Larsson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Russo controlling from the full mount.
Russo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Russo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Russo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Russo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Durden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Wesley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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23
210 lbs
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217 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyler Durden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Wesley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wesley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Durden.
Durden moves into the clinch.
Durden swings wildly with an uppercut but Wesley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wesley misses with a knee to the head.
Durden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Durden scores with a shot to the side of Wesley's head.
Nice body punch from Durden - that landed with a thud.
Wesley looks gassed!
Durden lands a knee to the head.
Wesley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Durden.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durden lands a shoulder strike.
Durden lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
Durden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Durden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wesley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Wesley is rocked!
Durden stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Durden lands with a short shot to the head.
Durden digs a right hand underneath Wesley's ribcage. Wesley let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wesley is still on wobbly legs! Can Durden finish him?
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Wesley seems to have recovered his senses.
Durden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wesley.
Durden scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Durden.
Nice jab there from Durden.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Durden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Durden connects with the punch.
Ron Wesley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durden shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wesley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Durden is working away from the top position though.
Wesley wants to get back to full guard.
Durden sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesley is holding on to half guard well.
Wesley trying to control but Durden postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wesley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Durden looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Durden throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Durden performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wesley wants to control but Durden is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesley wants to get back to full guard.
Wesley trying to control here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch lands to the side of Wesley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wesley throws a lazy head kick
and Durden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wesley staying out of range there.
Durden moves out of range of the strikes.
Durden takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A low kick from Wesley is predictable there
enabling Durden to counter with a crisp jab.
Durden connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Durden misses with a wild body shot.
Durden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wesley is looking to chop away at Durden's legs.
Durden drives through and clinches with Wesley against the cage.
Durden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Durden takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Durden is trying to trip Wesley. He has hold of a leg but Wesley is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Durden persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wesley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durden is one step ahead there.
Wesley is trying to control the position but Durden postures up.
Wesley looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Durden puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Durden trying to control from half guard but Wesley is working away.
Durden is working for a submission of some sort.
Wesley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Durden shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wesley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Durden connects with a nice looking jab.
Wesley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wesley ducks under a wild hook from Durden.
Wesley thows a body shot but no joy.
Wesley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Durden closes the distance and clinches.
Durden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wesley taking a breather.
Wesley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
Wesley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Durden.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wesley obliges.
Wesley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Durden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wesley misses with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Durden avoiding damage as Wesley throws knees to the body.
Wesley with a knee to the head.
Durden lands with a light punch inside.
Durden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyler Durden has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wesley missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden scores with a shoulder strike.
Durden avoids the elbow strike from Wesley, against the cage.
A short right from Durden on the inside.
Durden lands with a right to the head.
Durden working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Durden.
Durden avoiding damage as Wesley throws knees to the body.
Durden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Durden.
Durden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Durden is working Wesley over against the cage.
Durden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wesley prevents it.
Durden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wesley backwards.
Durden lands a right hand.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Durden blocks the elbow strike.
Durden lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wesley backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Durden.
Durden lands a nice shot to the body.
Durden lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wesley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durden.
Durden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Durden lands a left hand.
Durden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Durden.
Durden lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a knee to the head.
Wesley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wesley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Durden backwards.
A right hand to the body from Durden.
Durden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wesley tries to land knees in the clinch but Durden avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wesley.
Wesley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Durden fails to land.
Durden lands a nice uppercut.
Durden is working for takedown but Wesley is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Durden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wesley trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wesley.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Durden creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Durden prevents a body shot from Wesley.
Durden misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wesley.
Wesley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Durden.
Durden lands a left hand.
Wesley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Durden avoids it.
Wesley takes a shot to the head.
Durden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Durden is looking to chop away at Wesley's legs.
Durden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wesley's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is staying tight to Wesley's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Wesley is looking for a sweep.
Wesley is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Durden tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Durden has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wesley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Durden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wesley can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wesley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Durden is working away from the top position though.
Wesley is not content to let Durden control the position.
Durden is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wesley is controlling Durden's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Durden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Durden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Durden is looking to clinch.
Durden slips under a jab from Wesley.
Wesley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Durden.
Durden throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wesley is looking to clinch but Durden is avoiding it.
Wesley gets a clinch.
Wesley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Durden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wesley has Durden pushed against the cage.
Durden has clasped his hands together around Wesley's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wesley tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Durden wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wesley gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesley tries to get to full guard but Durden has control of the leg.
Wesley works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wesley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Durden is one step ahead there.
Durden looking to pass the guard.
Wesley keeping moving, preventing Durden from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wesley is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wesley preventing the sweep.
Ron Wesley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tyler Durden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Durden seems keen to control Wesley's posture.
Durden wants to sweep but no luck.
Wesley thows a big elbow that misses.
Wesley throws a strike but Durden rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Durden passes Wesley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Durden stalling.
Wesley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Durden seems content to control.
Wesley wants to improve his position but Durden is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Durden slows the pace down in half guard.
Wesley wants to control but Durden is keeping busy.
Durden keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tyler Durden.
Wesley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wesley misses with a looping right.
Durden is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wesley avoids the head kick by Durden.
Wesley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wesley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Durden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Durden 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Durden!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hemmo Hujoppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hujoppi has chosen Cockney Rejects - Fighting In The Streets as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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137 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hemmo Hujoppi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hujoppi tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that half lands.
Howlett misses with a straight left.
Hujoppi throws a big shot that misses.
Hujoppi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hujoppi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Howlett.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hujoppi taking a breather.
Howlett tries to break free but Hujoppi pushes him back against the cage.
Hujoppi is trying to break the clinch but Howlett has him pressed against the cage.
Howlett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hujoppi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hujoppi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hujoppi has Howlett pressed against the cage, preventing Howlett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hujoppi tries to land knees in the clinch but Howlett avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett stalls.
Hujoppi is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Howlett being controlled against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Howlett managing to block the knees to the body from Hujoppi.
Howlett avoids the elbow strike from Hujoppi, against the cage.
Howlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hujoppi working hard to break the clinch.
Hujoppi has had enough of the clinch but Howlett keeps him there for the moment.
Hujoppi breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hujoppi.
Hujoppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Hujoppi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hujoppi delivers a nice body kick.
Hujoppi misses with a kick to the body.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hujoppi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hujoppi slips a straight right by Howlett.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hujoppi manages to avoid it.
Hujoppi takes one to the chin there.
Hujoppi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Howlett looks to land a left hand but Hujoppi moved out of range nicely.
Howlett throws a body punch but Hujoppi moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hujoppi manages to avoid it.
Howlett throws a right and a left that Hujoppi avoids nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Howlett crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hujoppi - the referee stops the clock and Howlett gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hujoppi. Howlett manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Howlett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hujoppi in his tracks.
Howlett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hujoppi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hujoppi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Howlett throws a body punch but Hujoppi moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses the jab.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi moves out of range of the strikes.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hujoppi was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking body kick.
Howlett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Hujoppi slips the punch.
Howlett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good exchange - Howlett coming out on top.
Howlett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Hujoppi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Howlett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hujoppi.
Hujoppi scores with a head kick.
Hujoppi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howlett looks to land a right hand but Hujoppi moved out of range.
Howlett throws out a loose jab but Hujoppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett throws a lazy right hand but Hujoppi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Howlett does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi lands with a slapping head kick.
Howlett throws a hook but Hujoppi blocks it.
Howlett moves forwards but Hujoppi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hujoppi.
Howlett with a nice cross.
Hujoppi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hujoppi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hujoppi throws a right and a left that Howlett avoids nicely.
Hujoppi lands with a kick to the temple. Howlett shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Howlett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hujoppi thows a body kick. Howlett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hujoppi is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Hujoppi.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Hujoppi slips the punch.
Hujoppi connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hujoppi manages to avoid it.
Howlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howlett misses with a series of wild punches.
Hujoppi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hujoppi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howlett throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Hujoppi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hujoppi lands with a slapping head kick.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Howlett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Howlett takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Howlett lands a nice shot that snaps Hujoppi's head back.
Hujoppi throws a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Hujoppi moves away and avoids it.
Hujoppi misses with a shot to the body
and Howlett counters with a left and a right that stings Hujoppi.
A slow jab from Howlett misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Howlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Howlett misses with a combination
and Hujoppi counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Howlett is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hujoppi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howlett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Howlett does it's job there.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hujoppi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Howlett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hujoppi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Howlett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hujoppi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howlett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Howlett misses.
Hujoppi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hujoppi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
Hujoppi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hujoppi, right into the meat.
Hemmo Hujoppi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hujoppi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hujoppi connects with a solid leg kick.
Howlett throws a shot from downtown. Hujoppi moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Howlett misses.
Hujoppi blocks a jab.
Hujoppi slips under a jab from Howlett.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Hujoppi saw that one coming.
Hujoppi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Howlett if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab by Howlett.
Hujoppi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Howlett is out of range and Hujoppi settles back down.
Hujoppi throws a push kick but Howlett slaps the foot to one side.
Howlett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hujoppi moves away from the strike by Howlett.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hujoppi moves away.
Howlett swings for the body but Hujoppi moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Howlett coming out on top.
Howlett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hujoppi slips under a jab from Howlett.
Hujoppi slips under a jab from Howlett.
Hujoppi throws a leg kick but Howlett checks it.
Hujoppi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howlett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hujoppi.
Howlett clobbers Hujoppi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hujoppi scores with a leg kick.
Howlett throws out a loose jab but Hujoppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howlett takes a step back to recover.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Howlett steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hujoppi. That one must have hurt.
Hujoppi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Howlett fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Howlett.
Howlett throws out a loose jab but Hujoppi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howlett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hujoppi thuds his shin into the meat of Howlett's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howlett. Hujoppi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hujoppi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi wants to clinch but Howlett slips to the side
and Howlett cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Howlett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hujoppi thows a body kick. Howlett tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Howlett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hujoppi pushes Howlett away with a front kick.
Hujoppi lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Howlett has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hujoppi.
Howlett misses with an uppercut. Hujoppi saw that one coming.
Hujoppi scores with a spinning back kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hujoppi.
Howlett takes one to the chin there.
Hujoppi scoring well with a low kick there.
Howlett is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hujoppi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Howlett will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hujoppi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hujoppi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hujoppi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hujoppi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howlett.
Howlett is looking to control Hujoppi's arms but Hujoppi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Howlett has his back to the cage.
Howlett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hujoppi is trying to break the clinch but Howlett has him pressed against the cage.
Hujoppi missing with knees to the body.
Howlett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Howlett tries to break free but Hujoppi pushes him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hujoppi missing with knees to the body.
Howlett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hemmo Hujoppi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Howlett walks into a stiff left hand from Hujoppi.
Howlett throws a body punch but Hujoppi moves out of range.
Hujoppi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hujoppi. Hujoppi obviously looking to wear him down.
Some wild striking there from Howlett.
Hujoppi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howlett. That did some damage!
Hujoppi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Howlett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A telegraphed right hand from Howlett misses the target.
Howlett misses with a double jab
and Hujoppi counters with a nice uppercut.
Howlett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howlett takes a kick to the side of the head.
Howlett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Howlett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hujoppi dodges the punch combination from Howlett.
Howlett checks a low kick from Hujoppi.
A jab from Hujoppi finds it's way through Howlett's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hujoppi closes the distance but Howlett moves to the side
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Howlett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hujoppi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howlett.
Hujoppi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hujoppi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howlett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hujoppi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hujoppi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hujoppi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hujoppi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Howlett.
Hujoppi tried to score with a low kick but Howlett checks it.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking body kick.
A swing and a miss from Howlett.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hujoppi.
Howlett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hujoppi. Hujoppi obviously looking to wear him down.
Hemmo Hujoppi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi wants to land a leg kick but Howlett is out of range.
Howlett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hujoppi.
Howlett lands with an overhand left.
Hujoppi cracks the inside of Howlett's front leg.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Hujoppi.
Hujoppi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hujoppi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hujoppi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hujoppi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hujoppi.
Howlett ducks right into an uppercut from Hujoppi.
Hujoppi thuds a left hand into Howlett's body.
Howlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hujoppi was well out of range. Poor timing from Howlett.
James Howlett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hujoppi.
An inside leg kick from Hujoppi misses.
Hujoppi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howlett's sensitive parts.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hujoppi feints and then cracks Howlett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Howlett down.
Hujoppi lands a high kick!
Hujoppi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howlett throws a body punch but Hujoppi moves out of range.
James Howlett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi throws a nice head kick!
No joy there for Howlett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hujoppi throws and low kick but Howlett moves out of range easily.
Hujoppi delivers a nice body kick.
No joy there for Howlett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Howlett takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hujoppi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hujoppi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hujoppi throws a head kick that half lands.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking body kick.
Hujoppi lands a lovely overhand right.
Hujoppi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Hujoppi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Howlett takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hujoppi delivers a nice body kick.
Hujoppi blocks a jab.
Hujoppi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hujoppi moves away from the strike by Howlett.
Hujoppi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howlett takes a step back to recover.
Hujoppi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howlett.
Howlett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hujoppi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howlett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hujoppi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Hujoppi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Howlett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hujoppi.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hujoppi - that will leave a mark!
Hujoppi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Hujoppi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Howlett loads up on a big right hand but Hujoppi slips the punch.
Hujoppi connects with a high kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howlett sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hujoppi throws a right hand that Howlett ducks under and follows up with a left that Howlett also avoids with ease.
Hujoppi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Howlett. That did some damage!
Hujoppi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Howlett's hands.
Hujoppi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Howlett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hemmo Hujoppi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hujoppi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hemmo Hujoppi!
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