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UPG 23: Diamonds in the Rough PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Melendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dante Melendez!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melendez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dante Melendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Melendez misses with an uppercut.
A shot to the body from Melendez misses
and Benson counters with a two punch combo.
Benson stuffs the takedown attempt from Melendez. Melendez gets slowly back to his feet.
Benson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melendez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Melendez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez lands a right hook to the body.
Melendez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Melendez.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melendez.
Melendez throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melendez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benson 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.
Melendez misses with an uppercut. Benson saw that one coming.
Melendez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benson moves away from the strike by Melendez.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Melendez loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Melendez blocks a head kick by Benson.
Benson scores with a hook.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Melendez throws a hook but Benson avoids it easily.
Melendez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benson misses the jab.
Melendez missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson slips under a jab.
Melendez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez lands a two punch combo.
Melendez looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melendez swings for the body but Benson moves out of range.
Benson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Melendez.
Benson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melendez takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Melendez cracks Benson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Benjamin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Melendez.
Melendez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melendez manages to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Melendez as he connects with a hook.
Melendez misses with a looping left.
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Melendez shoots in for a double leg but Benson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melendez moves away.
Good exchange - Benson coming out on top.
Benson misses with a looping left.
Melendez thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson digs a good body shot into Melendez's ribs.
Melendez misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dante Melendez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Melendez misses with a looping right.
Benson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Melendez just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Melendez blocks a head kick by Benson.
Melendez fails with a takedown attempt.
Benson slaps away a takedown attempt from Melendez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Melendez to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Melendez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Melendez ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melendez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benson momentarily.
Melendez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melendez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benson tries to avoid it but Melendez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benson to the ground. Benson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Benjamin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Melendez.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Melendez misses with a body shot.
Melendez missing with a left hand there. Benson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melendez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
A left lands for Melendez.
Melendez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Benson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Melendez in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melendez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benson counters with an inside leg kick.
Benson leaves Melendez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Melendez misses with a double jab.
Benson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Melendez throws out the jab.
Benson avoids the body shot from Melendez.
Benson throws a body punch but Melendez moves out of range.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Melendez with a nice cross.
Melendez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benson.
A big right from Melendez misses.
Melendez tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with a double jab
and Benson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melendez staying out of range there.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benson misses with a hook. Melendez ducked under it nicely.
Melendez misses with a straight right.
Benson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Melendez.
Benson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez misses with an uppercut.
Benson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Melendez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Melendez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Melendez throwing strikes but missing.
Benson is looking to stand up but Melendez isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Melendez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Melendez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Melendez has a takedown stuffed.
Benson staying out of range there.
Melendez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melendez throws a jab when Benson was well out of range.
Melendez shoots for a takedown but Benson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Melendez misses.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Melendez.
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melendez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Melendez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Melendez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big right from Melendez misses.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces Melendez off the cage and back into range.
Benson swinging wildly here.
Melendez throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melendez throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Melendez cracks a nice hook into Benson's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Melendez.
Benjamin Benson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dante Melendez.
Melendez looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Melendez misses with a right hand
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Melendez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Melendez.
Melendez tries for a takedown but Benson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Melendez checks a leg kick.
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 big left from Benson misses.
Melendez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melendez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benson swivels and escapes.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Melendez moves away and avoids it.
Melendez lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
Melendez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melendez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benjamin Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson slips a straight right by Melendez.
A punch combination from Benson misses.
Melendez misses with a wild body shot.
Melendez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Melendez gets a takedown into half guard.
Benson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Melendez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benson's head.
Melendez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benson's head.
Benson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Melendez on the ground.
Melendez trying to advance position but Benson counters by regaining guard.
Melendez throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melendez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Melendez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Melendez 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Melendez!
Dante Melendez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikkel Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Claus Clausen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikkel Larsen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikkel Larsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Claus Clausen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clausen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Larsen manages to avoid it.
Clausen throws an overhand right that lands on Larsen's shoulder, as Larsen tries to avoid the shot.
Larsen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clausen.
Clausen just misses with a punch to the body.
Larsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Clausen connects with a body shot that sends Larsen's belly button to the back.
Clausen avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Clausen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clausen looks to throw the jab but Larsen is out of range.
Clausen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clausen missing with a left hand there. Larsen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Larsen throws a series of punches but Clausen avoids them all with ease.
Larsen slips under a jab.
Clausen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clausen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Larsen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen slips under a jab from Clausen.
Larsen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Clausen to score with a decent uppercut.
Larsen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clausen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clausen clinches up with Larsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Clausen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Clausen.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A body shot lands from Clausen.
Clausen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Larsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Clausen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clausen keeps control of Larsen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clausen'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.
Clausen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Larsen backwards.
Clausen lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Clausen.
Clausen lands with a left to the head.
Clausen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clausen jabs at Larsen's body.
Clausen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Larsen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Clausen sprawls well. Clausen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Larsen gets slowly back to his feet.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Clausen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Larsen is rocked!
It looks like Mikkel Larsen has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larsen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Larsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Larsen does no damage.
Claus Clausen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clausen misses with an uppercut.
Claus Clausen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Clausen misses the target.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clausen misses with a looping left.
Larsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clausen misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clausen.
Clausen misses with an uppercut.
Clausen misses with an uppercut.
Clausen misses with a hook.
Clausen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Larsen throws a low kick but Clausen moves out of range easily.
Clausen misses with a hook. Larsen ducked under it nicely.
Larsen defending well as Clausen loads up on a big left hand.
Larsen moves out of range as Clausen strikes.
Clausen throws an overhand right that has Larsen reeling! Clausen follows up with more punches and Larsen is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Claus Clausen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Oppenheim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oppenheim kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mann Gegen Mann. West is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Johnny Cash - Walk The Line. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Oppenheim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter West!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
West feints and then cracks Oppenheim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oppenheim down.
West connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruno Oppenheim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
West lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oppenheim throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
West instigates a clinch.
West misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Oppenheim prevents a body shot from West.
West is struggling to control the position.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oppenheim is pushing West up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West has a couple of punches blocked by Oppenheim.
West misses with a hook from the clinch.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Oppenheim.
West wants to stall.
Oppenheim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
It looks like Walter West has been cut.
Oppenheim is trying to push West away but West has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oppenheim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
West misses with some punches.
Oppenheim works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Oppenheim.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West effectively controlling the action here.
West tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
West makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
West misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oppenheim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
West throws a head punch that misses.
West is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oppenheim is keeping busy.
West is pushing Oppenheim up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
West working aggressively here.
West misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from West.
A head punch on the inside from West fails to land.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oppenheim controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Oppenheim.
West misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oppenheim lands a left hand.
West is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oppenheim tries to break the clinch but West is controlling the position.
Oppenheim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oppenheim cracks West with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oppenheim sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oppenheim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oppenheim thuds a left hand into West's body.
West throws a shot from downtown. Oppenheim moves away and avoids it.
Oppenheim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
West looks gassed!
West throws a head kick that misses.
Oppenheim buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Oppenheim scores with a nice strike.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oppenheim, right into the meat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oppenheim is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Oppenheim shuts the power down on West. Lights out, game over! Oppenheim is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno Oppenheim!
Bruno Oppenheim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Murphy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brian Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooper. Cooper circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooper stalks Murphy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Murphy's face. Murphy staggers backwards, shaken.
Murphy throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy 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 Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Murphy has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Murphy trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Murphy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper thuds a left hand into Murphy's body.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Cooper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Murphy's body. Murphy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Murphy. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Murphy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Murphy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Murphy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Murphy is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Murphy.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooper's hands.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Murphy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Brian Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy slips under a jab.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murphy digs a good body shot into Cooper's ribs.
Murphy throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Cooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brian Murphy will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Murphy tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murphy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Cooper checks it.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooper checks a leg kick.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murphy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooper lands with a cross.
Brian Murphy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooper throws a hook but Murphy blocks it.
A jab from Cooper finds it's way through Murphy's defenses.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Murphy throws a good cross that connects.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Murphy misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Murphy motions for Cooper to come forward. Murphy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murphy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Murphy moved away.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Cooper tries to land a front kick but Murphy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and Murphy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murphy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Murphy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Murphy slips under a jab from Cooper.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy lands with a kick to the temple. Cooper shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a straight right hand.
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 Adam Cooper will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Murphy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murphy cracks Cooper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Murphy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooper thinking.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Murphy connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper clinches up with Murphy and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Murphy is controlling him.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Murphy tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Cooper misses with a hook.
Murphy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Murphy jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Murphy 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 Cooper has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooper and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murphy tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Cooper.
A left and a right from Murphy both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy scores with a leg kick.
Murphy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Murphy scores with a hook.
Murphy is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Cooper blocks the low kick.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
Murphy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooper's sensitive parts.
Cooper stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Murphy.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Murphy circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murphy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Murphy in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Murphy throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Murphy dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Murphy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Murphy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Architect Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Sevenson (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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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 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Architect Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sven Sevenson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sevenson looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.
Sevenson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Sven Sevenson has been cut.
Pain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sevenson.
Architect Pain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevenson throws a leg kick but Pain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pain looks to land a combination but Sevenson avoids it well.
No joy there for Sevenson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pain was well out of range. Poor timing from Sevenson.
Pain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sevenson throws a body kick the misses
and Pain counters with a nice body shot.
Sevenson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sevenson slips a jab and a cross from Pain.
Pain lands with a hook. Sevenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Sevenson does no damage.
Sevenson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pain.
Pain scores with a decent looking hook.
Pain scores with a jab. Sevenson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sevenson misses with a hook. Pain ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Pain misses.
Sevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sevenson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sevenson avoids the body shot from Pain.
Sevenson throws a leg kick but Pain moved away.
Sevenson throws a sloppy body shot
letting Pain counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pain throws a combination. Sevenson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sevenson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pain cracks Sevenson's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Sevenson slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Pain can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Architect Pain!
Architect Pain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Perkele!, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brus Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li has chosen Blue Bob - Go Get Some as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hunter Thompson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brus Li!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses with a right hand
and Li counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Thompson dives in and grabs Li's left leg, looking for a takedown. Li pushes down on Thompson's head and hops out.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown but Li manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thompson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Li's corner calls for a 1-2. Li obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thompson slips a jab from Li.
Nice sprawl there from Li as Thompson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson tries a head kick but it misses.
Li throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson loads up on a big right hand but Li slips the punch.
Li clinches.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Li pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Li lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Li.
Li scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Li throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Brus Li is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Thompson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Li rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Li.
Thompson shoots in looking for a takedown. Li tries to sprawl out of it but Thompson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Li manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Li gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li scores with a sloppy right hand. Thompson should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Li lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Li forces Thompson back against the cage and clinches.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Li's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thompson under the eye.
Thompson clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson jumps guard and drags Li to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Li preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Li defends it easily.
Thompson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Li can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Li is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Li must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Li connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thompson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thompson has Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Li throws a push kick but Thompson slaps the foot to one side.
Thompson motions for Li to come forward. Thompson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Li finds it's target.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt - Li sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thompson fails to land the takedown.
Li throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson closes the distance and pushes Li back into the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brus Li seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thompson forces Li back against the cage and clinches.
Li blocks an elbow strike.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hunter Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thompson misses with a low kick as Li jumps back.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Li lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Li backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Li breaks from the clinch.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Li defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick and Li moves out of range easily.
Thompson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Li.
Thompson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Li.
Jab from Li.
Li lands a body shot.
Li scores with a nice head shot.
Li scores with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Li. Thompson shrugs it off though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Li tenderised Thompson's leg. Thompson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Thompson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Li is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Li circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson looks for a takedown but Li sprawls well.
Thompson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Li's waist but Li gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Thompson off to one side.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a leg kick.
Li moves into the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Li after a bit of a struggle.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lands with an uppercut that bounces Thompson off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li clinches up with Thompson and pushes him back against the cage.
Thompson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Li gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Li.
Li throws the kick towards the body but Thompson avoids it.
Thompson clinches.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Li to keep the fight standing.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Li walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Li has managed to clinch.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Li breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Thompson misses with an elbow over the top.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Li.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson looks to land a body kick but Li moved away.
Nice sprawl there from Li as Thompson shoots in.
Li tries to clinch there but Thompson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Thompson clinches with his opponent.
Li is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Li is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Li.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Li. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thompson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li lands a jab to Thompson's midsection.
Thompson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thompson looking for a takedown.
Thompson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thompson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Li breaks the clinch.
Li lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Li moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Li moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Li dips to his left and cracks Thompson with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Thompson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Li was well out of range. Poor timing from Thompson.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Li fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li scores with a hook to the body. Thompson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li connects with a jab.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Li counters with a nice leg kick.
Li lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Li lands an overhand right.
Thompson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Li avoids it really well and circles away.
Li looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
Thompson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Li blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to score a body lock takedown but Li shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Li moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Li as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thompson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson rushes Li and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch.
Thompson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Li lands with a right hand.
Thompson walks into a left hand.
Li lands a jab to the nose.
Thompson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Thompson misses with a leg kick
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Thompson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Li has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thompson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Li defends it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Li.
Thompson shoots for a takedown but Li saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Li closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Li.
Thompson throws a sloppy head kick
and Li counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson has a takedown stuffed.
Li lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Li.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thompson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Li breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thompson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Li lands with a nice body kick.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Li counters with a stiff right hand.
Li moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Li clinches up against the cage.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson takes the fight into the clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brus Li dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Li gets tackled into the cage by Thompson. Thompson maintains the clinch.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Li there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson throws a head kick that misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Li throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Li escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thompson has closed the distance and engaged Li in a clinch.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Thompson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Thompson clinches up with Li and pushes him back against the cage.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Thompson moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Li.
Li scores with a body shot.
Thompson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thompson closes the distance and clinches up with Li, looking for a takedown. Thompson pushes Li against the cage but Li circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Li can pounce on him.
Li connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Li.
Li leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Thompson is trying to push Li away but Li has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Li manages to break the clinch.
Thompson instigates a clinch.
Li breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch but Thompson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Li slaps away a takedown attempt from Thompson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Li bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Li leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Li connects with an inside leg kick.
Li stuffs the takedown attempt from Thompson. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet.
Brus Li is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Li looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Li lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hunter Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Thompson misses
and Li counters with a good, hard body kick but Thompson shrugs it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brus Li comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Li winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 45:50
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brus Li!
Brus Li is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aulis Makkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Nine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makkonen comes to the cage accompanied by Metsämiehen Laulu. 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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176 lbs
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183 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aulis Makkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kay Nine!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makkonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nine throws a shot from downtown. Makkonen moves away and avoids it.
Makkonen moves out of range as Nine throws a body kick.
Kay Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Makkonen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Nine is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nine wants to stay close but Makkonen steps back to make room for something. Nine seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Makkonen and Nine drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aulis Makkonen!
Aulis Makkonen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Baltazar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Kraze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kraze is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Fight Night . 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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265 lbs
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277 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
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brutus Baltazar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Peyton Kraze!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baltazar throws a body punch but Kraze moves out of range.
Baltazar misses with a jab to the body
and Kraze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kraze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baltazar.
Kraze throws the left hand but Baltazar avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kraze looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baltazar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kraze throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheers as Baltazar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kraze doesn't seem phased though.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kraze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraze misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Baltazar to counter with a crisp jab.
Kraze misses with a few strikes there.
Baltazar scores with a jab to the head.
Baltazar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kraze throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kraze.
Baltazar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Baltazar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kraze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Baltazar. That one must have hurt.
Kraze misses with a hook
and Baltazar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Peyton Kraze has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraze swinging wildly here.
Baltazar looks to land a body kick but Kraze moved away.
Baltazar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraze scores with a hook.
It looks like Brutus Baltazar has been cut.
Kraze misses with a hook.
Kraze throws out a loose jab but Baltazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kraze swinging wildly here.
Baltazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar works the jab nicely.
Baltazar misses with a few strikes there.
Baltazar lands with a nice combination. Kraze backs away looking to recover.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baltazar throws a good cross that connects.
Baltazar scores with a decent looking hook.
Kraze misses the jab.
Kraze's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baltazar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kraze scrambles back to his feet.
Kraze thows a body shot but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baltazar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kraze. Kraze circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraze lands a jab.
Baltazar is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baltazar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kraze.
Baltazar digs a good body shot into Kraze's ribs.
Kraze misses with an uppercut.
Kraze moves forwards but Baltazar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baltazar is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kraze throws a body punch but Baltazar moves out of range.
Kraze takes a swing at Baltazar's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a straight right hand.
Baltazar misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Baltazar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Baltazar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baltazar dips to his left and cracks Kraze with an uppercut!
Baltazar misses with a double jab.
Kraze takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kraze looks to land a right hand but Baltazar moved out of range.
Baltazar slips under a jab from Kraze.
Baltazar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kraze misses the shot to the body.
Kraze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Baltazar lands with a good body shot.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brutus Baltazar is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraze fails to land with a series of punches.
Baltazar explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A left and a right from Baltazar both land. Nice combination.
Baltazar swinging wildly here.
Baltazar lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Baltazar.
Peyton Kraze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a right hand to the body.
Kraze throws a hook to the side of Baltazar's head but Baltazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kraze throws a combination that misses
and Baltazar counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baltazar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Baltazar tries to bum rush Kraze with a series of wild strikes but Kraze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baltazar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kraze in his tracks.
Kraze lands a jab to the head.
Baltazar scores with a shot to the body.
Kraze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kraze is breathing heavily.
Kraze walks into a jab.
Baltazar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraze throws a jab but it's blocked by Baltazar.
Baltazar lands with a nice combination. Kraze backs away looking to recover.
Baltazar tries to bum rush Kraze with a series of wild strikes but Kraze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baltazar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kraze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baltazar circles away quickly and effectively.
Baltazar keeps the fight on the outside.
Kraze walks into a straight right hand from Baltazar.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.
Baltazar lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four 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!
Kraze misses with a looping left.
Baltazar connects with a looping right hand.
Baltazar jabs Kraze to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kraze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baltazar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baltazar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kraze has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baltazar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kraze throws an overhand right that lands on Baltazar's shoulder, as Baltazar tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baltazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kraze on the side of the head.
That has opened up Peyton Kraze's cut even more.
Baltazar cracks Kraze with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Baltazar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kraze ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kraze fails to land with a series of punches.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baltazar is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kraze ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baltazar moves away.
Baltazar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baltazar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kraze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Baltazar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kraze takes one on the button.
Nice defenses there by Kraze.
Baltazar lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baltazar.
Kraze looks to land a combination. Baltazar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kraze takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Baltazar misses with a low kick.
Kraze misses with a low kick.
Baltazar scores with a hook.
Baltazar tried to score with a low kick but Kraze checks it.
Kraze throws a looping overhand right but Baltazar ducks down to avoid it.
Baltazar lands a nice shot to the body.
Kraze on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraze moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baltazar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kraze momentarily.
Baltazar dodges the punch combination from Kraze.
Baltazar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That kick from Baltazar tenderised Kraze's leg. Kraze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kraze takes one to the chin there.
A nice combination there by Baltazar.
The cut above Peyton Kraze's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kraze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Baltazar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kraze can do to turn this around?
Kraze looks to land a left hand but Baltazar moved out of range nicely.
Baltazar fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kraze is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Good standup being displayed there by Baltazar as he connects with a hook.
Baltazar catches Kraze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kraze jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baltazar throws a one two combo.
Brutus Baltazar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraze misses with a straight left.
Kraze misses with a lunging right hand
and Kraze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kraze takes one to the side of the head.
Baltazar scores with a jab. Kraze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baltazar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Baltazar there.
Kraze gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Peyton Kraze's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kraze throws a series of punches but Baltazar moves out of range.
Peyton Kraze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baltazar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kraze on the side of the head.
Baltazar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kraze misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraze is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jab, jab by Baltazar - just one landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Baltazar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Baltazar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Baltazar!
Brutus Baltazar 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate has chosen U got 2 know as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
265 lbs
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286 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patrick Tate!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Lin to counter with a crisp jab.
Lin slips a jab and a cross from Tate.
Nice cross by Lin.
Lin feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Tate sprawling to the canvas! Tate rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lin finish him?!
Tate is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Tate has been cut.
Patrick Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Tate falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Tate was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Lin!
A victorious Frank Lin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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