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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarmo Tiili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billet comes to the cage accompanied by in your face. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Tiili!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiili stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Billet throws a leg kick that misses.
Tiili gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Billet.
Nice body punch from Tiili.
A head kick misses from Billet.
Tiili throws a hook to the side of Billet's head but Billet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiili on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Billet slips under a jab.
Tiili stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Billet.
Tiili fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tiili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Billet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billet bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tiili's head.
Billet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Billet fails with the takedown.
Billet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet moves forwards but Tiili connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Billet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tiili is holding his hands too far apart here. Billet throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Tiili is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Belin Billet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hanley Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukasz Szymanski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramirez comes to the cage accompanied by Take it in Blood -- Nas. Szymanski has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be fireworks!
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179 lbs
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185 lbs
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World class 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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hanley Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lukasz Szymanski!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Szymanski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Szymanski.
Szymanski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ramirez manages to avoid it.
Ramirez lands a jab.
Ramirez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Szymanski was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramirez.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
Szymanski throws a looping overhand right but Ramirez ducks down to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ramirez, right into the meat.
A low kick from Szymanski is predictable there
and Ramirez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Szymanski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szymanski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ramirez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ramirez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Szymanski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ramirez gets back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramirez wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez is doing well to control the position and prevent Szymanski from advancing to side control.
Ramirez tries to roll over but Szymanski keeps him under control.
Ramirez keeping control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szymanski controlling the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Szymanski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Szymanski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Szymanski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ramirez lands with a kick to the temple. Szymanski shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ramirez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ramirez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Szymanski throws a series of punches but Ramirez moves out of range.
Szymanski has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szymanski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Szymanski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramirez is keeping busy.
Szymanski wants to break free but Ramirez has control.
Szymanski dodges an elbow strike from Ramirez.
Szymanski tries to break the clinch but Ramirez is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szymanski.
Ramirez struggles to land a body shot inside as Szymanski controls his hands.
Szymanski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szymanski throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to break free but Szymanski has control.
Szymanski takes a shot to the head.
Szymanski managing to block the knees to the body from Ramirez.
Szymanski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Szymanski blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Szymanski blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Szymanski lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ramirez.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Szymanski avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Szymanski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Szymanski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramirez.
Ramirez is working Szymanski over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Szymanski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ramirez tries a body shot but Szymanski blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Szymanski gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez avoiding damage as Szymanski throws knees to the body.
Szymanski leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Szymanski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Szymanski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ramirez connects with a decent elbow.
Szymanski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szymanski is not content to let Ramirez control the position.
Szymanski manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanley Ramirez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szymanski moves out of range of the body kick.
Nice body punch from Ramirez.
Szymanski is looking to slow Ramirez down with leg kicks.
Ramirez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szymanski lands a head kick!
Hanley Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Szymanski.
Szymanski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut. Ramirez saw that one coming.
Szymanski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the head.
Ramirez throws a lazy right hand but Szymanski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Szymanski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Szymanski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ramirez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Szymanski's waist but Szymanski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ramirez off to one side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez with a jab.
Szymanski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez connects with a looping right hand.
Szymanski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ramirez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramirez misses with a right hand
and Szymanski counters with a left to the body.
Ramirez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Szymanski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramirez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szymanski is fending him off so far but Ramirez persists. Nope, Szymanski circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanley Ramirez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Szymanski.
Szymanski misses the jab.
Szymanski tries to work over Ramirez's front leg with a kick but Ramirez checks it.
Ramirez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Szymanski can pounce on him.
Ramirez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ramirez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramirez.
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!
Szymanski throws a shot from downtown. Ramirez moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Szymanski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramirez's calf.
Ramirez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lukasz Szymanski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Szymanski lands a nice hook to Ramirez's body. Ramirez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Szymanski misses with a hook. Ramirez ducked under it nicely.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ramirez sprawls well. Ramirez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Szymanski gets slowly back to his feet.
Ramirez lands a nice looking body kick.
Ramirez moves out of range of the body kick from Szymanski.
Ramirez throws a leg kick but Szymanski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick by Ramirez misses
and Szymanski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramirez misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a body kick the misses
and Szymanski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski is looking to score with low kicks.
Szymanski thumps Ramirez with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramirez. Szymanski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Szymanski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramirez lands the left hand.
Szymanski swings for the body but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez looks to land a body kick but Szymanski moved away.
Jab by Szymanski.
A low kick from Ramirez misses
and Szymanski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Szymanski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Szymanski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Szymanski.
Szymanski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Ramirez connects with an inside leg kick.
Szymanski blocks a leg kick.
Szymanski moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramirez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Szymanski checks a leg kick.
Szymanski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Szymanski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Szymanski but Szymanski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Szymanski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Szymanski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ramirez's waist but Ramirez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Szymanski off to one side.
Szymanski misses with a left hand
and Ramirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramirez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Szymanski quickly recovers to half guard.
Ramirez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Szymanski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukasz Szymanski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ramirez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Szymanski's hands.
Ramirez walks into a left hand.
Ramirez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ramirez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ramirez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Szymanski manages to avoid it.
Szymanski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ramirez. Ramirez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Szymanski moves out of range of the body kick.
Ramirez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ramirez avoids the head kick by Szymanski.
Szymanski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ramirez is out of range.
Szymanski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Szymanski throws a low kick but Ramirez moves out of range easily.
Ramirez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szymanski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramirez counters with a body kick that stops Szymanski in his tracks momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ramirez.
Szymanski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ramirez scores with a leg kick.
Szymanski misses the shot to the body.
Szymanski takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Szymanski misses with an uppercut.
Ramirez swings for the body but Szymanski moves out of range.
Szymanski connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramirez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ramirez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Szymanski's head.
Ramirez is looking to slow Szymanski down with leg kicks.
Szymanski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ramirez throws out the jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ramirez.
Szymanski punishes Ramirez's body with a nice straight punch.
Szymanski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szymanski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ramirez pinned against the cage. Ramirez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Szymanski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Szymanski lands in his opponent's guard.
Ramirez working a defensive guard here.
Szymanski wants to control from the top but Ramirez keeps moving.
Szymanski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ramirez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ramirez has his hands on Szymanski's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to sweep here but Szymanski controlling him for the moment.
Szymanski slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lukasz Szymanski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Szymanski ducks under a wild hook from Ramirez.
Ramirez throws a right hand that misses
and Ramirez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramirez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ramirez misses the jab.
Szymanski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramirez is looking to land body kicks.
Ramirez checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szymanski throws a right and a left that Ramirez avoids nicely.
Szymanski slips under a jab from Ramirez.
Szymanski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ramirez.
Szymanski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramirez.
Szymanski misses with a low kick.
Szymanski avoids a kick to the body.
Szymanski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hanley Ramirez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukasz Szymanski.
Ramirez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Szymanski tries for a takedown but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ramirez feints and then cracks Szymanski's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Szymanski down.
Ramirez shoots in but no luck this time.
Szymanski throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramirez throws a combination. Szymanski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ramirez throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hanley Ramirez.
I think Ramirez 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanley Ramirez!
A less than humble Hanley Ramirez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuthbert Allgood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Betoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Betoli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Mario theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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282 lbs
37 - 14 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cuthbert Allgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Betoli!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Betoli shoots in but no luck this time.
Betoli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Betoli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allgood.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Betoli trying to control the position.
Allgood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Allgood content to stall in guard here.
Allgood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allgood lands a couple of elbows.
Allgood scoring with punches to the head and body.
Betoli had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Allgood defends it easily.
Allgood is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Betoli keeps moving.
Allgood connects with a couple of short punches.
Allgood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Betoli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Allgood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Betoli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Allgood has managed to get both his arms back between Betoli's legs - danger averted.
Allgood throws an elbow that misses. Betoli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allgood's guard. Nice move by Betoli!
Betoli wants to pass the guard but Allgood is keeping the position.
Betoli looking to sit in guard and control but Allgood gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Betoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Betoli working for a triangle but Allgood defends it easily.
Betoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allgood loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Allgood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Betoli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Betoli is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Allgood distracts Betoli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allgood 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Betoli keeps moving.
Allgood distracts Betoli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Allgood throwing strikes but missing.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Betoli keeps moving.
Betoli avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Betoli trying to keep a closed guard but Allgood is proving a slippery customer.
Betoli keeping full guard, as Allgood tries to pass.
Allgood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Betoli's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoli working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Allgood doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Allgood manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Betoli is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allgood is aware though and is defending well.
Betoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Betoli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allgood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Betoli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Allgood throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allgood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuthbert Allgood dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Betoli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Allgood sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Betoli somewhat.
Allgood decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Allgood lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Allgood seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Betoli does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Betoli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Allgood is working away from the top position though.
Betoli wants to get back to full guard.
Allgood trying to mount his opponent but Betoli defends it.
Allgood thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Betoli's head.
Betoli is trying to control but can't.
Allgood is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Allgood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Betoli tries to get to full guard but Allgood has control of the leg.
Betoli wants to control but Allgood is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Allgood looks to land a strike but Betoli avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Allgood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Betoli is keeping the position for now.
Allgood trying to control the position from guard on top but Betoli is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allgood distracts Betoli with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cuthbert Allgood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allgood tries to free his leg and advance position but Betoli is retaining full guard.
Betoli controls Allgood momentarily but Allgood frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allgood with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Allgood is in close to Betoli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Betoli preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Betoli keeping moving, preventing Allgood from controlling successfully.
Allgood postures up.
Allgood wants to control from the top but Betoli keeps moving.
Betoli is adopting a defensive guard.
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!
The ref stands the fighters back up because Cuthbert Allgood just wasn't active enough.
Betoli has a takedown stuffed.
Cuthbert Allgood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allgood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Betoli wants to control but Allgood postures up.
Betoli trying his best to control but Allgood has mounted him.
The referee warns Betoli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Betoli tries to reverse the position but Allgood maintains control.
Allgood raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Betoli is wriggling around trying to escape.
Betoli wants to control but Allgood is having none of it.
Allgood lands a big shot there that rocks Betoli but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Betoli is trying desperately to improve position.
Betoli tries to hold on but Allgood postures up.
Betoli is squirming around, avoiding Allgood's attempts to control the action.
Betoli is looking to get to half guard.
Betoli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Betoli is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Allgood pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Allgood avoids the attempt from Betoli to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cuthbert Allgood 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.
Allgood closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Betoli quickly recovers to half guard.
Allgood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Allgood thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Betoli makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Betoli.
Allgood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Betoli trying to keep a closed guard but Allgood is proving a slippery customer.
Betoli being controlled here, momentarily.
Betoli looking for a guillotine here but Allgood defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allgood keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Betoli's head.
Betoli wants to sweep but no luck.
Allgood is pushing down on Betoli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Betoli is fighting to maintain full guard but Allgood has managed to sneak the leg through.
Allgood lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Allgood working over Betoli with some ground and pound. Betoli looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Allgood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Allgood landing strikes from the mount and Betoli is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Betoli is in a horrible position here. Allgood smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Betoli is bucking up trying to escape but Allgood cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Allgood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Allgood working the ground and pound effectively.
Betoli is rocked!
Allgood postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Betoli is out cold - huge knockout for Allgood!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cuthbert Allgood!
An out of breath Cuthbert Allgood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paden Taber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qing Kong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong has chosen THE RISING SUN as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paden Taber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Qing Kong!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taber.
Kong thows a body shot but no joy.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Taber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taber looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Kong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taber finds it's way round the side to connect with Kong's head.
Taber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kong misses with a jab, cross combination.
Taber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kong.
Kong throws a big shot that misses.
Kong gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taber misses with a punch on the inside.
Kong working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber is trying to break the clinch but Kong has him pressed against the cage.
Taber working aggressively here.
Taber wants to break free but Kong has control.
Taber has Kong pressed against the cage, preventing Kong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kong breaks from the clinch.
Kong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taber counters with a series of strikes. Kong will be more careful next time no doubt.
A cross from Taber lands.
Taber lands a nice hook to Kong's body. Kong takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kong drops Taber with a beautiful combination! Taber stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kong is looking for the KO!
Taber is rocked!
It looks like Paden Taber has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taber moves out of range of the leg kick from Kong.
Oh Taber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Taber.
That kick from Taber tenderised Kong's leg. Kong is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taber tries to keep at a distance but Kong has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
A nice left hand lands by Kong.
Kong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Taber breaks the clinch.
Taber fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kong.
Kong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Taber.
Taber seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Kong gets a clinch.
A short left from Taber.
Kong pushes Taber back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Kong on the inside.
Taber is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
Taber blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Taber is trying to break the clinch but Kong is controlling him.
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Taber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taber throws a leg kick but Kong checks it.
Taber moves away from the strike by Kong.
Kong scores with a hook to the body. Taber takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taber. Taber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taber throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Taber scoring well with a low kick there.
Taber connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Taber.
Kong connects with a leg kick. Taber looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Taber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kong.
Kong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Taber scores with a jab to the body.
A jab lands there for Kong.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Taber moved out of range nicely.
Taber scores with a one two! Kong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taber cracks Kong with an open hand slap.
Kong blocks a leg kick.
Kong misses with a hook. Taber ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Taber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kong misses with a looping right.
A combination from Kong does no damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Kong. That snapped Taber's head back.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kong throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Taber finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kong takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kong throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An inside leg kick from Kong misses.
Kong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Taber throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Taber throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paden Taber's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Taber throws a push kick but Kong slaps the foot to one side.
Taber 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.
Taber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kong's head.
Kong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kong avoids a kick to the body.
Kong connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taber momentarily.
Taber throws a head kick but Kong moves out of range.
Taber scores with a head kick.
Kong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A hook to the body from Kong.
Taber is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kong feints and then cracks Taber's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Taber down.
A jab from Taber finds it's way through Kong's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taber misses with a body shot.
Taber getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong moves forwards but Taber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taber moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
Taber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kong at a distance.
Kong tried to score with a low kick but Taber checks it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kong.
Taber closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Taber falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Kong counter with a right hand.
Taber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kong.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kongs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Taber lands the left hand.
Taber just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taber misses with a straight right.
Kong closes the distance and clinches.
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong throws a leg kick but Taber checks it.
Taber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kong defending well as Taber loads up on a big left hand.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taber manages to avoid it.
Kong throws a lazy body kick
and Taber counters with a right hand to the body.
Taber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taber takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A lazy left from Kong finds it's target.
Kong walks into a left hand.
Kong misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Taber throws a hook but Kong blocks it.
Kong misses with a straight left.
Taber changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy body kick from Kong
and Taber counters with a solid body kick.
Kong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taber connects with a body shot.
Taber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kong.
A jab from Taber does it's job there.
Kong's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Taber connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kong scrambles back to his feet.
Kong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taber.
Taber thuds a left hand into Kong's body.
Taber misses with a hook
and Kong counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Kong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taber throws a good cross that connects.
Taber swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kong lands the left hand.
Taber tried to score with a low kick but Kong checks it.
Qing Kong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taber works Kong's body with a nice hook.
Taber feints and then cracks Kong's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kong down.
Taber scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kong looks to score with a jab to the body but Taber is just out of range.
Kong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taber misses with a looping right.
Taber throws a right and a left that Kong avoids nicely.
Taber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Qing Kong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Paden Taber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taber fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kong.
Taber blocks a leg kick.
Taber digs a good body shot into Kong's ribs.
Kong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kong throws a leg kick that is checked
and Taber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kong's knee momentarily.
Taber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
A bone on bone clash there as Kong blocks the leg kick.
Taber walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Taber lands a lovely overhand right.
Kong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Taber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kong takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick by Taber misses
and Kong counters with a nice leg kick.
Kong has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kong lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber punishes Kong's body with a nice straight punch.
Taber fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Taber checks the leg kick.
Taber throws a jab but it's blocked by Kong.
Kong moves forwards but Taber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kong misses with a two punch combination.
Kong throws a solid leg kick but Taber takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kong.
Kong misses with a head kick.
Taber on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kong. Kong obviously looking to wear him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taber.
Taber throws a head kick that misses.
Kong takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kong's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kong has Taber up against the cage in a clinch.
Kong scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taber is defending well for now.
Kong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taber is defending well for now.
Taber tries to break free but Kong pushes him back against the cage.
Taber looking to stall.
Taber avoids the elbow strike from Kong, against the cage.
Taber has a couple of punches blocked by Kong.
Taber is trying to push Kong away but Kong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kong can't find room to land a body shot as Taber controls the action.
Taber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Kong tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kong lands a glancing blow to the side of Taber's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber works over Kong's head and body with a nice combination.
Kong has closed the distance and engaged Taber in a clinch.
Taber swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kong scores with a knee to the head.
Kong is trying to stall.
Kong has Taber pressed against the cage, preventing Taber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kong tries to land knees in the clinch but Taber avoids the damage to the body.
Kong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kong scores with a shoulder strike.
Taber managing to block the knees to the body from Kong.
Taber breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong punishes Taber's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Taber is predictable there
and Kong counters with a low kick, right behind Taber 's knee.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong misses with a wild body shot.
Kong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber throws a series of punches but Kong moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kong.
Kong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taber moves away.
Taber tries a low kick but Kong avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kong.
Kong pivots, looking for a leg kick but Taber is out of range and Kong settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paden Taber's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kong delivers a nice body kick.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kong.
Taber scores with a kick to the midsection.
Taber takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kong smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kong misses with a looping right.
Taber lands a jab to the nose.
Kong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taber manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Kong blocks the leg kick.
Kong darts in and clinches Taber up against the cage.
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 hook to the body from Taber.
Taber takes a knee to the side of the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kong is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Taber.
Kong lands with a light punch inside.
Kong misses with the head strike.
Kong tries to land a knee to the head but Taber blocks with his arms.
Kong wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kong.
Taber scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taber trying to stall but Kong improves his position.
Taber is trying to break free.
Taber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Taber connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kong walks into a straight right hand from Taber.
Kong misses with a body shot.
Kong looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kong throws a body punch but Taber moves out of range.
Taber steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kong. That one must have hurt.
Kong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kong scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kong looks to land a left hand but Taber moved out of range nicely.
Kong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taber was well out of range. Poor timing from Kong.
Kong avoids the body shot from Taber.
Taber will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Taber wants to land a leg kick but Kong is out of range.
Taber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kong circles away quickly and effectively.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taber swinging wildly here.
Taber throws the left hand but Kong avoids the punch easily.
Kong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong lands a jab to the head.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taber jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Taber looks to score with a jab to the body but Kong is just out of range.
Taber scores with a jab to the body.
Nice shot by Taber.
Kong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taber lands a head kick!
Taber with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kong moves out of range as Taber strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for Kong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taber checks a leg kick.
Taber lands with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taber buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kong jabs Taber to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Qing Kong dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Paden Taber's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kong throws a body kick that misses.
Kong misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taber, as that shot connected.
Kong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taber stalks Kong and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kong's face. Kong staggers backwards, shaken.
Taber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kong.
A decent looking cross lands there for Taber.
Kong scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab, jab by Taber - just one landing.
Kong pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Taber connects with a jab.
Taber staying out of range there.
Kong doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kong tries to land a front kick but Taber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taber keeps the fight on the outside.
Donk. Taber catches Kong right on the button with a cross.
Kong lands a nice shot to the body.
Taber throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kong on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Taber. Taber obviously looking to wear him down.
Taber throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
Taber lands a leg kick that knocks Kong off balance momentarily.
Kong throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Taber looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Taber throws a leg kick which misses Kong's front leg but catches the back leg as Kong tries to avoid it.
Kong misses with the body kick
and Taber counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kong's knee momentarily.
Kong wants to slow Taber down by chopping away at his legs.
Paden Taber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kong.
Kong looks to land a body kick but Taber moved away.
Taber connects with a leg kick. Kong looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taber.
Kong is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
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!
Taber dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taber moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kong is looking to clinch.
Taber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kong scores with a leg kick.
Taber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kong tries to clinch up.
Taber moves out of range of the body kick from Kong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kong throws a one two combo.
Taber misses with a body shot.
Taber takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kong throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taber finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Taber with a nice cross.
Taber throws a nice inside leg kick.
Taber tries to score with a low kick but Kong moves his leg out of the way.
Taber throws a leg kick but Kong moved away.
A head kick misses from Kong.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taber.
Taber scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kong misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Taber with a jab.
Kong throws a lazy body kick
and Taber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kong. Taber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kong slips a jab and a cross from Taber.
Taber dips to his left and cracks Kong with an uppercut!
Kong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taber to score with a decent uppercut.
Taber tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taber. Kong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kong cracks Taber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taber misses with a lunging right hand
and Kong counters with a nice body kick.
Kong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paden Taber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kong 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Qing Kong! Qing Kong retains his lightweight title!
Qing Kong took some time post fight to say the following; 'Sheppard we shall be.. eh my lord.. for eh power.. hath descend from hand.. feet carry swift command! so shall.. flow.. riva! tooo the.. and teeming souls shall be.. in name of father.. of son.. and? Holy spirit! Mwahaha no seikō! Speak well, fight better.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hug Raction (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Prodigal Son as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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237 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hug Raction!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergio Torres!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raction lands a nice looking body shot.
Torres needs to keep his hands up - Raction had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Sergio Torres has been cut.
Raction displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Torres throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Raction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres scores with a leg kick.
Torres misses with a shot to the body
and Raction cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Torres throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raction misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Raction thuds a left hand into Torres's body.
Torres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raction throws a hook but Torres avoids it easily.
Torres takes one on the button.
Torres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raction checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raction swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Raction tried to score with a low kick but Torres checks it.
Raction waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Torres.
Raction checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raction throws out a loose jab but Torres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Torres moves out of range of the leg kick from Raction.
Torres thuds a left hand into Raction's body.
Raction scores with a body shot.
Raction scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Raction misses.
Raction misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raction throws a lazy uppercut
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Torres looks to throw the jab but Raction is out of range.
Raction feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Torress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Raction defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Torres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raction misses with a low kick as Torres jumps back.
Torres thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raction if he has to take too many more of those.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raction throws a solid leg kick but Torres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raction.
Raction is looking to chop away at Torres's legs.
Raction lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a hook. Raction ducked under it nicely.
Torres moves away from the strike by Raction.
Torres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raction. Raction circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Torres moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Torres lands with an uppercut that bounces Raction off the cage and back into range.
Torres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raction on the side of the head.
Torres throws a hook but Raction avoids it easily.
Raction throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raction displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Raction fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Raction throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres lands with a hook. Raction tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raction misses with a right hand
and Torres counters with a good, hard body kick but Raction shrugs it off.
Torres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raction in his tracks.
Torres just misses with a punch to the body.
Raction throws a left and a right that both miss
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres stuns Raction with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raction checks a leg kick nicely.
Raction throws a low kick but it's checked well by Torres.
Raction looks to score with a jab to the body but Torres is just out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Torres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Torres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raction.
Torres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hug Raction dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergio Torres's cut.
That's time! Raction's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Torres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raction.
Raction misses with a hook
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Torres connects with an inside leg kick.
Raction lands with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Raction does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hug Raction seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raction looks to throw the jab but Torres is out of range.
Raction thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Raction misses
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Raction misses
and Torres counters with a stiff right hand.
Raction will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raction misses the shot to the body.
Raction misses with a lunging right hand
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a push kick but Raction slaps the foot to one side.
Torres scores with a jab.
Raction throws a looping overhand right but Torres ducks down to avoid it.
Raction throws a poor cross that misses
and Torres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raction is rocked!
Torres thumps Raction with a low kick.
Oh Raction is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torres throws a pinpoint strike between Raction's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Raction crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Torres scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergio Torres!
Sergio Torres decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pikku Nakarainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bishop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nakarainen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Juice Leskinen - Vaasankin veri vapisee. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bishop's choice of entrance music: Drunkula - Lift The Whip. 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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141 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
13 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pikku Nakarainen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Bishop!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bishop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nakarainen throws a nice looking combination but Bishop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakarainen checks a low kick from Bishop.
An inside leg kick from Bishop misses.
Bishop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bishop darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nakarainen tries a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop has Nakarainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nakarainen breaks the clinch.
Nakarainen feints and then cracks Bishop's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bishop down.
Nakarainen works the jab nicely.
Bishop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bishop looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nakarainen!
Nakarainen holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Bishop tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bishop prevents Nakarainen from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Nakarainen tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
Nakarainen tries to reverse the position but Bishop maintains control.
Nakarainen tries to lock up and control but Bishop gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nakarainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bishop unloading with bombs!
Bishop lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakarainen hang on?
Bishop is landing with some decent strikes but Nakarainen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakarainen working to try and regain half guard.
Bishop lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bishop scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nakarainen?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is controlling the pace.
Bishop lands with a punch from half guard.
Bishop thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nakarainen's head.
Nakarainen tries to get to full guard but Bishop has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bishop looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bishop throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nakarainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to work for an arm triangle but Nakarainen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nakarainen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bishop.
Bishop frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nakarainen slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bishop looks to land a strike but Nakarainen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Nakarainen wants to sweep here but Bishop controlling him for the moment.
Nakarainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bishop loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bishop connects with a couple of short punches.
Bishop looking to pass the guard.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bishop trying to control but Nakarainen is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nakarainen trying to control the position here.
Nakarainen wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bishop forces his way into half guard.
Bishop is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Nakarainen.
Bishop throws a body punch but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Nakarainen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nakarainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Bishop is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bishop is on top in guard.
Billy Bishop has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Nakarainen keeps moving.
Bishop throwing strikes but missing.
Nakarainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bishop defends well.
Nakarainen is trying to keep Bishop in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop stands up over Nakarainen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nakarainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bishop might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nakarainen kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bishop trying to move into half guard but instead Nakarainen has managed to sweep!
Nakarainen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bishop dives on top into guard.
Nakarainen can't keep his opponent in guard - Bishop advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bishop scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bishop is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Nakarainen is looking to improve his position.
Bishop trying to mount his opponent but Nakarainen defends it.
Bishop trying to control the action but Nakarainen is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nakarainen gets back to full guard.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Nakarainen keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bishop trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakarainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Billy Bishop.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen throws a hook but Bishop avoids it easily.
Bishop lands a lovely overhand right.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nakarainen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nakarainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bishop is fending him off so far but Nakarainen persists. Nope, Bishop circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop jabs Nakarainen right on the nose. Nakarainen blinks but takes it well.
Bishop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nakarainen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a series of wild punches.
Nakarainen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bishop throws a leg kick but Nakarainen moved away.
Nakarainen throws a front kick aimed at Bishop's knee but Bishop avoids it well.
Bishop shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nakarainen's guard.
Bishop throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bishop postures up and lands a big shot to Nakarainen's brow.
Nakarainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bishop's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bishop throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakarainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakarainen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bishop working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nakarainen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nakarainen throws a body kick that misses.
Bishop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
A lazy body kick from Nakarainen
and Bishop counters with a nice leg kick.
Nakarainen avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop scores with a three punch combo!
Nakarainen misses with a hook
and Bishop counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop misses with a lunging right hand
and Nakarainen counters with a nice body kick.
Bishop thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Nakarainen if he has to take too many more of those.
Bishop's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bishop duly obliges.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Nakarainen saw that one coming.
Bishop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bishop throws the kick towards the body but Nakarainen avoids it.
Bishop misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop misses with a body kick.
Nakarainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horrible takedown by Nakarainen or perhaps it was just good defense by Bishop which made him look bad.
Nakarainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bishop clinches.
Nakarainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Nakarainen avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage.
Nakarainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nakarainen misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Bishop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nakarainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Bishop misses.
Nakarainen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bishop checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bishop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nakarainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bishop to score with a decent uppercut.
Bishop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick as Bishop jumps back.
Bishop fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakarainen's sensitive parts.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick which misses Bishop's front leg but catches the back leg as Bishop tries to avoid it.
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!
Bishop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bishop misses with a few strikes there.
Bishop throws a jab when Nakarainen was well out of range.
Billy Bishop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nakarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bishop misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bishop wants to clinch.
That kick from Nakarainen tenderised Bishop's leg. Bishop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nakarainen leaves Bishop with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bishop moves into the clinch.
Nakarainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bishop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nakarainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bishop.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it.
Nakarainen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakarainen. Nakarainen obviously looking to wear him down.
Bishop is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nakarainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop tries to close the distance and clinch but Nakarainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen closes the distance and clinches up with Bishop, looking for a takedown. Nakarainen pushes Bishop against the cage but Bishop circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Nakarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Nakarainen misses with a low kick.
Nakarainen 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.
A punch combination from Bishop misses.
Nakarainen 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nakarainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bishop with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakarainen is looking to reverse the position.
Bishop postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nakarainen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bishop circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bishop - that will leave a mark!
Nakarainen tried to score with a low kick but Bishop checks it.
Nakarainen cracks the inside of Bishop's front leg.
Nakarainen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bishop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nakarainen is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Nakarainen is trying to push Bishop away but Bishop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nakarainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Bishop controls his hands.
Bishop lands a knee to the body.
Nakarainen is trying to break the clinch but Bishop is controlling him.
Bishop lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakarainen backwards.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bishop presses Nakarainen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Nakarainen.
Bishop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nakarainen backwards.
Good body shot from Bishop.
Nakarainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakarainen managing to block the knees to the body from Bishop.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop working aggressively here.
A short right from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bishop has Nakarainen pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Nakarainen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bishop throws an elbow but misses.
Nakarainen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bishop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nakarainen is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop lands a damaging elbow.
Bishop works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bishop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nakarainen is defending well.
Nakarainen prevents a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Nakarainen misses with a body punch.
Bishop scores with a hook to the body.
Nakarainen fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pikku Nakarainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakarainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nakarainen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bishop.
Nakarainen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bishop's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakarainen.
Nakarainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bishop lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen avoids a wild elbow strike from Bishop.
Nakarainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bishop is trying to drag Nakarainen to the mat but Nakarainen just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bishop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nakarainen lands with a right to the head.
Bishop gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nakarainen.
Bishop tries to work over Nakarainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nakarainen avoids the elbow strike from Bishop, against the cage.
Nakarainen stalls.
Nakarainen misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop misses with an elbow strike.
Nakarainen is looking for a takedown.
Nakarainen tries to pull guard but Bishop forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bishop cracks Nakarainen with a nice body shot.
Bishop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nakarainen trying to control the position but instead, Bishop has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nakarainen into the cage.
Bishop's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A right hand to the body from Bishop.
Nakarainen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bishop.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop tries to pull guard but Nakarainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bishop drops back down to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Nakarainen.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bishop dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Nakarainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bishop defends it nicely.
Nakarainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bishop moved away.
Nakarainen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bishop tries to clinch but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nakarainen throws out a leg kick but Bishop moves out of range and Nakarainen only half commits.
Bishop scores with a body shot.
Nakarainen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bishop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bishop checks a leg kick.
Nakarainen takes one to the side of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakarainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bishop checks a low kick from Nakarainen.
Bishop lands a right hook to the body.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop misses with a hook. Nakarainen ducked under it nicely.
Bishop blocks the body kick.
Nakarainen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bishop finds it's way round the side to connect with Nakarainen's head.
Bishop throws a head kick but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Nakarainen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Nakarainen as Bishop shoots in.
Nakarainen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bishop has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a jab when Nakarainen was well out of range.
Bishop lands a jab to the nose.
Nakarainen misses with a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bishop checks a leg kick.
Nakarainen connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bishop misses with a straight right.
Bishop throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pikku Nakarainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nakarainen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nakarainen just misses with a punch to the body.
Bishop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakarainen misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nakarainen in his tracks.
Bishop moves out of range of the body kick from Nakarainen.
Billy Bishop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakarainen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bishop.
Bishop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nakarainen is looking to chop away at Bishop's legs.
Nakarainen lands with a nice body kick.
Nakarainen throws a leg kick but Bishop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bishop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakarainen's sensitive parts.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop tries to clinch up.
Nakarainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Nakarainen pushes Bishop away with a front kick.
Bishop throws a series of punches but Nakarainen moves out of range.
Bishop is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Nakarainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bishop cracks a nice hook into Nakarainen's ribs.
Nakarainen scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakarainen throws a jab when Bishop was well out of range.
Nakarainen blocks the body kick.
Nakarainen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bishop is out of range and Nakarainen settles back down.
Bishop looks to throw the jab but Nakarainen is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bishop darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nakarainen cracks a nice hook into Bishop's ribs.
Nakarainen is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bishop's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bishop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakarainen.
Nakarainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pikku Nakarainen.
Well Bishop 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 46:49
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Bishop!
Billy Bishop is the new bantamweight champion!
Billy Bishop thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cody Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cmon Feel The Noise. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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24
218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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33
211 lbs
25 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Stark!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark connects with an inside leg kick.
Stark uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Stark looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stark avoids a kick to the body.
Lee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark wants to clinch.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lee's knee momentarily.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee swinging wildly here.
Lee ducks right into an uppercut from Stark.
Thomas Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Lee cracks a nice hook into Stark's ribs.
Stark misses with a body shot.
Lee scores with a jab. Stark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stark is looking to chop away at Lee's legs.
Stark scores with a leg kick.
Stark misses with a straight left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stark tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Stark.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a one-two to the body.
Lee connects with a solid leg kick.
Lee looks for the body kick but Stark saw that one coming.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stark.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Stark.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Stark.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lee.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Lee lands a nice looking body kick.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Stark moves out of range easily.
Stark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Stark settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Stark moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee checks a low kick from Stark.
Stark drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stark slips a straight right by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lee throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Stark tries to clinch up.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee punishes Stark's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee tries to land a front kick but Stark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stark throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Stark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stark swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stark cracks Lee with an open hand slap.
Stark takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stark goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lee shoots for a takedown but Stark saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Stark was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee throws a leg kick which misses Stark's front leg but catches the back leg as Stark tries to avoid it.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
Stark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab. Stark acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Stark.
Nice defenses there by Stark.
Lee throws an off balance right hand
and Stark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stark counters with an inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A low kick from Stark is predictable there
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stark is looking to score with low kicks.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee throws a body kick the misses
and Stark counters with an outside leg kick.
Stark connects with a single shot there.
Lee misses with a hook
and Stark counters with a straight right hand.
Lee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stark's sensitive parts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee misses with a looping left.
Cody Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a right hand.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Stark prevents a body shot from Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Stark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee is trying to drag Stark to the mat but Stark just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Stark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Stark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stark chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lee can pounce on him.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Stark connects with a high kick.
Stark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Stark lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Lee throws a head kick that Stark semi-blocks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Stark to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lee's head.
Stark throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lee counters with a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Stark pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lee is out of range and Stark settles back down.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Stark counters with a leg kick.
Stark feints and then cracks Lee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lee down.
Stark scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lee.
Lee connects with a body shot that sends Stark's belly button to the back.
Lee lands a head kick. Stark smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Stark forces Lee back against the cage and clinches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Stark.
Stark misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stark throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lee avoiding damage as Stark throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
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!
Stark scores with a shoulder strike.
Stark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stark lands a shoulder strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Stark controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Lee.
Stark lands a nice elbow.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Stark.
Stark misses with an elbow strike.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thomas Stark.
I think Stark 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Stark!
After winning the bout, Thomas Stark thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Urpo Nyrkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Carraretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Carraretto told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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31
195 lbs
25 - 9 - 1 |
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26
195 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Urpo Nyrkki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manuel Carraretto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Nyrkki enables Carraretto to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nyrkki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carraretto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nyrkki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carraretto's guard.
Carraretto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nyrkki trying to control but Carraretto is working from the bottom.
Carraretto wants to improve his position but instead Nyrkki has moved into half guard.
Carraretto wants to get back to full guard.
Carraretto is looking to control Nyrkki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carraretto avoid being mounted?
Carraretto wants to improve his position but Nyrkki is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carraretto is looking for a sweep. Nyrkki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carraretto wants to control but Nyrkki is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carraretto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nyrkki. Nyrkki obviously looking to wear him down.
Carraretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Carraretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nyrkki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carraretto takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carraretto misses with a kick to the body.
Carraretto misses with a takedown attempt - Nyrkki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carraretto connects with a body shot.
Carraretto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carraretto.
Carraretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyrkki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carraretto cracks a nice hook into Nyrkki's ribs.
Manuel Carraretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carraretto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carraretto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyrkki avoids the body shot from Carraretto.
Nyrkki misses with a body kick.
Nyrkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carraretto is looking to clinch but Nyrkki is avoiding it.
Carraretto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carraretto tests Nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Carraretto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nyrkki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carraretto to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Urpo Nyrkki has been cut.
Carraretto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nyrkki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carraretto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nyrkki.
Nyrkki throws a sloppy head kick and Carraretto moves out of range easily.
Carraretto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Urpo Nyrkki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manuel Carraretto.
Carraretto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyrkki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nyrkki throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carraretto gets a double leg takedown into Nyrkki's guard.
Nyrkki is adopting a defensive guard.
Carraretto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki has his hands on Carraretto's head, controlling the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nyrkki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carraretto.
Carraretto slips nicely into half guard.
Nyrkki is trying to control but Carraretto passes into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carraretto throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Carraretto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nyrkki is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carraretto lands with a good body shot.
Carraretto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Carraretto throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nyrkki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Nyrkki finds it's way through Carraretto's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Carraretto. Those never looked like landing.
Carraretto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nyrkki.
Carraretto avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carraretto closes the distance and pushes Nyrkki back into the cage.
Nyrkki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carraretto tries a body shot but Nyrkki blocks it.
Carraretto scores with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carraretto throws a head punch that misses.
Nyrkki digs a right hand into Carraretto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carraretto's gas tank.
Carraretto tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyrkki avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyrkki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carraretto's elbow.
Nyrkki throws a punch but it's blocked by Carraretto.
Carraretto trying to land knees to the body.
Nyrkki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carraretto can't find room to land a body shot as Nyrkki controls the action.
Nyrkki misses with a knee to the head.
Carraretto is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nyrkki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carraretto backwards.
Carraretto using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyrkki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carraretto breaks from the clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nyrkki.
Carraretto lands a glancing blow to the side of Nyrkki's head.
Carraretto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carraretto avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyrkki takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carraretto tests Nyrkki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carraretto moves out of range of the strikes.
Carraretto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nyrkki to the mat! Nyrkki manages to get full guard.
Carraretto pushes down on Nyrkki's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nyrkki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carraretto.
Nyrkki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carraretto is working away from the top position though.
Carraretto is pressing down on Nyrkki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nyrkki is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Manuel Carraretto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carraretto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carraretto winds up and cracks Nyrkki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nyrkki won't allow Carraretto to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carraretto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nyrkki avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carraretto.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carraretto is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nyrkki trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nyrkki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Carraretto is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carraretto moves into full mount! Nyrkki won't be happy about that!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carraretto landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyrkki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Carraretto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Urpo Nyrkki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nyrkki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carraretto. That one must have hurt.
Urpo Nyrkki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Urpo Nyrkki's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manuel Carraretto!
Manuel Carraretto is the new middleweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Manuel Carraretto waved his t-shirt featuring - - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -'s logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Budo Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirian Cregov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rei comes to the cage accompanied by Alice in Chains - No Excuses. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Budo Rei!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Mirian Cregov!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Cregov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cregov.
Rei scores with a body shot.
Rei avoids the head kick by Cregov.
Cregov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rei throws an overhand right that lands on Cregov's shoulder, as Cregov tries to avoid the shot.
Cregov scores with a head kick.
It looks like Budo Rei has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
Cregov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cregov. That's going to slow Rei down.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rei.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cregov is looking to land body kicks.
Rei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cregov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rei pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rei throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cregov tries to clinch but Rei moves away
and Rei counters with a nice body kick.
Cregov looks gassed!
A bone on bone clash there as Rei blocks the leg kick.
Rei throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cregov on the side of the head.
Rei lands a head shot.
A head kick misses from Rei.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rei crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cregov - the referee stops the clock and Rei gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cregov. Rei manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rei works Cregov's body with a nice hook.
Cregov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rei cracks the inside of Cregov's front leg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cregov doesn't seem bothered though.
Rei takes a swing at Cregov's ribcage but misses.
Rei connects with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Cregov stuns Rei with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rei blocks a leg kick.
Rei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cregov tries a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Rei scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cregov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Rei scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rei connects with a looping right hand.
Rei lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cregov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cregov throws a body punch but Rei moves out of range.
Cregov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cregov throws the kick towards the body but Rei avoids it.
Rei changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rei.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rei. Cregov shrugs it off though.
Rei is looking to wear down Cregov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rei throws out a powerful jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rei. That's going to slow Cregov down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cregov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rei.
Rei misses with a body kick.
Cregov misses with a low kick.
Cregov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rei finds it's way round the side to connect with Cregov's head.
Rei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rei thuds a left hand into Cregov's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cregov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cregov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cregov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rei fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cregov on the side of the head.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Cregov avoids a kick to the body.
Cregov throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
Rei lands a big head kick that sends Cregov tumbling to the mat! Rei takes a step backwards and waves Cregov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cregov is rocked!
Rei avoids a kick to the body.
Cregov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
A head kick misses from Rei.
Cregov takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rei.
Rei moves out of range of the body kick.
Rei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cregov drops his hands momentarily and Rei takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice body kick there by Rei.
Cregov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cregov's sensitive parts.
The fighters circle, before Rei throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Cregov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rei lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Budo Rei!
Budo Rei retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Budo Rei gave a big smile as he said 'I want to dedicate this fight to Bank Rupt. Thank you for believing in me when no one else did. Syn Euro heavyweight champ!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Harvath (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redenbacher is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Danger Zone. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dirk Harvath!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Dirk Harvath has been cut.
Redenbacher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harvath throws a leg kick but Redenbacher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Redenbacher sends Harvath crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Redenbacher is motioning to the referee to let Harvath up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harvath takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Redenbacher throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harvath misses with a left hand
and Redenbacher counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Harvath has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Orville Redenbacher!
Orville Redenbacher is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Orville Redenbacher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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