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RYZE 85: Teitsi vs Dorozhkin PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michelle Jenneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franky Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michelle Jenneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Franky Young!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenneke rushes Young and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Young.
Jenneke lands a right hand.
Jenneke lands with a short shot to the head.
Young tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Young takes a shot to the head.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Jenneke.
Young has a couple of punches blocked by Jenneke.
Young blocks a body shot from Jenneke.
Young misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenneke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Youngs head.
Jenneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Jenneke to work.
Young misses with a punch to the body.
Jenneke lands a nice uppercut.
Young lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jenneke or not.
A body shot lands from Jenneke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jenneke backwards.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenneke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cavemen Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Jenneke. Those never looked like landing.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jenneke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenneke clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the cage.
Jenneke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Young drops his hands momentarily and Jenneke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jenneke closes the distance and clinches.
Jenneke blocks an uppercut.
Jenneke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Young's elbow.
Young is trying to stall.
Young misses with some punches.
Jenneke breaks from the clinch.
Young with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jenneke to score with a decent uppercut.
Young throws a series of punches but Jenneke moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenneke forces Young back against the cage and clinches.
Young misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenneke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young tries to clinch but Jenneke is having none of it.
A cross from Jenneke lands.
Young is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Young takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Young is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenneke finish him?
Jenneke drops Young with a naaaaasty hook - Young is in real trouble here! Jenneke dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michelle Jenneke!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvin Ray Dunkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Dredd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alvin Ray Dunkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dominic Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Lou da Vinci and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dredd misses with an uppercut. Dunkin saw that one coming.
No joy there for Dredd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dredd misses with a hook
and Dunkin counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dredd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dunkin manages to avoid it.
Dredd scores with a hook.
Dredd wants to land a leg kick but Dunkin is out of range.
Dominic Dredd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Dunkin.
Dunkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dredd walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dunkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dredd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've been told by Dunkin's head coaches at Demon's Progym, LOP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dredd thows a body shot but no joy.
Dunkin swings for the body but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd throws a lazy uppercut
and Dredd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dredd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dredd misses with a hook to the body
and Dunkin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunkin misses with a punch to the body.
Dredd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dunkin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dredd wants to take the fight to the mat but Dunkin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dredd wants a takedown but no success here.
Alvin Ray Dunkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominic Dredd.
Dredd drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dredd can't get the takedown.
Dredd looks winded!
Dunkin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dunkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dredd throws a head kick that misses.
Dredd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dunkin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
An inside leg kick lands from Dunkin.
Dunkin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dredd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin is looking to slow Dredd down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dredd steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dunkin. That one must have hurt.
Dredd on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dunkin. Dunkin obviously looking to wear him down.
Dunkin lands with a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dredd crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dunkin - the referee stops the clock and Dredd gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dunkin. Dredd manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dunkin closes the distance and clinches.
Dredd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dunkin is defending well.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunkin.
Dunkin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dunkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dredd controls his hands.
Dunkin slowing the pace effectively.
Dunkin is pressed up against the cage. Dredd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dunkin down to the mat. Dunkin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dunkin connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dunkin.
A lazy left from Dunkin finds it's target.
Dunkin closes the distance and pushes Dredd back into the cage.
Dredd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dunkin is defending well.
Dunkin lands an uppercut.
Dunkin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dunkin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dredd or not.
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!
Dredd blocks a body shot from Dunkin.
Dunkin tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
Dunkin pushes Dredd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Dunkin.
Dunkin tries a body shot but Dredd blocks it.
Dunkin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dredd has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dunkin after a bit of a struggle.
Dredd wants a takedown.
Dunkin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunkin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dredd.
Dunkin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dunkin lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dunkin.
Dunkin lands with a right to the head.
Dunkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunkin lands with a left to the head.
Dunkin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dunkin digs a right hand into Dredd's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dredd's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Dunkin as the two fighters clinch.
Dunkin stalls.
Dunkin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dredd controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dredd wants a takedown.
Dunkin misses with some punches.
Dunkin lands a shot to the body.
Dunkin can't find room to land a body shot as Dredd controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alvin Ray Dunkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dredd is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Dunkin Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Dredd is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alvin Ray Dunkin!
The defeated Dominic Dredd had this to say: 'Well not surprised, Im not even training. I am just a sap thats finishing out his contract.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogie McGill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cechini Muszyna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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142 lbs
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143 lbs
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogie McGill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Cechini Muszyna!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muszyna circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGill has taken the fight to the clinch.
McGill stalling against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that McGill has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Stalling in the clinch from Muszyna.
McGill blocks a body shot from Muszyna.
Muszyna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, McGill throws an elbow but misses.
McGill wants a takedown but no success here.
Muszyna is defending well against a takedown attempt.
McGill misses with a knee to the head.
McGill drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muszyna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna throws an off balance right hand
and McGill counters with a stiff right hand.
McGill scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McGill wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muszyna keeps working.
Muszyna regains half guard, as McGill was trying to land strikes.
McGill thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muszyna's head.
McGill wants to take a breather but Muszyna is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna keeping control of the position.
McGill is working for a kimura but Muszyna is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McGill trying to advance position but Muszyna counters by regaining guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
McGill missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGill wants to control from the top but Muszyna keeps moving.
McGill drops back looking for a leg! Muszyna is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Muszyna manages to kick McGill off! McGill jumps back into Muszyna's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
McGill tries to free his leg and advance position but Muszyna is retaining full guard.
McGill throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Muszyna pulls McGill in close to prevent any damage.
McGill slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bogie McGill dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McGill thows a body kick. Muszyna tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGill looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a thumping low kick.
Muszyna misses with a leg kick
and McGill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muszyna connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Muszyna blocks a head kick by McGill.
Muszyna connects with a solid leg kick.
Muszyna lands a jab to the head.
Muszyna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGill throws a combination that misses
letting Muszyna counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGill misses with a head kick.
McGill shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muszyna but Muszyna pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna just misses with a punch to the body.
Muszyna throws a poor cross that misses
and McGill counters with a two punch combo.
McGill looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Muszyna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGill on the side of the head.
McGill tries to close the distance and clinch up but Muszyna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Muszyna leaves McGill with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McGill slips a straight right by Muszyna.
Muszyna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling McGill to counter with a crisp jab.
McGill doesn't manage to clinch there - Muszyna circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Muszyna misses the target.
Nice defenses there by McGill.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McGill. Muszyna shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGill looks for a takedown but Muszyna sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice straight punches there by Muszyna. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muszyna.
McGill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McGill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGill avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGill misses with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Muszyna.
McGill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGill fails with the takedown.
Muszyna punishes McGill's body with a nice straight punch.
Muszyna scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from McGill.
Muszyna misses with a hook. McGill ducked under it nicely.
Muszyna scores with a body shot.
McGill tries to clinch up.
McGill on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muszyna. Muszyna obviously looking to wear him down.
Cechini Muszyna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McGill tries to clinch up but Muszyna circles away and keeps his distance.
McGill shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muszyna defends it nicely.
Muszyna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGill wants to clinch.
Muszyna sizes up McGill with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Muszyna.
Muszyna swings for the body but McGill moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGill fails with a takedown attempt.
Muszyna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cechini Muszyna 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!
McGill looks to clinch
and Muszyna counters with a right hand to the body.
Muszyna misses with a wild body shot.
McGill darts in looking for a takedown but Muszyna gets double underhooks and turns McGill into the cage.
McGill is trying to drag Muszyna to the mat but Muszyna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McGill is trying to maintain a safe position but Muszyna gets an underhook and turns McGill into the cage.
McGill misses with some punches.
McGill is trying to drag Muszyna to the mat but Muszyna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bogie McGill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGill misses with a body punch.
McGill wants to take the fight to the mat but Muszyna manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muszyna prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Muszyna to work.
McGill is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muszyna is defending well for now.
McGill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McGill missing with knees to the body.
McGill with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muszyna managing to block the knees to the body from McGill.
McGill is trying to drag Muszyna to the mat but Muszyna just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Muszyna displaying some good clinch control by pressing McGill up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGill wants a takedown.
McGill is trying to maintain a safe position but Muszyna gets an underhook and turns McGill into the cage.
McGill tries to circle away but Muszyna has him pinned against the cage.
McGill is trying to stall.
McGill doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGill works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
McGill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGill accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muszyna utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McGill postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muszyna avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muszyna looking to control.
McGill trying to control but Muszyna is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGill wants to pass the guard but Muszyna is keeping the position.
McGill 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGill is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muszyna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muszyna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGill wants to clinch.
McGill moves out of range as Muszyna strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGill wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bogie McGill showed his dominance in that final round.
I think McGill 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogie McGill!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Flavius Trifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Habana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trifu comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive - Imagine Dragons. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Flavius Trifu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Habana!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trifu throws a body kick that misses.
Trifu throws a leg kick
and Habana counters with a shoot takedown. Trifu fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Habana controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Trifu wants to get back to his feet but Habana is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Habana trying to control but Trifu is working from the bottom.
Habana won't allow Trifu to get back to his feet.
Habana throws a big elbow that misses.
Habana stops Trifu from standing up.
Habana throwing strikes but missing.
Trifu preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana stops Trifu from standing up.
Habana working some strikes from top position.
Trifu wriggles free and stands up.
Trifu throws a hook to the side of Habana's head but Habana sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Habana dodges the punch combination from Trifu.
Habana displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trifu throws out the jab.
Habana throws a sloppy head kick and Trifu moves out of range easily.
Habana lands with an uppercut that bounces Trifu off the cage and back into range.
Trifu fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Habana throws the left hand but Trifu avoids the punch easily.
Trifu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trifu misses with a combination
and Habana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Habana shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Habana showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trifu tries to kick Habana off in order to stand up. Habana Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Habana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trifu, who protects the arm well.
Habana is working Trifu over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trifu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Trifu trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
An elbow from Habana crashes against the mat.
Habana wants to control but Trifu is keeping him busy.
Trifu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Habana is controlling him well.
Habana working the head and body with strikes.
Trifu is trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Habana seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trifu is trying to buck Habana off.
Habana trying to control the position but Trifu is working away.
Habana taking a breather here.
Habana is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Trifu has escaped the position, nice work there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Habana misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Habana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Habana throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trifu lands a head kick. Habana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Habana misses with a leg kick
and Trifu counters with a nice uppercut.
Trifu 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.
Trifu fails to land with a series of punches.
Habana looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Habana has a takedown stuffed.
Trifu misses with a low kick.
A left lands for Habana.
Habana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Trifu.
Habana thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Habana moves into the clinch successfully.
Habana lands an elbow inside that Trifu shrugs off.
It looks like Flavius Trifu has been cut.
Habana lands an elbow inside.
Trifu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trifu wants to stall.
Habana is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Trifu can't fight it off and eventually Habana manages to take the fight to the floor. Trifu looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Trifu wants to stand and escape but Habana is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Habana is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Trifu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Habana works over Trifu with some ground and pound from guard.
Trifu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Habana postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oh Trifu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Habana postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Trifu covers up, he's hurt! Habana keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Habana and the ref steps in to end the fight! Habana can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Habana!
An out of breath and clearly excited Bryan Habana thanked Bunny Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
The defeated Flavius Trifu had this to say: 'Sorry boss. I let my guard down'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaheli Sonni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomez comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Sonni has chosen Chica as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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176 lbs
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185 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mario Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kaheli Sonni!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez checks a low kick from Sonni.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sonni is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sonni wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy.
Sonni is pressing down on Gomez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gomez is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonni in particular looking to stall.
Sonni wants to pass to mount but Gomez is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni seems to be working for a kimura but Gomez defends the submission attempt.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet.
Sonni looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Sonni trying to mount his opponent but Gomez defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is keen to just control but Gomez is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sonni in particular looking to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kaheli Sonni.
Good leg kick by Gomez there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Sonni misses its intended target.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gomez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gomez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jab, jab by Sonni - just one landing.
Sonni scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonni connects with an inside leg kick.
Sonni tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sonni somewhat.
Sonni scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonni tests Gomez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sonni missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sonni tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gomez swivels and escapes.
Mario Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaheli Sonni.
Gomez misses with a head kick.
Gomez tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gomez throws a looping overhand right but Sonni ducks down to avoid it.
Gomez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonni bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Sonni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sonni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gomez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sonni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonni fails with the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni lands a leg kick that knocks Gomez off balance momentarily.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Sonni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sonni.
Gomez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Gomez.
Gomez checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sonni.
Sonni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sonni.
Sonni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez cracks Sonni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sonni's head.
Gomez throws a head kick but Sonni moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaheli Sonni dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gomez throws a leg kick
and Sonni decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Gomez's guard.
Sonni trying to control but Gomez is working from the bottom.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Sonni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sonni wants to control from the top but Gomez keeps moving.
Sonni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gomez wants to sweep but no luck.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaheli Sonni hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sonni connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gomez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sonni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gomez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sonni.
Sonni lands a jab.
Sonni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gomez's sensitive parts.
Gomez throws a body punch but Sonni moves out of range.
Gomez throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kaheli Sonni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sonni looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sonni will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sonni 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gomez. Sonni shrugs it off though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to land a leg kick but Sonni is out of range.
Gomez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sonni moves out of range of the body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sonni shoots in for a double leg but Gomez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sonni shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gomez is trying to defend but Sonni finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gomez is staying active underneath Sonni, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sonni is stalling here. Gomez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Sonni seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gomez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Sonni is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gomez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gomez wants to pass to mount but Sonni is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez wants to control but Sonni is keeping him busy.
Sonni wants to improve his position but Gomez is controlling well.
Sonni actively working from the bottom here.
Sonni wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomez moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Sonni.
Sonni manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sonni trying to pass the guard but Gomez defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaheli Sonni 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!
Sonni cracks Gomez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sonni throws an overhand right that lands on Gomez's shoulder, as Gomez tries to avoid the shot.
Sonni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomez.
Gomez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sonni.
Sonni fails to land the takedown.
Sonni has a takedown stuffed.
Sonni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomez checks it well.
Sonni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sonni.
Mario Gomez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaheli Sonni.
A telegraphed right hand from Sonni misses the target.
Sonni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Sonni. Gomez shrugs it off though.
Sonni misses with a body kick.
Sonni looks for the body kick but Gomez saw that one coming.
Sonni tries to land a front kick but Gomez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gomez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sonni looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range.
Gomez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonni circles away quickly and effectively.
Gomez is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gomez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gomez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sonni ducks right into an uppercut from Gomez.
Sonni shoots in for a takedown but Gomez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomez throws a shot from downtown. Sonni moves away and avoids it.
Gomez checks a leg kick nicely.
Sonni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Gomez.
Sonni feints and then cracks Gomez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gomez down.
Gomez throws a jab but it's blocked by Sonni.
Gomez throws a lazy right hand but Sonni sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez moves out of range as Sonni throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Gomez.
Gomez cracks the inside of Sonni's front leg.
Sonni misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Gomez finds it's target.
Gomez checks a low kick from Sonni.
Gomez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sonni.
Sonni throws a looping overhand right but Gomez ducks down to avoid it.
Sonni manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gomez on his heels. He'll look to pass Gomez's guard now, I'm sure.
Gomez controlling the position.
Gomez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gomez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sonni is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gomez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sonni is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonni is trying desperately to improve position.
Mario Gomez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaheli Sonni is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sonni tries to hold on but Gomez pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gomez throws a strike there. Sonni manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kaheli Sonni.
Well Sonni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaheli Sonni!
Kaheli Sonni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Garrett Ferguson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarni Kutsoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kutsoo has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
143 lbs
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29
132 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garrett Ferguson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarni Kutsoo!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferguson as he jumps to the side.
Kutsoo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferguson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kutsoo somewhat.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but Ferguson shows good takedown defense.
Garrett Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo fails with the takedown.
Kutsoo clinches.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kutsoo's coach down at Grappling Pro Helsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kutsoo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ferguson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kutsoo up against the cage.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kutsoo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ferguson is defending well.
Kutsoo wants to take the fight to the mat but Ferguson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kutsoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kutsoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferguson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kutsoo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferguson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kutsoo shoots in but no luck this time.
Ferguson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kutsoo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kutsoo has his takedown stuffed
and Ferguson counters by moving into the clinch.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ferguson lands a good knee to the midsection. Kutsoo won't want to take too many of those.
Kutsoo looks winded!
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo wants a takedown but no success here.
Ferguson slowing the pace effectively.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Kutsoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ferguson.
Ferguson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson working Kutsoo over with knees to the body.
Kutsoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kutsoo jumps guard but Ferguson stands there with Kutsoo around his waist. Kutsoo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson stops a takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Ferguson lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kutsoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
The referee calls for Ferguson to work.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kutsoo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ferguson effectively controlling the action here.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kutsoo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kutsoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kutsoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Ferguson stalling the fight.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kutsoo's face.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kutsoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ferguson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kutsoo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ferguson to the mat. Ferguson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ferguson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kutsoo!
Ferguson content just to control the position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kutsoo is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson dominated that round.
That's time! Ferguson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Kutsoo on that attempt.
Kutsoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferguson's waist but Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutsoo off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Ferguson. No joy for Kutsoo on that attempt.
Garrett Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ferguson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kutsoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferguson with a jab.
Ferguson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kutsoo's calf.
Jarni Kutsoo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ferguson throws a nice head kick!
Ferguson is looking to slow Kutsoo down with leg kicks.
Kutsoo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kutsoo gets the takedown into side control.
Kutsoo is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson sneaks back into half guard.
Kutsoo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferguson tries to roll over but Kutsoo keeps him under control.
Ferguson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ferguson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferguson works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kutsoo won't allow Ferguson to sweep him here.
Kutsoo cracks Ferguson with a solid left hand.
Kutsoo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kutsoo is looking to work some ground and pound but Ferguson has wrist control.
Kutsoo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kutsoo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ferguson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kutsoo's guard.
Ferguson stands and steps away. Kutsoo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kutsoo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kutsoo looks to clinch
and Ferguson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kutsoo really felt that one!
Kutsoo 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.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ferguson!
Garrett Ferguson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutsoo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ferguson but Ferguson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kutsoo fails with the takedown.
Ferguson closes the distance and pushes Kutsoo back into the cage.
Kutsoo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ferguson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ferguson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been told by Ferguson's head coaches at The Sweat Lodge that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ferguson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutsoo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but Kutsoo persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutsoo goes for a double leg but Ferguson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ferguson continues to drive forward.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ferguson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kutsoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ferguson landing knees to the body.
Ferguson looking to throw knees to the head but Kutsoo is blocking nicely.
Ferguson prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferguson misses with a knee strike.
Ferguson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Ferguson to work.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferguson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kutsoo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson connects with a knee to the head.
Ferguson scores a nice knee to the body.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ferguson obliges.
Ferguson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kutsoo has Ferguson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Ferguson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kutsoo's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Kutsoo blocks it.
Kutsoo takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Garrett Ferguson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kutsoo tries to clinch up but Ferguson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferguson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kutsoo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kutsoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferguson's waist but Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutsoo off to one side.
Ferguson lands a head kick!
Kutsoo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ferguson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garrett Ferguson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarni Kutsoo.
Kutsoo tries for a takedown but Ferguson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kutsoo is defended easily by Ferguson.
Kutsoo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ferguson's waist but Ferguson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kutsoo off to one side.
Kutsoo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ferguson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kutsoo's knee momentarily.
Kutsoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ferguson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ferguson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kutsoo.
Kutsoo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ferguson is fending him off so far but Kutsoo persists. Nope, Ferguson circles away and we're back to standing.
Kutsoo shoots in looking for a takedown but Ferguson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kutsoo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ferguson moves into the clinch.
Kutsoo tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferguson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ferguson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ferguson with a knee to the head.
Kutsoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson landing knees to the head.
Ferguson scores with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferguson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kutsoo's face.
Kutsoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Ferguson.
Kutsoo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ferguson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head.
Ferguson misses with a knee to the head.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Ferguson tries to land a knee to the head but Kutsoo blocks with his arms.
Kutsoo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ferguson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Garrett Ferguson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kutsoo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ferguson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson prevents the takedown attempt.
Ferguson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kutsoo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ferguson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kutsoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kutsoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jarni Kutsoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferguson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kutsoo.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kutsoo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ferguson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kutsoo tries to score a body lock takedown but Ferguson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but Kutsoo blocks it.
Ferguson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kutsoo goes for a takedown attempt but Ferguson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ferguson moves into range and clinches up with Kutsoo.
Kutsoo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ferguson prevents it.
Kutsoo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutsoo is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferguson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kutsoo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ferguson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ferguson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kutsoo jumps guard but Ferguson stands there with Kutsoo around his waist. Kutsoo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garrett Ferguson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ferguson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garrett Ferguson!
Jarni Kutsoo was interviewed post fight and said 'my fault my fault i`m week...'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yehia Kamel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johniel Ocampo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ocampo has chosen Tribute, by Tenacious D as his entrance music. 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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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yehia Kamel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johniel Ocampo!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kamel.
Kamel dives in for a single leg takedown but Ocampo sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ocampo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kamel avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ocampo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kamel throws out a powerful jab.
Kamel looks to throw the jab but Ocampo is out of range.
Kamel lands a nice looking body shot.
Kamel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ocampo shoots in but Kamel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kamel looks to land a body kick but Ocampo moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Ocampo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamel connects with a jab.
Kamel connects with the punch.
Kamel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ocampo is out of range.
Ocampo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamel throws a hook to the side of Ocampo's head but Ocampo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamel connects with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Kamel.
Crunch! Kamel slams his shin into Ocampo's torso.
We've been hearing reports that Kamel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Kamel darts in looking for a takedown but Ocampo gets double underhooks and turns Kamel into the cage.
Ocampo tries to pull guard but Kamel won't allow it.
Yehia Kamel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johniel Ocampo.
Ocampo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamel has double underhooks.
Kamel has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ocampo uses from the top position.
Ocampo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ocampo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kamel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kamel is looking for a triangle but Ocampo pushes his legs off easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ocampo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamel swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ocampo is aware though and is defending well.
Kamel keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.
Kamel throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ocampo is looking to work some ground and pound but Kamel has wrist control.
Kamel keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.
Kamel working for a triangle but Ocampo defends it easily.
Ocampo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kamel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ocampo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo looking to pass the guard.
Ocampo with a nice head shot there.
Ocampo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kamel has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ocampo has managed to get both his arms back between Kamel's legs - danger averted.
Kamel had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ocampo defends it easily.
Kamel keeping moving, preventing Ocampo from controlling successfully.
Kamel keeping full guard, as Ocampo tries to pass.
Kamel can't keep his opponent in guard - Ocampo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ocampo wants to control but Kamel is keeping him busy.
Kamel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kamel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ocampo pulls his head out easily.
Kamel looking for submissions off his back.
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!
Kamel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nice strikes from Ocampo there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ocampo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kamel is just riding it out for now. Ocampo eventually gives up the hold.
Kamel taking some punishment here, with Ocampo in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yehia Kamel dominated that round.
That's time! Kamel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kamel misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Ocampo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kamel misses with a leg kick.
Ocampo avoids the body shot from Kamel.
Kamel misses with a lunging right hand
and Ocampo counters with a shoot takedown. Kamel fights it but they end up in guard.
Kamel is looking for a triangle but Ocampo pushes his legs off easily.
Kamel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ocampo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ocampo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamel has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ocampo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kamel has tightened it up now! Ocampo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Yehia Kamel!
Yehia Kamel thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerron Nimoh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evander Holyfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerron Nimoh!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield cracks Nimoh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holyfield throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nimoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nimoh lands a head shot.
It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield lands a slapping body shot.
Holyfield misses with a combination
and Nimoh counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Holyfield's head coaches at BLKOUT Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Holyfield misses the jab.
Evander Holyfield 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!
Holyfield defending well as Nimoh loads up on a big left hand.
Holyfield lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Holyfield does it's job there.
Nimoh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nimoh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holyfield takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nimoh throws an off balance right hand
and Nimoh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Holyfield misses with a body shot.
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
Holyfield scores with the left hand. Nimoh knows he should have avoided that one.
Holyfield missing with a left hand there. Nimoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Holyfield misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holyfield connects with a solid leg kick.
Holyfield lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimoh circles away quickly and effectively.
Holyfield throws a nice looking combination but Nimoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nimoh lands a two punch combo.
Holyfield lands with a shot to the body.
Nimoh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holyfield looks to land a left hand but Nimoh moved out of range nicely.
Holyfield lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nimoh jabs Holyfield right on the nose. Holyfield blinks but takes it well.
Holyfield walks into a stiff left hand from Nimoh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nimoh looks to land a right hand but Holyfield moved out of range.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Holyfield thuds a left hand into Nimoh's body.
Holyfield throws a wild body kick that Nimoh sees coming a mile off.
Holyfield tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nimoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Holyfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield scores with a body shot.
Holyfield digs a good body shot into Nimoh's ribs.
Nimoh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimoh connects with the punch.
Holyfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Nimoh jabs Holyfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Holyfield is looking to wear down Nimoh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holyfield throws a hook but Nimoh blocks it.
Holyfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Holyfield takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nimoh tries a low kick but Holyfield avoids it.
Nimoh misses with a lunging right hand
and Holyfield counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nimoh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Holyfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Nimoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Holyfield checks a low kick from Nimoh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nimoh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nimoh blocks a jab.
Holyfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nimoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nimoh scores with a nice right hand.
Holyfield takes a swing at Nimoh's ribcage but misses.
Holyfield misses with the combination.
Nimoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Holyfield scores with the left hand. Nimoh knows he should have avoided that one.
Holyfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoh moves away.
Nimoh throws an overhand right that lands on Holyfield's shoulder, as Holyfield tries to avoid the shot.
Holyfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nimoh.
Holyfield 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.
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!
Nimoh throws a right hand that Holyfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Holyfield also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holyfield. Nimoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nimoh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Nimoh.
Nimoh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Holyfield scores with a hook.
Nimoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holyfield throws a body punch but Nimoh moves out of range.
Holyfield moves out of range as Nimoh strikes.
Nimoh fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Holyfield checks it well.
Holyfield ducks under a wild hook from Nimoh.
Holyfield tries to score with a low kick but Nimoh moves his leg out of the way.
Nimoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nimoh dodges the punch combination from Holyfield.
Nimoh jabs at Holyfield's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jerron Nimoh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Evander Holyfield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A right-left combo lands from Holyfield.
Holyfield lands with a cross.
Nimoh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Holyfield misses with an uppercut
and Nimoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holyfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nimoh defending well as Holyfield loads up on a big left hand.
Nimoh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nimoh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holyfield.
Nimoh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holyfield has time to react.
Nimoh has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Holyfield finds it's way round the side to connect with Nimoh's head.
Nimoh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Holyfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Nimoh.
Holyfield scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nimoh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holyfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nimoh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holyfield's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoh connects with a jab.
Nimoh digs a good body shot into Holyfield's ribs.
Nimoh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holyfield's hands.
Holyfield is rocked!
Nimoh scores with a shot to the body.
Holyfield misses with a straight left.
Holyfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nimoh counters with an outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield moves forwards but Nimoh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Holyfield lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nimoh catches Holyfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Holyfield is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nimoh misses the shot to the body.
Holyfield seems to have got his legs back now.
Nimoh throws a body punch but Holyfield moves out of range.
Nimoh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nimoh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Holyfield has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evander Holyfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nimoh throws a hook to the side of Holyfield's head but Holyfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holyfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nimoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holyfield.
Jerron Nimoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Holyfield walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Holyfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nimoh.
Holyfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nimoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Holyfield is just out of range.
Nimoh walks into a left hand.
Nimoh throws a nice looking combination but Holyfield bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holyfield 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.
Nimoh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nimoh works the jab nicely.
Evander Holyfield's cut is getting worse.
Nimoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoh moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nimoh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nimoh cracks Holyfield with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Nimoh has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Holyfield to stand back up!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holyfield throws out a loose jab but Nimoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holyfield lands a jab to the head.
Nimoh lands with a nice body punch.
Nimoh slips a jab from Holyfield.
A jab from Nimoh does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Holyfield.
Nimoh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nimoh cracks Holyfield with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Holyfield falls to his knees and Nimoh doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerron Nimoh!
Jerron Nimoh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Axelsson's entrance music is Petter - Det går bra nu. A fine choice. Toke has chosen Bonecracker- Shocore as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Toke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
No joy there for Toke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Toke ducks under a wild hook from Axelsson.
Toke walks into a stiff left hand from Axelsson.
Toke missing with a left hand there. Axelsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axelsson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Toke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Toke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Toke throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Axelsson counter with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Toke there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axelsson misses with a body shot.
Axelsson looking to score a takedown here. Toke is defending well but Axelsson drives through and ends up in Toke's guard.
Axelsson trying to control but Toke is working from the bottom.
Axelsson content to stall in guard here.
Toke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Axelsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Axelsson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Axelsson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Toke is not content to let Axelsson control the position.
You can see the frustration on Toke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Toke is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Axelsson off and has taken his back!
Toke keeps control of the position as Axelsson tries to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke is persistently looking for the submission but Axelsson is defending it well.
Axelsson tries to break free.
Axelsson 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.
Toke is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson covering up well under a series of strikes from Toke.
Toke tries to keep control of the position but Axelsson is staying busy.
Axelsson is in bad spot here.
Axelsson is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Toke.
Toke throwing damaging strikes from the back! Axelsson could be in trouble here!
Toke landing with strikes.
Can Axelsson hold on?! Toke is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Axelsson tries to escape but Toke has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Toke. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Axelsson trying to control the position but Toke manages to sink in the hooks.
Axelsson tries to roll but Toke sticks to his back.
Toke tries to keep control of the position but Axelsson is staying busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toke lands with a hammerfist to the side of Axelsson's head.
Toke is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Axelsson up.
Toke throws strikes from the back but Axelsson rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Axelsson.
Toke wants to stand and escape but instead Axelsson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Axelsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Axelsson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Axelsson looking to sit in guard and control but Toke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've been hearing good reports from Axelsson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Axelsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Axelsson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tiki Toke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Axelsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Axelsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Toke lands a body shot.
Toke throws a head kick that misses.
A cross from Toke lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axelsson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Axelsson scores with a jab.
Toke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Toke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Toke misses with an uppercut.
Toke misses with a kick to the body.
Toke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Axelsson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Toke is trying to defend but Axelsson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Axelsson misses with a head shot. Toke uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Toke has control of Axelsson's left arm, preventing Axelsson from doing any damage.
Axelsson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tiki Toke has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson looking to pass the guard.
Toke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Toke misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Toke.
Johan Axelsson's cut is getting worse.
Toke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice straight punches there by Toke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Toke.
Toke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
Nice shot by Axelsson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Toke, as that shot connected.
Toke defending well as Axelsson loads up on a big left hand.
Toke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tiki Toke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Toke digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
Axelsson takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke manages to break the clinch.
Toke throws a shot from downtown. Axelsson moves away and avoids it.
Toke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Johan Axelsson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Toke tries a head kick but it misses.
Toke throws a hook to the side of Axelsson's head but Axelsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Axelsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Toke on the side of the head.
Toke throws a head kick that misses
and Axelsson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Toke's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toke manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Axelsson manages to get himself to full guard.
Axelsson looking to control.
Axelsson working for a triangle but Toke defends it easily.
Axelsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Axelsson has a closed guard, preventing Toke from standing up.
Axelsson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Toke wants to stand but Axelsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Axelsson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Toke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Toke cracks Axelsson with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tiki Toke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Axelsson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Axelsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Toke circles away quickly and effectively.
Toke digs a good body shot into Axelsson's ribs.
A lazy left from Toke finds it's target.
Tiki Toke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Axelsson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Toke was covering up waiting for the punch and Axelsson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Axelsson forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Toke pushes Axelsson off looking to stand but Axelsson dives back in and keeps control.
Toke moves into full guard.
Toke is looking for a triangle but Axelsson pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Axelsson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Axelsson passes Toke's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Axelsson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Toke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Axelsson.
Axelsson prevents Toke from improving his position.
Toke manages to get to full guard.
Axelsson wants to pass the guard but Toke is keeping the position.
Johan Axelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Toke looking for a sweep. Not yet Toke, not yet.
Toke is adopting a defensive guard.
Axelsson trying to control but Toke is working from the bottom.
Axelsson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson stopping the sweep attempt from Toke.
Axelsson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Toke is keeping the position for now.
Axelsson postures up.
Axelsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Axelsson connects with the punch.
Toke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tiki Toke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Axelsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Toke misses.
Toke loads up on a big right hand but Axelsson slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Toke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Axelsson.
Axelsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Axelsson slips under a jab from Toke.
Axelsson connects with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Axelsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Axelsson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Toke lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Axelsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toke.
Toke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Axelsson under the eye.
Toke looks to throw the jab but Axelsson is out of range.
Toke checks a low kick from Axelsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Toke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Toke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Toke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Toke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Axelsson moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiki Toke.
I've got Toke winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiki Toke!
Tiki Toke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matti Teitsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Dorozhkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorozhkin has chosen SMC HOODRATS as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teitsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Dorozhkin!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dorozhkin checks the leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Teitsi throws a body punch but Dorozhkin moves out of range.
Dorozhkin scores with a kick to the body.
Dorozhkin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Teitsi.
Dorozhkin moves out of range of the body kick from Teitsi.
Dorozhkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Teitsi circles away.
Teitsi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dorozhkin.
Teitsi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dorozhkin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Teitsi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Teitsi checks a leg kick.
Dorozhkin tries a head kick but it misses.
Teitsi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Teitsi showed some decent athleticism there.
Teitsi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi is working hard here to advance position.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorozhkin defending well though.
Dorozhkin tries to roll over but Teitsi keeps him under control.
Teitsi is looking to advance position but Dorozhkin won't allow it.
Dorozhkin is refusing to be controlled, as Teitsi sits in half guard.
Teitsi is pressing down on Dorozhkin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Dorozhkin is holding on for now.
Dorozhkin wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dorozhkin defending well though.
Teitsi trying to pass the guard but Dorozhkin defending well.
Teitsi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dorozhkin won't allow Teitsi to pass to mount.
Teitsi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Teitsi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dorozhkin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Teitsi lands a nice short elbow.
Dorozhkin wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Teitsi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Teitsi 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.
Dorozhkin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dorozhkin is not content to let Teitsi control the position.
Teitsi prevents Dorozhkin from standing back up.
Dorozhkin trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi stalling.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dorozhkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Teitsi in the body.
Dorozhkin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Teitsi avoids a kick to the body.
Anton Dorozhkin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dorozhkin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a push kick but Teitsi slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorozhkin blocks a leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses.
Teitsi just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Teitsi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Teitsi clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Teitsi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi dominated that 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.
Teitsi scores with a jab to the body.
Teitsi tries to clinch but Dorozhkin is having none of it.
Dorozhkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
Dorozhkin looks to land a combination but Teitsi avoids it well.
Teitsi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dorozhkin doesn't seem bothered though.
Teitsi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teitsi is looking to chop away at Dorozhkin's legs.
Dorozhkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teitsi manages to avoid it.
Teitsi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dorozhkin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dorozhkin gets caught flat footed, as Teitsi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Teitsi trying to control but Dorozhkin is working from the bottom.
Teitsi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dorozhkin controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Teitsi distracts Dorozhkin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Teitsi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dorozhkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Dorozhkin, not yet.
Teitsi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Dorozhkin trying to keep a closed guard but Teitsi is proving a slippery customer.
Dorozhkin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Teitsi controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Teitsi throws a hook but Dorozhkin avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Teitsi.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dorozhkin checks a leg kick.
Dorozhkin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Teitsi.
Teitsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorozhkin circles away.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick that misses
and Teitsi counters with a low kick, right behind Dorozhkin 's knee.
Dorozhkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dorozhkin misses with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses.
Teitsi misses with a head kick.
Teitsi wants to clinch.
Dorozhkin throws a leg kick but Teitsi moved away.
Anton Dorozhkin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Teitsi moves in looking to clinch but Dorozhkin pushes him off.
Teitsi misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dorozhkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dorozhkin tries to clinch there but Teitsi circles away.
Teitsi is looking to wear down Dorozhkin with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dorozhkin misses with a head kick.
Dorozhkin misses with a body kick.
Dorozhkin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dorozhkin stuns Teitsi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dorozhkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dorozhkin throws a lazy head kick
and Dorozhkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Teitsi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Teitsi.
Dorozhkin is rocked!
Dorozhkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Teitsi in the body.
Dorozhkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Teitsi finish him?
Teitsi shoots for a double leg takedown but Dorozhkin sprawls well. He's pushed Teitsi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dorozhkin seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi throws a hook but Dorozhkin blocks it.
Dorozhkin lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dorozhkin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Teitsi is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Teitsi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Teitsi working aggressively here.
Teitsi missing with knees to the body.
Teitsi can't find room to land a body shot as Dorozhkin controls the action.
Dorozhkin looking to slow down the pace here.
Teitsi blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dorozhkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dorozhkin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Teitsi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorozhkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Teitsi trying to land knees to the body.
Teitsi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Teitsi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dorozhkin is defending well.
Dorozhkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dorozhkin works the jab nicely.
Dorozhkin connects with an inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
Teitsi avoids the head kick by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Teitsi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dorozhkin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Teitsi slips under a jab from Dorozhkin.
Teitsi dips to his left and cracks Dorozhkin with an uppercut!
Dorozhkin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dorozhkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dorozhkin misses with a head kick.
Teitsi fails with the takedown.
Dorozhkin throws the kick towards the body but Teitsi avoids it.
Teitsi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dorozhkin moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin tries to score with a low kick but Teitsi moves his leg out of the way.
Teitsi looks to land a body kick but Dorozhkin moved away.
Teitsi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Teitsi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! Dorozhkin slams his shin into Teitsi's torso.
No joy there for Teitsi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Teitsi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dorozhkin blocks a jab.
Dorozhkin scores with a spinning back kick!
Dorozhkin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dorozhkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dorozhkin throws a wild body kick that Teitsi sees coming a mile off.
Teitsi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorozhkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Teitsi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi misses with a hook. Dorozhkin ducked under it nicely.
Dorozhkin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dorozhkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorozhkin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teitsi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dorozhkin can pounce on him.
Dorozhkin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Teitsi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dorozhkin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that half lands.
Teitsi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Teitsi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dorozhkin tries to avoid it but Teitsi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dorozhkin to the ground. Dorozhkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dorozhkin clinches with his opponent.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Teitsi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dorozhkin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dorozhkin misses with a kick to the body.
Dorozhkin needs to keep his hands up - Teitsi had a free shot at his head there.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dorozhkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dorozhkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teitsi counters with a two punch combo.
It looks like Anton Dorozhkin has been cut.
Teitsi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Teitsi looks to land a body kick but Dorozhkin moved away.
Teitsi misses with a series of wild punches.
Dorozhkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teitsi.
Teitsi moves into the clinch successfully.
Dorozhkin avoiding damage as Teitsi throws knees to the body.
Dorozhkin lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Teitsi.
Teitsi tries to break the clinch but Dorozhkin is controlling the position.
Dorozhkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Teitsi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teitsi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dorozhkin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dorozhkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Teitsi backwards.
Knees to the body from Teitsi.
A short left from Teitsi.
Dorozhkin managing to block the knees to the body from Teitsi.
Dorozhkin tries a body shot but Teitsi blocks it.
Teitsi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dorozhkin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorozhkin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Teitsi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dorozhkin has a couple of punches blocked by Teitsi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Anton Dorozhkin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Anton Dorozhkin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dorozhkin has his takedown stuffed
and Teitsi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dorozhkin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice body kick there by Dorozhkin.
Teitsi slips under a jab from Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin thows a body shot but no joy.
Teitsi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Teitsi doesn't manage to clinch there - Dorozhkin circles away.
Dorozhkin tries to close the distance and clinch but Teitsi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Teitsi throws a wild body kick that Dorozhkin sees coming a mile off.
Dorozhkin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Teitsi looks to land a right hand but Dorozhkin moved out of range.
Teitsi moves out of range of the body kick.
Dorozhkin throws a body punch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Dorozhkin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dorozhkin. Teitsi shrugs it off though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorozhkin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Teitsi counters with a right hand to the body.
Dorozhkin slips a jab and a cross from Teitsi.
Teitsi 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.
Teitsi moves out of range as Dorozhkin throws a body kick.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Teitsi misses the jab.
Dorozhkin moves out of range as Teitsi strikes.
Dorozhkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Teitsi circles away.
Teitsi digs a good hook to Dorozhkin's body.
A head kick misses from Teitsi.
Teitsi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dorozhkin drops his hands momentarily and Teitsi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Teitsi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorozhkin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorozhkin lands with a shot to the body.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teitsi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dorozhkin throws a head kick but Teitsi moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Teitsi.
Teitsi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teitsi moves out of range of the body kick.
Dorozhkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Teitsi thows a body shot but no joy.
Dorozhkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Teitsi in the body.
Teitsi lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Dorozhkin blocks the leg kick.
Teitsi takes a swing at Dorozhkin's ribcage but misses.
Dorozhkin moves in looking to clinch but Teitsi pushes him off.
Dorozhkin scores with a body shot.
Teitsi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Teitsi avoids a kick to the body.
Teitsi lands a really nice looking cross but Dorozhkin seems unphased.
Dorozhkin misses with a wild body shot.
Dorozhkin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dorozhkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Teitsi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dorozhkin swings for the body but Teitsi moves out of range.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Teitsi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dorozhkin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Teitsi is looking to slow Dorozhkin down with leg kicks.
Dorozhkin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dorozhkin scores with a leg kick.
Teitsi wants to clinch up but Dorozhkin keeps it at a distance.
Teitsi thows a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Teitsi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teitsi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dorozhkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Teitsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dorozhkin tries to clinch but Teitsi moves out of range.
Dorozhkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Teitsi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dorozhkin moves in looking to clinch but Teitsi pushes him off.
Dorozhkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Teitsi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matti Teitsi had his way with Anton Dorozhkin in that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Dorozhkin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Teitsi stuffs the takedown attempt from Dorozhkin. Dorozhkin gets slowly back to his feet.
Dorozhkin misses with a hook. Teitsi ducked under it nicely.
Teitsi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dorozhkin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dorozhkin is looking to land body kicks.
Dorozhkin blocks a jab.
Dorozhkin thows a leg kick but Teitsi checks it
and Teitsi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Dorozhkin really felt that one!
Teitsi is looking to score with low kicks.
Teitsi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Teitsi.
Teitsi jabs Dorozhkin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dorozhkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Dorozhkin lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teitsi lands with a good body shot.
Dorozhkin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Teitsi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dorozhkin scrambles back to his feet.
Dorozhkin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dorozhkin tries to land a front kick but Teitsi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Teitsi cracks Dorozhkin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Teitsi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Teitsi scores with a hook.
Dorozhkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Teitsi misses with a wild body shot.
Teitsi motions for Dorozhkin to come forward. Teitsi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi swats away the attempt to clinch by Dorozhkin.
Teitsi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Teitsi is defended easily by Dorozhkin.
Dorozhkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Teitsi digs a good hook to Dorozhkin's body.
Teitsi misses with a low kick.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Teitsi misses with a looping left.
Teitsi moves out of range of the strikes.
Teitsi throws a big shot that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorozhkin lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Teitsi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good exchange - Dorozhkin coming out on top.
Dorozhkin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dorozhkin misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorozhkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dorozhkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teitsis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dorozhkin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Teitsi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Teitsi blocks the body kick.
Teitsi moves out of range of the body kick.
Dorozhkin doesn't manage to clinch there - Teitsi circles away.
Dorozhkin gets tackled into the cage by Teitsi. Teitsi maintains the clinch.
Teitsi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dorozhkin blocks an uppercut.
Teitsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Teitsi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dorozhkin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Teitsi 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.
Teitsi just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teitsi throws a right hand that Dorozhkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorozhkin also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Dorozhkin.
Anton Dorozhkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teitsi throws a right hand that Dorozhkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Dorozhkin also avoids with ease.
Teitsi takes a jab right on the kisser.
A swing and a miss from Teitsi.
Dorozhkin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teitsi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dorozhkin manages to avoid it.
Teitsi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorozhkin fakes the leg kick and cracks Teitsi in the body.
Dorozhkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teitsi misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorozhkin swats away the attempt to clinch by Teitsi.
Matti Teitsi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dorozhkin.
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 Matti Teitsi.
Well Teitsi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teitsi!
Matti Teitsi retains his bantamweight title!
Matti Teitsi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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