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67 - Meikalainen vs Linna II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernt Albertsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Martial Delicat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernt Albertsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fred Martial Delicat!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Albertsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martial Delicat's calf.
Martial Delicat darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Albertsson is staying active underneath Martial Delicat, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Albertsson is trying to control but can't.
Martial Delicat stands up from half guard.
Albertsson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Martial Delicat counters with a stiff right hand.
Albertsson wants to land a leg kick but Martial Delicat is out of range.
Albertsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Martial Delicat misses with the combination.
Albertsson explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson 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.
Martial Delicat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albertsson tries to work over Martial Delicat's front leg with a kick but Martial Delicat checks it.
Bernt Albertsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Albertsson.
Martial Delicat walks into a stiff left hand from Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Albertsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Albertsson throws a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martial Delicat is defended easily by Albertsson.
Martial Delicat avoids the head kick by Albertsson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Albertsson.
Martial Delicat tries to close the distance and clinch up but Albertsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Albertsson connects with a solid leg kick.
Martial Delicat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Albertsson defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martial Delicat looks for a takedown but Albertsson sprawls well.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown but Albertsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albertsson moves to clinch but Martial Delicat breaks away
and Martial Delicat counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Albertsson swings for the body but Martial Delicat moves out of range.
Martial Delicat darts in trying to clinch
and Albertsson counters with a thumping low kick.
Albertsson throws a low kick but Martial Delicat avoids it.
Martial Delicat closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
I was talking to Albertsson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Albertsson lands a body punch.
Albertsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martial Delicat is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Albertsson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martial Delicat.
Albertsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martial Delicat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Albertsson on the inside.
Albertsson gets underhooks to prevent Martial Delicat's takedown attempt.
Albertsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Albertsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Albertsson to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Albertsson.
Albertsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Martial Delicat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martial Delicat is trying to pull guard but Albertsson has him pressed against the cage.
Albertsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Martial Delicat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martial Delicat turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Martial Delicat manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Albertsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson parries the strikes from Martial Delicat easily there. Martial Delicat is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Albertsson to escape.
Albertsson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Martial Delicat is controlling him well.
Albertsson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Martial Delicat wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martial Delicat throws an elbow but Albertsson slips to the side and avoids it well.
A lull in the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martial Delicat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernt Albertsson will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Albertsson lands a leg kick that knocks Martial Delicat off balance momentarily.
Albertsson pushes Martial Delicat away with a front kick.
Albertsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fred Martial Delicat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Albertsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bernt Albertsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Martial Delicat as he checks the leg kick.
Albertsson tries to clinch up.
Albertsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Albertsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Martial Delicat's sensitive parts.
Albertsson lands a nice shot that snaps Martial Delicat's head back.
Albertsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Albertsson.
Martial Delicat throws a head kick but Albertsson moves out of range.
Albertsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martial Delicat's calf.
Martial Delicat throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Bernt Albertsson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martial Delicat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Albertsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Albertsson taking a bit of punishment here - Martial Delicat scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albertsson can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Martial Delicat stalls from top position.
Albertsson can't do much from the bottom here.
Martial Delicat is trying to ground and pound but Albertsson uses the momentary lack of control by Martial Delicat to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Martial Delicat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Martial Delicat throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is looking for a kimura but Albertsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martial Delicat to get the leverage.
Albertsson tries to roll over but Martial Delicat keeps him under control.
Martial Delicat is looking to take a break and control but Albertsson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Albertsson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Albertsson tries to get out of the position.
Martial Delicat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Albertsson trying to control but Martial Delicat postures up.
Albertsson is refusing to be controlled, as Martial Delicat sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat is looking for a kimura but Albertsson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Martial Delicat to get the leverage.
Martial Delicat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Albertsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Albertsson wants to control but Martial Delicat is keeping busy.
Martial Delicat is keen to just control but Albertsson is a slippery customer.
Albertsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martial Delicat on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Fred Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Albertsson's waist but Albertsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martial Delicat off to one side.
Bernt Albertsson is winning the standup battle so far.
Albertsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fred Martial Delicat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Bernt Albertsson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Martial Delicat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martial Delicat checks the leg kick.
Albertsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martial Delicat. That did some damage!
Albertsson misses with a series of wild punches.
Albertsson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Albertsson throws a leg kick which misses Martial Delicat's front leg but catches the back leg as Martial Delicat tries to avoid it.
Albertsson connects with a body shot.
Martial Delicat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Albertsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martial Delicat has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Albertsson.
Martial Delicat is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martial Delicat tries to bum rush Albertsson with a series of wild strikes but Albertsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martial Delicat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martial Delicat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown but Albertsson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Albertsson scores with a jab.
Martial Delicat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Albertsson lands a really nice looking cross but Martial Delicat seems unphased.
Martial Delicat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but Martial Delicat checks it.
Good work by Martial Delicat as he checks the leg kick.
Albertsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Albertsson cracks Martial Delicat with a right hand to the side of the head.
Albertsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Martial Delicat on the side of the head.
Albertsson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Martial Delicat tries a head kick but it misses.
Albertsson scoring well with a low kick there.
Albertsson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martial Delicat.
Albertsson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Albertsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernt Albertsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fred Martial Delicat.
Albertsson lands a jab.
Albertsson tries to clinch but Martial Delicat is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Albertsson.
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!
Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Albertsson as he jumps to the side.
Albertsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Martial Delicat walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Martial Delicat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a sloppy head kick and Martial Delicat moves out of range easily.
Albertsson misses the shot to the body.
Albertsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Martial Delicat shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Albertsson sprawls well. Albertsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martial Delicat gets slowly back to his feet.
Martial Delicat tries for a takedown but Albertsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Martial Delicat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albertsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Albertsson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martial Delicat.
Martial Delicat checks a leg kick.
Albertsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Albertsson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martial Delicat checks the leg kick.
Albertsson throws a hook but Martial Delicat avoids it easily.
Albertsson tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Albertsson tenderised Martial Delicat's leg. Martial Delicat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martial Delicat blocks a head kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martial Delicat blocks a head kick by Albertsson.
Albertsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial Delicat chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Albertsson can pounce on him.
Albertsson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Albertsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Martial Delicat tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Albertsson defends well and Martial Delicat ends up having to push Albertsson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Albertsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Albertsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Albertsson looking to throw knees to the head but Martial Delicat is blocking nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Albertsson.
Albertsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martial Delicat pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albertsson wants to control from the top but Martial Delicat keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martial Delicat throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernt Albertsson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Albertsson 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernt Albertsson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Emil Yanenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mickey Mouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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119 lbs
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143 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Emil Yanenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Mickey Mouse!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mouse is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mouse throws a head kick that misses.
Mouse throws a wild body kick that Yanenko sees coming a mile off.
Yanenko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mouse swivels and escapes.
Mouse misses the jab.
Yanenko with a poor takedown
and Mouse counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mouse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mouse throws a big elbow that misses.
Mouse is stalling in the full guard.
Yanenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mouse.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mouse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mouse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yanenko has his foot on Mouse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mouse works his way back into a safe position though.
Yanenko is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mouse defends well.
Mouse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Yanenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse tries to free his leg and advance position but Yanenko is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yanenko is on top in guard.
Yanenko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mouse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yanenko passes into half guard.
Mouse is positioning himself well to prevent Yanenko advancing to mount.
Mouse wants to get back to full guard.
Yanenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Yanenko looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yanenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mouse manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mouse pulls Yanenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Yanenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
Yanenko pushing down on Mouse's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yanenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mouse defends it well.
Yanenko wants to take a breather but Mouse is having none of it.
Yanenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mouse has his hands clasped together around Yanenko's back. He's all about the action.
Mouse is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mouse trying to control here.
Mouse wants to get back to full guard.
Yanenko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mouse is staying active underneath Yanenko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mouse is trying to get back to full guard.
Yanenko seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mouse wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mouse dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mouse lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mouse rushes Yanenko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Mouse.
A short body shot lands from Mouse as the two fighters clinch.
Mouse misses with the head strike.
Mouse lands a hook that snaps the head of Yanenko backwards.
Mouse missing with knees to the body.
Mouse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mouse throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yanenko on the side of the head.
Yanenko avoids the head kick by Mouse.
Mouse lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mouse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
It looks like Emil Yanenko has been cut.
Mouse clinches up against the cage.
Mouse comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouse lands an elbow just above Yanenko 's eye.
Yanenko fails to pull guard.
Mouse can't find room to land a body shot as Yanenko controls the action.
Come on Mouse - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yanenko ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yanenko no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Yanenko keeps moving.
Yanenko looking for a guillotine here but Mouse defends easily.
Yanenko is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mouse trying to control the position from guard on top but Yanenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mouse controlling from the top position.
Mouse wants to control from the top but Yanenko keeps moving.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mickey Mouse wasn't active enough on the ground.
Yanenko tries for a takedown but Mouse circles away easily
and Mouse counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mouse drops an elbow to the side of Yanenko's head.
Mouse trying to control the action but Yanenko is working from the bottom.
Mouse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yanenko is rocked!
Mouse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Oh Yanenko is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mouse scores with a big shot! Yanenko's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yanenko! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mouse!
An out of breath Mickey Mouse thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nino Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Dyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Great low kicks
Cardio machine |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nino Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Dyson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Dyson wants to control but Brown is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dyson is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Dyson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Brown is working away from the top position though.
Brown wants to free his trapped foot but Dyson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dyson tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Brown throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown prevents Dyson from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyson trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dyson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Brown postures up in Dyson's guard and throws a big left but Dyson blocks it.
Brown advances to half guard.
Dyson is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown 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.
Brown frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Brown landing punches.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Brown with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyson wants to control but Brown is having none of it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dyson is looking to improve his position but Brown isn't that keen on the idea.
Brown looking to finish Dyson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dyson!
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dyson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brown in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyson is trying to escape the mount.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dyson can't escape the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to control but Dyson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Brown throwing strikes here but Dyson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dyson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Brown not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Brown trying to mount his opponent but Dyson defends it.
Brown seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dyson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Dyson is retaining full guard.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control but Dyson is working from the bottom.
Brown's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dyson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brown won't allow Dyson to sweep him here.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brown postures up in Dyson's guard and throws a big left but Dyson blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brown advances to half guard.
Dyson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dyson.
Brown sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dyson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nino Brown dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brown throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dyson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dyson.
Brown thuds a left hand into Dyson's body.
Dyson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Brown takes one to the side of the head.
Brown throws a combination that misses
and Dyson counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice takedown defense from Dyson. No joy for Brown on that attempt.
Brown moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Brown walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dyson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dyson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dyson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dyson counters with a crisp one two that drops Brown! Dyson thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brown to his feet! Brown is in big trouble!
Brown is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Dyson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Brown clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Dyson!
Mike Dyson made sure to mention his sponsor, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luka Jelavic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jelavic's entrance music is VocaPeople - Acapella Group. A fine choice. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka Jelavic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ruslan Mstislav Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jelavic misses with a body kick.
Byhenikov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byhenikov misses with a hook.
Jelavic misses with a low kick.
Byhenikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byhenikov moves out of range of the body kick from Jelavic.
Jelavic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Byhenikov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jelavic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Jelavic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jelavic throws a looping overhand right but Byhenikov ducks down to avoid it.
Jelavic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Jelavic!
Jelavic slips under a jab.
Byhenikov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Byhenikov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jelavic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byhenikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Byhenikov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jelavic tries to land knees in the clinch but Byhenikov avoids the damage to the body.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byhenikov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jelavic blocks a body shot from Byhenikov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jelavic.
Byhenikov tries to circle away but Jelavic has him pinned against the cage.
Jelavic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jelavic lands a left hand.
Byhenikov scores with a hook to the body.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic working aggressively here.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic working Byhenikov over with knees to the body.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jelavic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jelavic obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jelavic.
Jelavic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byhenikov or not.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jelavic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byhenikov looking to stall.
Jelavic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byhenikov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Jelavic as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic tries a knee to the head but Byhenikov blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Jelavic's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Byhenikov fails to land.
Jelavic lands a left hand.
Byhenikov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jelavic struggles to land a body shot inside as Byhenikov controls his hands.
Jelavic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jelavic.
Jelavic blocking some punches.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jelavic swings wildly with an uppercut but Byhenikov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
Byhenikov is trying to force a seperation but Jelavic has the dominant position.
Byhenikov has a couple of punches blocked by Jelavic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jelavic scores with a hook to the body.
Jelavic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jelavic working aggressively here.
Byhenikov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jelavic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov looking to stall.
Jelavic scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jelavic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jelavic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byhenikov misses with a punch to the body.
Jelavic lands with a right to the head.
Byhenikov manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jelavic lands with a right hand.
Jelavic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byhenikov's hands.
A head kick misses from Jelavic.
Byhenikov looks to land a right hand but Jelavic moved out of range.
Byhenikov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jelavic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byhenikov.
Jelavic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jelavic lands a head kick. Byhenikov smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Byhenikov is rocked!
Luka Jelavic is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A jab from Byhenikov misses.
Byhenikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Jelavic finish him?
Byhenikov looks to land a left hand but Jelavic moved out of range nicely.
Byhenikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Jelavic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Jelavic ducked under it nicely.
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!
Byhenikov misses with a looping left.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jelavic was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
An inside leg kick from Jelavic misses.
Nice cross by Jelavic.
Jelavic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byhenikov momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jelavic tries to clinch there but Byhenikov circles away.
Byhenikov takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jelavic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jelavic connects with a leg kick. Byhenikov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Byhenikov misses with a straight right.
Jelavic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byhenikov.
Jelavic throws a low kick but Byhenikov avoids it.
Jelavic darts in and clinches Byhenikov up against the cage.
Jelavic has Byhenikov pushed against the cage.
Jelavic throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byhenikov tries to work over Jelavic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byhenikov has had enough of the clinch but Jelavic keeps him there for the moment.
Jelavic scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jelavic.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jelavic has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jelavic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jelavic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byhenikov slows down the pace here.
Jelavic misses with the head strike.
Jelavic lands a knee to the body.
Byhenikov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jelavic blocks an uppercut.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jelavic misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jelavic takes a shot to the head.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic lands an uppercut.
Jelavic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byhenikov avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jelavic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Byhenikov can't find room to land a body shot as Jelavic controls the action.
Jelavic throws a head punch that misses.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jelavic utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byhenikov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov swings wildly with an uppercut but Jelavic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jelavic tries to clinch up but Byhenikov circles away and keeps his distance.
Jelavic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jelavic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byhenikov throws out the jab.
Jelavic throws a head kick that misses.
Byhenikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jelavic.
Byhenikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jelavic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jelavic, right into the meat.
Jelavic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byhenikov thuds a left hand into Jelavic's body.
Jelavic lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jelavic lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jelavic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jelavic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byhenikov blocking some punches.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Byhenikov can do to turn this around?
A short right from Jelavic on the inside.
Byhenikov tries to throw a body punch but Jelavic avoids it by throwing Byhenikov back against the cage.
Jelavic putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byhenikov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byhenikov pushes Jelavic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov tries to break free but Jelavic pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Byhenikov.
Good body shot from Jelavic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jelavic.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic tries to throw a body punch but Byhenikov avoids it by throwing Jelavic back against the cage.
Byhenikov tries to break the clinch but Jelavic is controlling the position.
Jelavic scores with a shot to the side of Byhenikov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
Byhenikov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jelavic crunches a lovely knee into Byhenikov's ribcage.
Jelavic lands a nice uppercut.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Jelavic lands a hook that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
Jelavic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jelavic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jelavic stalling.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byhenikov.
Jelavic pushes Byhenikov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byhenikov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jelavic lands a hook that snaps the head of Byhenikov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic lands a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jelavic scores a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic lands a nice knee to the body.
Jelavic unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jelavic slows down the pace here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jelavic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jelavic lands a nice shot to the body.
Jelavic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jelavic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byhenikov tries to work over Jelavic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jelavic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byhenikov.
Byhenikov blocks a body shot from Jelavic.
Jelavic throws a punch but it's blocked by Byhenikov.
A head punch on the inside from Jelavic fails to land.
Byhenikov prevents a body shot from Jelavic.
Jelavic misses with a body punch.
Jelavic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jelavic prevents a body shot from Byhenikov.
Jelavic lands a good knee to the midsection. Byhenikov won't want to take too many of those.
Byhenikov is looking to control Jelavic's arms but Jelavic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Byhenikov has his back to the cage.
Jelavic pushes Byhenikov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jelavic is struggling to control the position.
Byhenikov lands a left hand.
Jelavic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jelavic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Luka Jelavic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Byhenikov misses with a body punch.
Jelavic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jelavic as Byhenikov tries to tie him up.
Byhenikov tries a body shot but Jelavic blocks it.
Byhenikov tries to circle away but Jelavic has him pinned against the cage.
Byhenikov misses with the head strike.
Byhenikov wants to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byhenikov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jelavic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Byhenikov has had enough of the clinch but Jelavic keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Jelavic clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Byhenikov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jelavic.
A big left from Byhenikov misses.
Jelavic staying out of range there.
Byhenikov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byhenikov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jelavic moves away.
Jelavic lands a high kick!
Jelavic defending well as Byhenikov loads up on a big left hand.
Byhenikov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Byhenikov staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jelavic, right into the meat.
Jelavic throws a head kick that misses.
Jelavic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Jelavic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov connects with a jab.
Byhenikov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byhenikov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jelavic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jelavic looks to land a right hand but Byhenikov moved out of range.
Byhenikov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jelavic.
Jelavic lands a head kick that stumbles Byhenikov and the fighters go to the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byhenikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jelavic lands a couple of elbows.
Jelavic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jelavic loads up on a big left hand. Byhenikov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Jelavic looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Byhenikov can't hide his disappointment, as Jelavic celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luka Jelavic!
After winning the bout, Luka Jelavic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Reem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whisper Welker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reem comes into the arena with Fabolous - My Time ft. Jeremih blaring out of the sound system. Melvin Reem could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Whisper Welker's chin.
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Melvin Reem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Whisper Welker!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reem swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reem tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Welker with a nice cross.
A nice leg kick lands there from Welker.
Welker works Reem's body with a nice hook.
Welker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Welker misses with a wild body shot.
Welker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reem checks a low kick from Welker.
That kick from Reem tenderised Welker's leg. Welker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Welker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reems jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reem takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Welker connects with a jab.
Welker connects with an inside leg kick.
Reem slips under a jab from Welker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reem gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reem looks for the body kick but Welker saw that one coming.
Melvin Reem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reem ducks under a wild hook from Welker.
Welker manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Reem on his heels. He'll look to pass Reem's guard now, I'm sure.
Reem keeping moving, preventing Welker from controlling successfully.
Reem trying to control the position.
Reem keeping moving, preventing Welker from controlling successfully.
Welker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker tries to free his leg and advance position but Reem is retaining full guard.
Reem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Welker.
Welker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Welker trying to control but Reem is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Welker trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Welker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Whisper Welker hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Welker throws a leg kick
enabling Reem to counter with a crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Welker.
Welker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Welker shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reem as he jumps to the side.
Welker throws a hook but Reem blocks it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Welker.
Welker shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Welker showed some decent athleticism there.
Welker wants to pass to mount but Reem is defending the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker trying to control from half guard but Reem is working away.
Reem trying to control from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welker tries to pass to full mount but Reem defends it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Welker is still trying to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welker working over Reem with some ground and pound. Reem looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whisper Welker 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.
Reem scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Welker misses.
Reem takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reem darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Welker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reem throws out the jab.
Reem misses with a leg kick
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welker trying to control the position from guard on top but Reem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whisper Welker has got the better of the ground game so far.
Welker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reem manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker regains half guard.
Welker is holding on to half guard well.
Reem trying to control from half guard but Welker is working away.
Welker is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welker is looking to improve his position.
Welker trying to control from the bottom.
Reem wants to control but Welker is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Melvin Reem just wasn't active enough.
Reem works the jab nicely.
Welker cracks Reem with a good jab.
Reem lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Welker looks to land a left hand but Reem moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reem moves out of range of the body kick from Welker.
Welker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Welker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reem moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welker connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Reem.
Welker scores with a hook to the body. Reem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reem cracks Welker with an open hand slap.
Reem just misses with a punch to the body.
Reem blocks a leg kick.
Reem digs a good hook to Welker's body.
Welker connects with an inside leg kick.
Welker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reem was well out of range. Poor timing from Welker.
Welker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Welker misses with a kick to the body
and Reem counters with a one-two to the body.
Reem moves out of range of the body kick from Welker.
Reem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
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!
Reem is looking to slow Welker down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker swings for the body but Reem moves out of range.
Reem checks a low kick from Welker.
Welker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Reem finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Melvin Reem is winning the standup battle so far.
Reem avoids the body shot from Welker.
Welker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Reem finds it's way round the side to connect with Welker's head.
Welker ducks right into an uppercut from Reem.
Welker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reem to score with a decent uppercut.
Welker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Welker sizes up Reem with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Welker misses with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Reem. Those never looked like landing.
Reem blocks the body kick.
Reem misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Melvin Reem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Reem throws a jab but it's blocked by Welker.
Reem misses with a low kick as Welker jumps back.
Reem throws a leg kick but Welker moved away.
Welker throws a head kick that misses.
Welker scores with a jab. Reem acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Welker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reem circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reem cracks a nice hook into Welker's ribs.
Reem connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Reem ducks right into an uppercut from Welker.
Reem cracks Welker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welker checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reem.
Reem throws a series of punches but Welker avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welker shoots in looking for a takedown. Reem tries to sprawl out of it but Welker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reem manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welker slips under a jab.
Reem lands the left hand.
Reem looks to land a left hand but Welker moved out of range nicely.
Reem has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Welker.
Welker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Welker misses with a hook. Reem ducked under it nicely.
Crunch! Reem slams his shin into Welker's torso.
Reem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welker was well out of range. Poor timing from Reem.
Welker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Reem is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Welker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Welker throws a wild body kick that Reem sees coming a mile off.
Reem checks a low kick from Welker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Reem throws a poor cross that misses
and Welker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reem won't be happy with that.
Welker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Welker tries to advance position but instead Reem slips a leg back in to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Welker working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Welker with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Welker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reem avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Welker.
Welker wants to control but Reem is keeping him busy.
Welker throwing shots but Reem is blocking nicely.
Welker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reem does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reem blocking the ground and pound attempt from Welker.
Welker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reem has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Welker is working away from the top position though.
Reem is refusing to be controlled, as Welker sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welker not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Reem trying to hold on to Welker's head to control him but Welker postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Welker throws a chopping leg kick but Reem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Welker walks into a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Reem. Reem circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Welker misses the shot to the body.
Reem looks to land a right hand but Welker moved out of range.
Welker ducks under a wild hook from Reem.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Whisper Welker.
I think Welker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whisper Welker!
A relieved looking Whisper Welker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruggiero has chosen Bonobo - The Sicilians as his entrance music. Benjamin Ruggiero told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuya Shimizu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benjamin Ruggiero!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimizu misses with a leg kick
and Ruggiero counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu misses with a kick to the body.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Shimizu moved away.
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for Ruggiero.
Shimizu misses with a hook. Ruggiero ducked under it nicely.
Ruggiero throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shimizu counters with a thumping low kick.
Ruggiero takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Shimizu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ruggiero checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Ruggiero.
Shimizu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ruggiero misses with a head kick.
A low kick from Ruggiero misses
and Shimizu finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ruggiero throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ruggiero connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruggiero takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ruggiero throws a sloppy head kick and Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ruggiero. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruggiero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Ruggiero throws a shot to the body.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Ruggiero throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shimizu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero throws a low kick but Shimizu avoids it.
Ruggiero thows a body kick. Shimizu tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shimizu 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.
Shimizu throws a body punch but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Shimizu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shimizu rather than just go for the knockout.
Ruggiero ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shimizu.
Ruggiero connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Shimizu misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu checks a low kick from Ruggiero.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shimizu, as that shot connected.
A slow jab from Ruggiero misses its intended target.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero lands a head kick!
A lazy body kick from Ruggiero
and Shimizu counters with a stiff right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
Shimizu thumps Ruggiero with a low kick.
Shimizu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shimizu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ruggiero's calf.
Ruggiero keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Shimizu tries to clinch but Ruggiero moves out of range.
Shimizu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shimizu throws a head kick but Ruggiero moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ruggiero throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ruggiero walks into a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruggiero cracks Shimizu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ruggiero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Decent striking displayed by Ruggiero there.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero lands a nice looking body kick.
Shimizu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ruggiero is out of range.
Ruggiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shimizu tries to land a front kick but Ruggiero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruggiero throws a chopping leg kick but Shimizu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ruggiero checks a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Ruggiero
and Shimizu counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Benjamin Ruggiero will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Shimizu blocks a head kick by Ruggiero.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Ruggiero.
Benjamin Ruggiero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Shimizu.
Ruggiero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
Ruggiero avoids the head kick by Shimizu.
Shimizu clinches.
Shimizu 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.
Shimizu taking a breather.
Shimizu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The referee calls for Shimizu to work.
Shimizu gets through Ruggiero's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ruggiero tries to break free but Shimizu pushes him back against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruggiero throws a head punch that misses.
Shimizu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ruggiero wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimizu blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Shimizu fails to land.
Shimizu breaks the clinch.
Shimizu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu blocks the body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shimizu. Ruggiero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Shimizu, right into the meat.
Ruggiero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shimizu.
Ruggiero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shimizu was well out of range. Poor timing from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A left lands for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a head kick that misses
and Shimizu counters with a leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimizu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu staying out of range there.
Shimizu misses with a body kick.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero throws a low kick but Shimizu moves out of range easily.
Ruggiero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shimizu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shimizu. Shimizu obviously looking to wear him down.
A slow jab from Ruggiero misses its intended target.
Shimizu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shimizu connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero misses with a body kick.
Shimizu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ruggiero throws a leg kick but Shimizu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Shimizu thows a body kick. Ruggiero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ruggiero throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ruggiero. That did some damage!
Ruggiero chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shimizu can pounce on him.
That kick from Shimizu tenderised Ruggiero's leg. Ruggiero is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ruggiero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shimizu is able to avoid easily.
Shimizu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ruggiero scores with a shot to the body.
A combination from Shimizu does no damage.
Ruggiero scores with a body shot.
Shimizu is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero throws a lazy right hand but Shimizu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shimizu checks a leg kick.
Ruggiero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimizu.
Shimizu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shimizu misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shimizu darts in and clinches Ruggiero up against the cage.
Ruggiero tries to work over Shimizu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shimizu lands with a short shot to the head.
Ruggiero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shimizu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shimizu blocking some punches.
Ruggiero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shimizu backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruggiero lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ruggiero is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shimizu being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yuya Shimizu will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Shimizu rushes Ruggiero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shimizu lands a nice uppercut.
Ruggiero is trying to push Shimizu away but Shimizu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shimizu working aggressively here.
Shimizu is working Ruggiero over against the cage.
Ruggiero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ruggiero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ruggiero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shimizu scores with a hook to the body.
Ruggiero blocking some punches.
Shimizu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ruggiero backwards.
Ruggiero pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimizu lands with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimizu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Shimizu misses
and Ruggiero counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Shimizu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shimizu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Shimizu throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ruggiero misses with a looping left.
Ruggiero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ruggiero throws a lazy head kick
and Shimizu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shimizu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ruggiero has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Shimizu.
Ruggiero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shimizu 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.
Jab, jab by Shimizu - just one landing.
A good leg kick by Ruggiero.
A head kick misses from Shimizu.
Ruggiero scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero tries to land a front kick but Shimizu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruggiero connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruggiero scoring well with a low kick there.
Shimizu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A bone on bone clash there as Ruggiero blocks the leg kick.
Ruggiero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruggiero tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ruggiero tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shimizu tries to close the distance and clinch but Ruggiero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shimizu misses with a kick to the body.
Shimizu blocks a jab.
Ruggiero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shimizu's calf.
Shimizu throws a hook to the side of Ruggiero's head but Ruggiero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero looks to throw the jab but Shimizu is out of range.
Shimizu just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shimizu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shimizu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shimizu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shimizu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruggiero throws a chopping leg kick but Shimizu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shimizu throws the left hand but Ruggiero avoids the punch easily.
Shimizu misses with a body shot.
Shimizu connects with a leg kick. Ruggiero looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ruggiero looks for the body kick but Shimizu saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu misses with a body punch
and Ruggiero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shimizu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ruggiero checks it well.
Ruggiero takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shimizu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Shimizu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ruggiero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ruggiero looks to land a body kick but Shimizu moved away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu is looking to score with low kicks.
Ruggiero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ruggiero avoids a kick to the body.
Shimizu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruggiero counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuya Shimizu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shimizu 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yuya Shimizu!
Our winner, Yuya Shimizu, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Jihad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Vector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jihad comes to the cage accompanied by America! Fuck Yeah!. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mohammed Jihad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Victor Vector!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jihad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jihad misses with an uppercut
and Vector counters with a shoot takedown. Jihad fights it but they end up in guard.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jihad has his hands on Vector's head, controlling the position.
Vector throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jihad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jihad wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Vector is pushing down on Jihad's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jihad is fighting to maintain full guard but Vector has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jihad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vector performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jihad wants to control but Vector is keeping busy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vector thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jihad's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad is not content to let Vector control the position.
Jihad is looking for a sweep. Vector is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vector missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Vector working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Jihad is not content to let Vector control the position.
Vector might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jihad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jihad is pressing down on Vector's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jihad trying to control the position.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jihad is working hard here to advance position.
Jihad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Vector.
Jihad wants to sweep here but Vector controlling him for the moment.
Vector trying to control the position from guard on top but Jihad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vector tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihad is retaining full guard.
Jihad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vector looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jihad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Vector is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jihad jumps into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jihad controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vector tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jihad is working Vector over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vector regains half guard.
Vector trying to control here.
Jihad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vector tries to roll over but Jihad keeps him under control.
Jihad is looking to take a break and control but Vector is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vector tries to get to full guard but Jihad has control of the leg.
Vector is refusing to be controlled, as Jihad sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mohammed Jihad.
Jihad throws a combination that misses
and Vector counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vector tries to free his leg and advance position but Jihad is retaining full guard.
Vector trying to control the position from guard on top but Jihad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jihad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vector working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Vector preventing the sweep.
Jihad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vector controls the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Jihad has his hands on Vector's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vector shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jihad as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Vector dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Vector slips under a jab.
Jihad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vector.
Jihad misses with a straight right.
Jihad just misses with a punch to the body.
Jihad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vector is defended easily by Jihad.
Vector works the jab nicely.
Nice jab there from Jihad.
Jihad misses with a hook
and Vector counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Vector.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vector missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jihad looking for a sweep. Not yet Jihad, not yet.
Jihad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jihad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vector!
Vector manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vector works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vector pushes a forearm under Jihad's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jihad is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Victor Vector!
Victor Vector 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.
Mohammed Jihad was interviewed post fight and said 'Well...shit!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hollis Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juunas Sikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Hollis Roberts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juunas Sikio!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sikio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roberts in his tracks.
Roberts throws a series of strikes that have Sikio backpedaling.
Juunas Sikio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts stuns Sikio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Roberts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sikio.
Sikio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roberts.
Roberts throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sikio misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Sikio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Roberts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sikio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts throws a jab when Sikio was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Roberts.
Sikio lands with a cross.
Sikio misses with an uppercut
and Roberts counters with a stiff right hand.
Sikio scores with a nice right hand.
A big right from Roberts misses.
Sikio scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
We've been informed that Sikio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sikio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sikio looks to score with a jab to the body but Roberts is just out of range.
Roberts slips a jab from Sikio.
Roberts scores with a sloppy right hand. Sikio should have avoided that one.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts misses with an uppercut. Sikio saw that one coming.
Sikio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Roberts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roberts is looking to chop away at Sikio's legs.
Sikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roberts.
Sikio misses with an uppercut. Roberts saw that one coming.
Sikio looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Roberts.
Roberts moves out of range as Sikio strikes.
Sikio misses with a two punch combination.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sikio throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sikio misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely.
Sikio looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts ducks under a wild hook from Sikio.
Sikio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sikio might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Sikio moves out of range easily.
Sikio throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Roberts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left lands for Sikio.
Roberts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sikio defending well as Roberts loads up on a big left hand.
Roberts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sikio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts moves out of range as Sikio strikes.
Sikio is looking to clinch but Roberts is avoiding it.
Sikio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roberts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roberts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sikio.
Jab by Roberts.
Sikio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sikio is rocked!
Roberts fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sikio to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sikio looks to clinch but Roberts throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sikio taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hollis Roberts!
A very excited looking Hollis Roberts made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kakka Parta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parta comes to the cage accompanied by Slipknot - Psychosocial. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kakka Parta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kurt Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parta throws a solid leg kick but Juggernaut takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Parta.
Parta misses with a head kick.
Parta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Parta wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by Parta.
Juggernaut darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Juggernaut blocks the body kick.
Juggernaut slips under a jab.
Parta scores with a nice right hand.
Parta scores with a leg kick.
Parta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Juggernaut to score with a decent uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juggernaut moves out of range of the body kick.
Parta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Juggernaut slips a jab and a cross from Parta.
Juggernaut keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parta gets caught flat footed, as Juggernaut shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Parta looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Parta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Juggernaut controls the pace.
Parta looking for a guillotine here but Juggernaut defends easily.
Parta looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Juggernaut puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Juggernaut performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Parta is looking for a sweep. Juggernaut is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut is taking a breather. Parta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Parta is trying to get back to full guard.
Parta looking for submissions off his back.
Juggernaut passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Parta!
Parta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Parta is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Juggernaut is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Juggernaut trying to control but Parta is having none of it.
Juggernaut pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Juggernaut wants to control the pace but Parta is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut controlling the position easily from mount.
Juggernaut trying to control but Parta is having none of it.
Juggernaut avoids the attempt from Parta to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kurt Juggernaut will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Parta.
Kurt Juggernaut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parta with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juggernaut checks the leg kick.
Parta leaves Juggernaut with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Juggernaut needs to keep his hands up - Parta had a free shot at his head there.
Juggernaut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parta.
Parta feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Juggernaut's calf.
Juggernaut shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Juggernaut won't allow Parta to sweep him here.
Parta looking for a guillotine here but Juggernaut defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parta escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Juggernaut gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parta is trying to hold Juggernaut in close to prevent damage but Juggernaut has managed to pass into half guard.
Juggernaut slows the pace down in half guard.
Parta is trying to maintain the position but Juggernaut is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parta trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Parta is squirming around, avoiding Juggernaut's attempts to control the action.
Parta sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Parta is trying to get back to full guard.
Juggernaut is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Parta sees it coming and defends easily.
Parta is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut works his foot free and advances to mount.
Parta bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Parta trying to control the position from guard on top but Juggernaut is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut is pulling down on Parta's head. It's preventing any offense from Parta, at least for the moment.
Parta tries to free his leg and advance position but Juggernaut is retaining full guard.
Parta is looking to pass into half guard but Juggernaut pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Juggernaut is in guard.
Kurt Juggernaut has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Parta working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakka Parta dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Parta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juggernaut.
Juggernaut takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Parta throws a body punch but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Juggernaut throws a hook but Parta blocks it.
Parta moves in looking to clinch but Juggernaut pushes him off.
Parta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juggernaut.
The fighters circling - Parta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Parta.
Parta throws the kick towards the body but Juggernaut avoids it.
Juggernaut checks a low kick from Parta.
Parta tries to clinch up.
Parta thows a leg kick but Juggernaut checks it
and Juggernaut counters with a straight right hand.
Parta tries to clinch up
and Juggernaut counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Juggernaut looks to land a left hand but Parta moved out of range nicely.
Kakka Parta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parta thows a body shot but no joy.
Parta misses with a body shot.
A shot to the body from Parta misses
and Juggernaut counters with a body kick.
Parta misses with a few strikes there.
Parta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Parta.
Juggernaut digs a good hook to Parta's body.
Juggernaut drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Juggernaut is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juggernaut's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Juggernaut got a little sloppy there for a moment and Parta has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Juggernaut has managed to get both his arms back between Parta's legs - danger averted.
Juggernaut must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Juggernaut trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Parta working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut preventing the sweep.
Parta is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Juggernaut is aware though and is defending well.
Juggernaut's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juggernaut slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parta is looking for a sweep.
Juggernaut slows the pace down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parta wants to control but Juggernaut postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Juggernaut comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Juggernaut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Juggernaut!
During a confident post fight interview, Kurt Juggernaut thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matti Meikalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Meikalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Linna!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linna keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice leg kick lands there from Meikalainen.
Good work by Linna as he checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Meikalainen.
Linna throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Meikalainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Meikalainen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linna connects with a solid leg kick.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Linna moves out of range.
Linna misses with a body kick.
Meikalainen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linna swats away the attempt to clinch by Meikalainen.
Linna connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linna misses the jab.
Meikalainen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meikalainen throws a leg kick that misses.
Linna lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Matti Meikalainen has been cut.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meikalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meikalainen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen punishes Linna's body with a nice straight punch.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the side of Linna's head but Linna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Meikalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Linna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meikalainen checks a low kick from Linna.
Meikalainen scores with a sloppy right hand. Linna should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linna scores with a jab.
Matti Meikalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the strikes.
Meikalainen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up.
Meikalainen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Linna is having none of it.
Linna lands a nice shot to the body.
Meikalainen cracks Linna with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linna looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Meikalainen clinches up with Linna and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linna tries to circle away but Meikalainen has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Linna.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meikalainen.
Linna throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Linna.
Meikalainen takes a shot to the head.
Meikalainen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Linna blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linna pushes off an throws an elbow but Meikalainen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meikalainen misses with a punch to the body.
Linna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meikalainen misses the shot to the body.
Meikalainen scores with a hook.
Linna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Meikalainen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linna throws a body kick that misses.
Meikalainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna works Meikalainen's body with a nice hook.
Meikalainen defending well as Linna loads up on a big left hand.
Linna motions for Meikalainen to come forward. Linna throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meikalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Linna's shoulder, as Linna tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Meikalainen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Linna throws a head kick but Meikalainen moves out of range.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meikalainen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Meikalainen throws a head kick but Linna moves out of range.
Meikalainen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linna can pounce on him.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Meikalainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Meikalainen swings for the body but Linna moves out of range.
Meikalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - Linna circles away.
Meikalainen thows a body shot but no joy.
Linna works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meikalainen misses the shot to the body.
Linna uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Meikalainen has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meikalainen throws a body punch but Linna moves out of range.
Linna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Meikalainen moves away.
Nice body kick there by Linna.
Linna pivots, looking for a leg kick but Meikalainen is out of range and Linna settles back down.
Meikalainen moves out of range of the body kick.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Linna moves out of range.
Meikalainen tries to clinch up.
Meikalainen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Meikalainen throws a hook but Linna blocks it.
Linna scores with a jab.
Meikalainen throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linna lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linna chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Meikalainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Linna has a couple of punches blocked by Meikalainen.
Linna drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Meikalainen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Samppa Linna will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matti Meikalainen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Linna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Meikalainen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linna keeps the fight on the outside.
Meikalainen misses the jab.
Linna circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meikalainen 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.
Linna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Linna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Meikalainen moves into range and clinches up with Linna.
Linna changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Meikalainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Meikalainen throws an overhand right that lands on Linna's shoulder, as Linna tries to avoid the shot.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Linna is having none of it.
Meikalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Linna misses with a body kick.
Meikalainen wants to clinch
and Meikalainen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meikalainen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Meikalainen misses with an uppercut
and Linna counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Meikalainen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linna under the eye.
Linna throws a series of punches but Meikalainen avoids them all with ease.
Linna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linna throws a front kick aimed at Meikalainen's knee but Meikalainen avoids it well.
Jab by Meikalainen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meikalainen tries to clinch but Linna moves out of range.
Linna cracks the inside of Meikalainen's front leg.
Linna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linna tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linna.
Meikalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linna was well out of range. Poor timing from Meikalainen.
Meikalainen cracks the inside of Linna's front leg.
Linna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Meikalainen.
Linna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linna turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Meikalainen swings for the body but Linna moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Meikalainen, as that shot connected.
Meikalainen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Meikalainen blocks a head kick by Linna.
Meikalainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linna walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Meikalainen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from Linna tenderised Meikalainen's leg. Meikalainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Meikalainen tenderised Linna's leg. Linna is trying to keep his angry face on.
Meikalainen throws a looping overhand right but Linna ducks down to avoid it.
Meikalainen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Linna.
Meikalainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linna.
Linna lands a head kick. Meikalainen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Meikalainen moves in looking to clinch but Linna pushes him off.
Linna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle, before Linna throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Meikalainen's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Linna lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Samppa Linna!
Samppa Linna thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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